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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.
Answ. They are blessings as they come from God, and as he give them, they prove Curses; as the Heart that is yet graceless abuseth them: they are preservatives, as they come from the Hand of the almighty, and he administers them: they are turned to Poison, as a corrupt Heart perverts them to its own hurt. As the Physician out of love and wisdom administers a wholesome potion, but a foul stomach turns it all into matter of an ill Humour, and so a Disease.
Answ. They are blessings as they come from God, and as he give them, they prove Curses; as the Heart that is yet graceless abuseth them: they are preservatives, as they come from the Hand of the almighty, and he administers them: they are turned to Poyson, as a corrupt Heart perverts them to its own hurt. As the Physitian out of love and wisdom administers a wholsom potion, but a foul stomack turns it al into matter of an ill Humor, and so a Disease.
And yet also I answer in the Second place; That in the Issue, at the last, the Lord even out-bids all, and over-works all; even the abuse of all blessings, the the surfeiting upon all his kindnesses, to the further abasing of the soul, fearful and thankful walking before ⟨p. 31⟩him, when once he is effectually brought home. There is a special Confection made out of the kindnesses, and our corrupt distempers, for our deeper Humiliation, in regard of our selves and admiration, in regard of Gods goodness. As it was said of them in Egypt, so the Psalmist applies it to all, The Lord doth marvellously separate his mercier.
And yet also I answer in the Second place; That in the Issue, at the last, the Lord even out-bids all, and over-works all; even the abuse of all blessings, the the furfeting upon al his kindnesses, to the further abasing of the soul, fearful and thankful walking before ⟨p. 31⟩him, when once he is effectually brought home. There is a special Confection made out of the kindnesses, and our corrupt distempers, for our deeper Humiliation, in regard of our selves and admiration, in regard of Gods goodness. As it was said of them in Egypt, so the Psalmist applies it to al, The Lord doth marvalously separate his mercier.