A57158:13
A sermon preached before the king at White-Hall on March 22, 1667, being Easter-day…
A sermon preached before the king at White-Hall on March 22, 1667, being Easter-day / by Edward Lord Bishop of Norwich.
London: printed by Thomas Ratcliffe, 1668
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.
1. The Matter of it, perfection in every good work.
2. The Rule of our perfection in working, God's will.
3. The end of Doing his will, to please him.
4. The Principles of this Perfection, 1. God's peaceable Affection towards us in ⟨p. 3⟩Christ. 2. God's Gracious working in us. Working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight.
The Arguments are drawn, 1. from the Free Grace of God in an Everlasting Covenant. 2. From the Love of Christ, the great Shepherd of his Church, in purchasing all the mercies of that Covenant with the price of his own Blood. 3. From the power of God bearing witness to the Efficacy and prevalency of that Blood, in Raising Christ from the Dead. 4. From the Pastoral Office, wherein Christ applieth and dispenseth the Mercies of this Covenant, as the great Shepherd of the Sheep.