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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.
When Philip made that great request unto our Lord Jesus, as that which would give satisfying content, beyond all exception; Show us the Father, and it shall suffice, John, 14.8. Jesus answered, verse 9. He that hath seen me, hath seen the Father. And the Ground and Foundation of all this knowledge, and so this saving comfort, he renders to be this; verse 10. Believest thou not that the Father is in me, and I in the Father? And yet, as though all this were not enough, he makes them take up their stand in the steady, and most serious contemplation, and through considering, and believing this Truth: Believest thou not, &c. Heleeve me, that the Father is in me, and I am in the Farther, at least for the Works sake, q. d. The weight of all the Work lies ⟨p. 130⟩here, hold the heart upon this hinge, keep open this door, and the evidence, and certainty of all saving Truth and Comfort, will come in, yea, of all power, and spiritual ability to do all good, as in the words following. 2. A ready, and enlarged Communication of all good unto us: Whatever ye ask in my Name, that will I do. Shut up this passage, or turn aside from attendance unto this Truth: dam up this Fountain, we dry up all the stream of Spiritual Power and Comfort, that would come into our souls.
When Philip made that great request unto our Lord Jesus, as that which would give satisfying content, beyond al exception; Shew us the Father, and it shall suffice, John, 14.8. Jesus answered, verse 9. He that hath seen me, hath seen the Father. And the Ground and Foundation of al this knowledge, and so this saving comfort, he renders to be this; verse 10. Beleevest thou not that the Father is in me, and I in the Father? And yet, as though al this were not enough, he makes them take up their stand in the steady, and most serious contemplation, and through considering, and beleeving this Truth: Beleevest thou not, &c. Heleeve me, that the Father is in me, and I am in the Farther, at least for the Works sake, q. d. The weight of al the Work lies ⟨p. 130⟩here, hold the heart upon this hinge, keep open this door, and the evidence, and certainty of al saving Truth and Comfort, wil come in, yea, of al power, and spiritual ability to do al good, as in the words following. 2. A ready, and enlarged Communication of al good unto us: Whatever ye ask in my Name, that will I do. Shut up this passage, or turn aside from attendance unto this Truth: dam up this Fountain, we dry up al the stream of Spiritual Power and Comfort, that would come into our souls.