A44344:175
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.
2. The work of this Intercession is.
To act all our affairs with God the Father, to further our comfort & spiritual welfare here on Earth, until we come to him in Heaven, and to shall have an end of all our wants, fears, and desires; that we shall want nothing that is good, •o• sear any thing that is evil, nor desire any further or more perfect good to be added, which is absent from us: but he takes care, all shall be fully accomplished. As it is with States, who have Affairs or great consequences, depending in other countries, they have their Ambassadors, which lie Ledger at Court, to take advantages to continue Love and honourable Correspondence betwixt the King and States, and to discover all undermining Plots, which my breed any distaste, and so procure no small damage to those who do employ them. So it is with our Saviour, he is gone to Heaven, and there remains a Ledger with God the Father, that he may observe, and take all such Special advantages, for accomplishment of the comforts of his.
To act all our affayrs with God the Father, to further our comfort & spiritual wellfare here on Earth, until we come to him in Heaven, and to shal have an end of al our wants, feares, and desires; that we shall want nothing that is good, •o• sear any thing that is evil, nor desire any further or more perfect good to be added, which is ab•ent from us: but he takes care, al shal be fully accomlished. As it is with States, who have Affayre• or great consequences, depending in other countries, they have their Ambassadors, which ly Leidger at Court, to take advantages to continue Love and honourable Correspondence betwixt the King and States, and to discover all undermining Plots, which my breed any distast, and so procure no smal dammage to those who do imploy them. So it is with our Savior, he is gone to Heaven, and there remaines a Leidger with God the Father, that he may observe, and take al such Special advantages, for acomplishment of the comforts of his.