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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.
They did convey but imperfect power against sin, peace and comfort to your Conscience: but now ye shall find all power perfectly, and constantly, gloriously conveyed from this Glory of Christ.
They did convey but imperfect power against sin, peace and comfort to your Conscience: but now ye shal find al power perfectly, and constantly, gloriously conveyed from this Glory of Christ.
2. There shall be no impediment to hinder or straiten the Spirit from conveying; no impediment on our part, no hindrance in our Souls, because they shall readily ⟨p. 375⟩receive the full impression of Grace. The set frame and face of the Soul being alone for Christ, and towards him. The whole employment of the whole man being nothing else, but to attend upon Christ, and to submit to him, to be carried by the presence, power, and influence of his Spirit alone. Look as it is with In-mates under a Roof; the one is constrained to confine himself, to heap up, and tumble his Household-stuff together, because he hath not room to set it forth: but when all are outed, and he hath full scope in his House and Family, he may order all in their full beauty. So here, pa••ly our Corruptions, partly the World, and Earthly occasions keep house with Christ; thoughts of Christ, and the Family, •are for the Promises, and for Provision also; pains and labour to settle our Spiritual, the like contrivements to suit our temporal Condition: and all takes up, if not take off, and carri•• our minds and thoughts, our hearts, our care; so that Christ, and the works of his Grace, are crowded into corners and narrows: But then the House will be free, the heart quit of all these, and Christ will have full scope. Hence the Apostle, 1. Thes. 4.17. We shall ever be with him. We are now pestered with unwelcome guests, which we cannot send going, Pride and Peevishness, Wearishness, sluggishness, &c. and they are with us in our Prayers, Duties, Hearing, Conferences: Whence it is we crowd Christ into a narrow corner, not an Ear to hear, a Mind to attend, our Prayers few and faint, &c. We are mated, and molested with Friends, miseries, wants, necessities, families, occasions, they are calling and crowding. But then the Coast will be clear, we shall only be with Christ. Thus the Apostle speaking concerning fasting and Prayer, enjoins the Man and Wife to part mutual Company and Society, and forsake their Contentments in their mutual fellowship,