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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.
The verse contains the close of our Saviours prayer; wherein he ascends in his thoughts and desires to the utmost top of that heavenly happiness, that can be enjoyed, or in truth begged for the Saints when they shall come to the end of their Hopes. And herein he reserves the best until last, leaves a sweet farewell and relish, that he might raise up his own heart, and the hearts of his Disciples to the highest pi•ch, not only leads and presents them to the throne of glory, puts them in the arms of ⟨p. 384⟩his mercy, but leaves them in the bosom, yea lodgeth them in the heart-Blood of his Fatherly love and faithfulness, which doth not only exceed the very expectation of a Creature, as he came out of Gods hands, and needs look no further than the perfection of Adam and Innocency would carry him into: but swallows up the Soul in everlasting admiration: that he should come so near unto God, and be received in that endeared affection of a Father, that he is entertained with no less, but the like love, as Jesus Christ hath been beloved of God and the Father of love.
THe verse containes the close of our Saviors prayer; wherein he ascends in his thoughts and desires to the utmost top of that heavenly happiness, that can be enjoyed, or in truth begged for the Saints when they shal come to the end of their Hopes. And herein he reserves the best until last, leaves a sweet •a•ewel and rellish, that he might raise up his own heart, and the hearts of his Disciples to the highest pi•ch, not only leads and presents them to the throne of glory, puts them in the armes of ⟨p. 384⟩his mercy, but leaves them in the bosom, yea lodgeth them in the heart-Blood of his Fatherly love and faithfulness, which doth not only exceed the very expectation of a Creature, as he came out of Gods hands, and needs look no further than the perfection of Adam and Innocency would carry him into: but swallows up the Soul in everlasting admiration: that he should come so neer unto God, and be received in that indeared affection of a Father, that he is entertained with no less, but the like love, as Jesus Christ hath been beloved of God and the Father of love.