A44344:936
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.
REAS. I.
1. Its the charge which he hath undertaken, and unto which he stands bound, by free agreement with God the Father, that he will see to the everlasting welfare of his servants: and therefore in faithfulness he cannot, but with all care perform it. That by no means, in no case, they do miscarry. It was the main scope of his sending by the Father, and of his coming into the world. Joh. 6.38, 39. I came not to do mine own will but the will of my Father that sent me, that of those which he hath ⟨p. 200⟩given me, I should loose none, but raise it up at the last day. Nay for this purpose he received Power and Commission From God the Father. Joh. 17.2. Thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many, as thou hast given him. He hath given Jesus Christ power over all enemies of the salvation of his people, that they should never be able to hinder them: over all means which might procure their good, that they should never be wanting, to help and further them in the good ways of Gods Grace: power over all wants, weaknesses, infirmities, that they should never be able to discourage their hearts in a Christian course. He will not fail of his end, they cannot fail of their comforts. 1 Cor. 15.25, 26. He must reign until he hath put all his enemies under his feet: the last enemy, that is to be destroyed is death. The Lord will see the last enemy destroyed, and see them beyond death and danger. So that our Saviour will come last out of the field, as Conqueror, and will not leave his people, their Souls under distresses, or their bodies in their Graves: and make them Conquerors and triumph over all their Adversaries. O Death, where is thy sting, O Grave, where is thy Victory: thanks be given to God, who hath given us the Victory through Jesus Christ.