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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.
Hence it is, our Saviour always professeth, he doth all, as sent. Joh. 5.36. Arms himself by his sending against all. Joh. 10.36. Looks wholly and only at that work, for which he was sent. Joh. 5.30. And generally all runs upon this string, comforts all from his sending. As my Father sent me. So I send you; shows the greatness of their sin, that oppose him, He that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me.
Hence it is, our Savior alwaies professeth, he doth al, as sent. Joh. 5.36. Arms himself by his sending against al. Joh. 10.36. Looks wholly and only at that work, for which he was sent. Joh. 5.30. And generally all runs upon this string, comforts all from his sending. As my Father sent me. So I send you; shews the greatness of their sin, that oppose him, He that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me.
3. Wherein this sending consists: look at the work of it.
Answer in four things.