A44344:1327
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
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There is one only Objection that I know, that is a little to be removed, which carries some kind of difficulty at the first appearance. John, 7.27. We know (say the Pharisees, when they would not entertain Christ as the Messiah) this man, whence he is; but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. They had respect to that of Micah, 5.2, 3. Whose goings have been from ever-lasting. To which Speech, Jesus replied, Ye both know me, and from whence I am: and I am not come of my self, but he that sent me, is true (that is, Faithful) whom ye know not. Whereas our Saviour professeth, that they •ever knew him, nor his Father, John 16.3. And again, if they had seen him, they had seen his Father; and yet now both these seem to be contradicted.
There is one only Objection that I know, that is a little to be removed, which carries some kind of difficulty at the first appearance. John, 7.27. We know (say the Pharisees, when they would not entertain Christ as the Messias) this man, whence he is; but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. They had respect to that of Micah, 5.2, 3. Whose goings have been from ever-lasting. To which Speech, Jesus replied, Ye both know me, and from whence I am: and I am not come of my self, but he that sent me, is true (that is, Faithful) whom ye know not. Whereas our Savior professeth, that they •ever knew him, nor his Father, John 16.3. And again, if they had seen him, they had seen his Father; and yet now both these seem to be contradicted.