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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.
Whatever may be lacking to thy Hope, Meekness, &c. repair to this Love, and know there is no lack. I have the choicest Love of God, that either Heaven or Earth affords, and that is beyond the excellency of all Grace, and the chiefest of all Abilities, that either I do want, or can desire. He loves me, therefore let him do what he will with me, take what he will, Love will supply all; give that he will, Love is better than all. Cant. 1.1. His Love is better than Wine. As Elkanah comforted Hannah in the want of Children, Am not I better to thee, than ten Sons? 1 Sam. 1.8.
Whatever may be lacking to thy Hope, Meekness, &c. repair to this Love, and know there is no lack. I have the choicest Love of God, that either Heaven or Earth affords, and that is beyond the excellency of al Grace, and the chiefest of al Abilities, that either I do want, or can desire. He loves me, therefore let him do what he wil with me, take what he wil, Love wil supply al; give that he wil, Love is better than al. Cant. 1.1. His Love is better than Wine. As Elkanah comforted Hannah in the want of Children, Am not I better to thee, than ten Sons? 1 Sam. 1.8.
2. Instruction.
We hence infer beyond denial, and conclude beyond all doubt, That the Love of God to his, is unchangeable. As he loves his Son, he loves his Saints, and adopted ⟨p. 177⟩