A44344:192
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.
Use 2 for Direction:
To take heed, how we deal injuriously, or carry our selves offensively towards the meanest believer: Be his place never so low, his condition never so base, his abilities never so feeble and despicable in thine Eye: The prayer of Jesus is to preserve them from evil, and therefore will be against thee, who intendest to do evil against them. It was the Argument of our Saviour; Math. 18.10. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I tell you, that in Heaven their Angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in Heaven. If this was a reason of force, as no question it is, that they should not despise those, whose Guardians are the glorious Angels, the Special Attendants at the Court of Heaven: How much more that the Son of God doth pray daily for them, who is far above all principalities and powers, and advanced at Gods right Hand.
To take heed, how we deal injuriously, or carry our selves offensively towards the meanest beleever: Be his place never so low, his condition never so base, his abilityes never so feeble and despicable in thine Eye: The prayer of Jesus is to preserve them from evil, and therefore wil be against thee, who intendest to do evil against them. It was the Argument of our Savior; Math. 18.10. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I tel you, that in Heaven their Angels do alwaies behold the face of my Father which is in Heaven. If this was a reason of force, as no question it is, that they should not despise those, whose Guardians are the glorious Angels, the Special Attendants at the Court of Heaven: How much more that the Son of God doth pray dayly for them, who is far above al principalities and powers, and advanced at Gods right Hand.