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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.
He is now in Gods counsel and everlasting decree designed to this so great a work, and in his season called out to the execution, sent from his Bosom abroad into this world, to act the great affairs of Gods everlasting purposes, touching the recovery of man.
He is now in Gods counsel and everlasting decree designed to this so great a work, and in his season called out to the execution, sent from his Bosom abroad into this world, to act the great affaires of Gods everlasting purposes, touching the recovery of man.
2. The Father committed this so great a work unto his care and trust, and laid it upon him as his charge, which by mutual consent and covenant he willingly undertook. Joh. 6.39. This is my Fathers will that hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me, I should lose none, but should raise it up at the last day. And therefore adds verse, 40. He that believes in me. Shall have everlasting life and I will raise him up at the last day. Yea he gives up his account of his work. John. 17.12. Those that thou hast given me, I have kept, and lost none. And therefore compares himself to the good Shepherd, that lays down his self for his Sheep. Joh. 10.
2. The Father committed this so great a work unto his care and trust, and laid it upon him as his charge, which by mutual consent and convenant he willingly undertook. Joh. 6.39. This is my Fathers will that hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me, I should lose none, but should raise it up at the last day. And therefore adds verse, 40. He that beleeves in me. Shall have everlasting life and I will raise him up at the last day. Yea he gives up his account of his work.