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CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…
CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St. John, or, Christs prayer before his passion explicated, and both practically and polemically improved by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1656
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, There is the quality of their Faith, They have known surely, [Greek or Hebrew], which may be opposed either to hypocrisy or false ends; They did unfeignedly upon true grounds believe, not like those that are said to believe, yet our Saviour would not commit himself to them because they ⟨p. 211⟩sought the glory of men more then of God, Joh. 2. or else it may be opposed to doubting and staggering, as our Translators seem to go; They did surely, overcoming all unbelief, and doubts that might oppose them.
Secondly, There is the quality of their Faith, They have known surely, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which may be opposed either to hypocrisie or false ends; They did unfeignedly upon true grounds beleeve, not like those that are said to beleeve, yet our Saviour would not commit himself to them because they ⟨p. 211⟩sought the glory of men more then of God, Joh. 2. or else it may be opposed to doubting and staggering, as our Translators seem to go; They did surely, overcoming all unbelief, and doubts that might oppose them.
Lastly, Here is the object of their Faith, viz. That Christ came from the Father, as sent to be a Mediator, working salvation for those that did receive him; They looked upon him, not only in respect of his person, God and man, but also in relation to his office, that he was the Jesus, and the anointed one to save his people from their sins; Whereas then we see our Saviour in many words commending this faith of theirs as a most special consideration in them, and which would be very acceptable to God, we may observe,
Lastly, Here is the object of their Faith, viz. That Christ came from the Father, as sent to be a Mediatour, working salvation for those that did receive him; They looked upon him, not only in respect of his person, God and man, but also in relation to his office, that he was the Jesus, and the anointed one to save his people from their sinnes; Whereas then we see our Saviour in many words commending this faith of theirs as a most special consideration in them, and which would be very acceptable to God, we may observe,