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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.
By the glory of Christ, we may glory over all our fears, Terrors and dismayings of spirit. It cannot be, but Christ in glory will over work all for our good: nothing should work any dismaying fears in our hearts.
By the glory of Christ, we may glory over al our fears, Terrors and dismayings of spirit. It cannot be, but Christ in glory wil over work al for our good: nothing should work any dismaying fears in our hearts.
Upon this ground our Saviour put these Fears to flight, when John fell at his feet as dead, in the sense of his own vileness & the sight of the dazzling excellencies of the Lord. Rev. 1.18. He said, Fear not, I am he that liveth, and was dead, and behold I live for ever. I live as one that hath conquered, as one that hath triumphed over all Enemies, and have the Keys of Hell and Death. So to his Disciples. Joh. 14.27. Let not thy Heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid, not distracted, nay not stirred, Why? ye have heard, I said unto you, I go away, and will come again. That he goes to his Father, who is greater than he, the greatest in glory; and with whom he was to possess the greatness of all glory in greatest excellency: and therefore the hearing of this should quit them of all Fears, quiet them of all dismayings. He is now gone to take possession of the greatest power that is in Heaven, that no power on Earth, Heaven or Hell, should be able to hurt. And therefore we need not Fear. He hath the greatness of power to prevent all evils that are to come; and therefore we should Fear none, that are to come.
Upon this ground our Savior put these Fears to flight, when John fel at his feet as dead, in the sense of his own vilenes & the sight of the dazelling excellencies of the Lord. Rev. 1.18. He said, Feare not, I am he that liveth, and was dead, and behold I live for ever. I live as one that hath conquered, as one that hath triumphed over al Enemies, and have the Keyes of Hell and Death. So to his Disciples.