A44344:626
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
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And hence, all such evidences fall to the ground and utterly fail. And in truth, the weakness of expressions in this kind, men taking shows for substance, seemings and some appearances of things for the truth of things themselves, hath been the cause, that many have been cozened ⟨p. 120⟩with their own conceits, and apprehensions: many have denied all evidences, because those which they had and too much trusted unto, were fall, and failed them utterly at times of need. Therefore the Holy Ghost presseth this so instantly, and checks the failing in it so sharply. 2 Cor. 13.5. Prove and examine your selves, whether ye be in the Faith or no, Acted by, and carried by the power of Faith. Why? how shall we discern that? Know ye not that Christ is in you? If once that be brought about, the business is offa hand, and its a sin and a shame ye should not. Unless ye be reprobates. that is drossy men, Christians that have not the right metal, are not of the right make: you should not but know this.
And hence, al such evidences fal to the ground and utterly fail. And in truth, the weakness of expressions in this kind, men taking shews for substance, seemings and some appearances of things for the truth of things themselves, hath been the cause, that many have been cousened ⟨p. 120⟩with their own conceipts, and apprehensions: many have denied all evidences, because those which they had and too much trusted unto, were fall, and failed them utterly at times of need. Therefore the Holy Ghost presseth this so instantly, and checks the failing in it so sharply. 2 Cor. 13.5. Prove and examin your selves, whether ye be in the Faith or no, Acted by, and carried by the power of Faith. Why? how shal we discern that? Know ye not that Christ is in you? If once that be brought about, the business is offa hand, and its a sin and a shame ye should not. Ʋnless ye be reprobates. that is drossy men, Christians that have not the right mettal, are not of the right make: you should not but know this.