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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.
That Faith in Christ as a Mediator is acceptable and well pleasing as well as Obedience to a command; It's not Gods will that a child of his should be always either thinking of sin or obedience, but also of believing or resting the soul upon Christ, as in whom all fullness is,1 and though when God only becomes well-pleased with us, Joh. 6.29. when the people asked, What they should do that they might do the works of God; Christ answers, This is the work of God that ye believe in him; Faith is here called the work of God,
That Faith in Christ as a Mediatour is acceptable and well pleasing as well as Obedience to a command; It's not Gods will that a childe of his should be alwaies either thinking of sinne or obedience, but also of beleeving or resting the soul upon Christ, as in whom all fulnesse is,1 and though when God only becomes well-pleased with us, Joh. 6.29. when the people asked, What they should do that they might do the works of God; Christ answers, This is the work of God that ye beleeve in him; Faith is here called the work of God,
- 1Doct. Faith in Christ as Mediator is acceptable to God.Doct. Faith in Christ as Mediatour is acceptable to God.
1. Because it's wrought by him; We are not able of our selves to believe, but in this sense it's not meant here.
1. Because it's wrought by him; We are not able of our selves to beleeve, but in this sence it's not meant here.