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A comment upon Christ's last prayer in the seventeenth of John wherein is opened…
A comment upon Christ's last prayer in the seventeenth of John wherein is opened the union believers have with God and Christ, and the glorious privileges thereof ... / by that faithful and known servant of Christ, Mr. Thomas Hooker ... ; printed from the authors own papers written with his own hand, and attested to be such in an epistle by Thomas Goodwin and Philip Nigh.A comment upon Christ's last prayer in the seventeenth of John wherein is opened the union beleevers have with God and Christ, and the glorious priviledges thereof ... / by that faithful and known servant of Christ, Mr. Thomas Hooker ... ; printed from the authors own papers written with his own hand, and attested to be such in an epistle by Thomas Goodwin and Philip Nye.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1656
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.
This was Shadowed out by his Transfiguration. Math. 17.2, 3. When Moses and Elijah came down to see this preparative of his departure, to give tidings of it. Of the passage of our Saviour the Apostles give in undeniable evidence, as such, wherein they could not be deceived, nor deceive. For it was not done, when they were heedlessly looking about them and so might easily be mistaken: but while they looked steadfastly, wishly, considerately, towards Heaven, even while they were gazing upon our Saviour, he was taken up into Heaven. Act. 1.9, 10. And Stephen in the time of his greatest extremity, being the first Martyr, who laid down his Blood for his sake, he saw him there arrived. Act. 7.55. Being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into Heaven, and saw the glory of ⟨p. 217⟩God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. And Chap. 3.21. Whom the Heavens shall contain, until the restitution of all things. And its made the upshot of the Mystery of godliness. 1 Tim. 3. and last. Christ manifested in the flesh, preached in the world, received into glory. And from hence the Saints expect him, and they shall see him, descending with a mighty shout, with the voice of the Arch-angel, and with the […] of God. 1 Thess. 4.6. The Lord shall come in most glorious and magnificent state, & these shall be dreadful notice given of his approach: yea every Eye shall see him: yea such who have pierced him with their sins.
This was Shadowed out by his Transfiguration. Math. 17.2, 3. When Moses and Elias came down to see this preparative of his departure, to give tidings of it. Of the passage of our Savior the Apostles give in undeniable evidence, as such, wherein they could not be deceived, nor deceive. For it was not done, when they were heedlesly looking about them and so might easily be mistaken: but while they looked stedfastly, wishly, considerately, towards Heaven, even while they were gazing upon our Savior, he was taken up into Heaven.