A34165:437
A Complete collection of farewell sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl…A Compleat collection of farewel sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl…
A Complete collection of farewell sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl ... [et al.] ; together with Mr. Ash his funeral sermon, Mr. Nalton's funeral sermon, Mr. Lye's rehearsal ... with their several prayers.A Compleat collection of farewel sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl ... [et al.] ; together with Mr. Ash his funeral sermon, Mr. Nalton's funeral sermon, Mr. Lye's rehearsal ... with their several prayers.
London : s.n., 1663
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So in Christs bitter Agony in the Garden, just before his bitter Passion and death upon the Cross, the Father did not leave him alone, for he sent an Angel unto him to strengthen him, Luk. 22.43. and so in several other places, and in several other things I might instance; but I shall pass this by. I but now why did the Father thus stand by Christ? he gives you the reason of it in the Text, because he always did the things that pleased him: This I shall open in a double respect.
First, Christs undertaking of the work of our Redemption; it was ⟨image 53⟩very well pleasing unto his Father, that poor lost undone sinners should be brought back again unto God, and restored unto his love and favour: I say the Father was infinitely well pleased with Christ in this undertaking. Isa. 35.10. The pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand; the pleasure of the Lord, that is the work of our Redemption; wherein God the Father took great pleasure or delight; therefore when Christ was publicly in the eye of the world to enter upon this great work, the Father sends him out with this witness. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. He speaks not of this well-pleasing only to his person, but also of his well-pleasing as unto his undertaking.
First, Christs undertaking of the work of our Redemption; it was ⟨image 53⟩very well pleasing unto his Father, that poor lost undone sinners should be brought back again unto God, and restored unto his love and favour: I say the Father was infinitely well pleased with Christ in this undertaking. Isa. 35.10. The pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand; the pleasure of the Lord, that is the work of our Redemption; wherein God the Father took great pleasure or delight; therefore when Christ was publickly in the eye of the world to enter upon this great work, the Father sends him out with this witness. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. He speaks not of this well-pleasing only to his person, but also of his well-pleasing as unto his undertaking.