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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
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1Secondly, This sweet relation of Sonship to God the Father is purchased at a dear rate by Christ; He shed his precious blood that we might be put into so happy a relation; We that were afar off are made near by him: Hence it is that Christ is the Elder brother, the Heir, and we made coheirs with him, so that we had nothing to do with God in any comfortable way, we could not have prayed to him, but had been like the devil in hell, had not Christ purchased this sure and comfortable condition for us; It costs the mother much ere she be mother of a child; In sorrow she was to bring forth, but Christ ⟨p. 15⟩was a man of greater sorrow ere he could see his seed, and his soul be satisfied. Among Brethren what envy is there apt to be, yea, what murders have been committed by one brother upon another, that they might solely enjoy the dignity and great estate. but how far was Christ from this, who though only beloved of the Father, and heir to all glory, yet grudgeth not to take in others to a copartnership, well then, This word Father, or to be able to call God Father cost Christ dear, even more then to make a world, for there was but a word, here were great sufferings.
1Secondly, This sweet relation of Sonship to God the Father is purchased at a dear rate by Christ; He shed his precious bloud that we might be put into so happy a relation; We that were afar off are made neer by him: Hence it is that Christ is the Elder brother, the Heir, and we made coheirs with him, so that we had nothing to do with God in any comfortable way, we could not have praied to him, but had been like the devil in hell, had not Christ purchased this sure and comfortable condition for us; It costs the mother much ere she be mother of a childe; In sorrow she was to bring forth, but Christ ⟨p. 15⟩was a man of greater sorrow ere he could see his seed, and his soul be satisfied. Among Brethren what envy is there apt to be, yea, what murthers have been committed by one brother upon another, that they might solely enjoy the dignity and great estate. but how farre was Christ from this, who though only beloved of the Father, and heir to all glory, yet grudgeth not to take in others to a copartnership, well then, This word Father, or to be able to call God Father cost Christ dear, even more then to make a world, for there was but a word, here were great sufferings.