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A30241	CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St. John, or, Christs prayer before his passion explicated, and both practically and polemically improved by Anthony Burgess ...	Burgess, Anthony, d. 1664.	1656 (1656)	Wing B5651; ESTC R13734	964,431	860

him What is thus said of the whole Gospel may also be applied to this Prayer For First Here is the Systeme as it were of most exact and pure Divinity especially the Socinian and Arminian Errours are most powerfully and evidently profligated by it Possevine chargeth it under his head of Atheisme upon the Heretiques that Luther should say There was no other Gospel but that of John as if the Books of the other Evangelists did not deserve that Name but till I can finde that expression in Luther I shall not be sollicitous for an answer This is certain that this very Chapter I am treating of is enough to put to flight and conquer the Armies of the chiefest Heretiques there being scarce any Doctrine of weight in Religion which may not from hence be strongly confirmed Chrysostom maketh this Chapter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Sermon not a Prayer but it may have this instructing matter in it though poured out prayer-wise Secondly As this Chapter is thus the Compendium and Marrow of Divinity so it is also the Foundation of the Ministry yea and of the Church also For as at the Creation by that word of blessing Increase and multiply all things have their being and are continued therein so from the vertue and efficacie of this Prayer the Ministry the Ordinances the Church it self have their existence and preservation Thirdly Whereas the life and comfort of believers lieth in their Union with Christ and Communion one with another This precious truth is largely mentioned by our Saviour which giveth occasion to treat of a Believers Union with Christ as also of the Unity which ought to be amongst Believers from which Foundation we treat concerning the means to preserve Unity as also the causes of Divisions amongst them and likewise how farre a Forbearance and Toleration in a Church-way for that Question of a Politicall and Civil one is not so pertinent to our Saviours words is to be yeelded unto in respect of erring Brethren Lastly This Prayer of Christ may be compared to a Land flowing with milk and honey in respect of that treasure of Consolation which is contained therein For as Chrysostome Praefat. ad Johan saith Though he be the Sonne of Thunder yet his voice is sweeter than any Melody therefore at the 13th verse he relateth that our Saviour said These things have I spoken in the world that my joy might be fulfilled in them It is observed that when Christ did in a more extraordinary and ardent manner pray unto God he went into some secret place and was alone And Casaubon leaveth it to be considered by the Learned Exerc. 16. cap. 62. Whether our Lord did not also pray this Prayer privately But this expression I speak these things in the world doe plainly demonstrate that it was at least spoken in the presence of the Disciples and that for their Edification and Consolation Seeing therefore this is such a Fountain for healing and refreshing Come with a spiritual thirst to be replenished thereby Seeing here is the Honey and the Honey-comb doe not with Jonathan taste a little onely but eat freely and abundantly thereof thou wilt by a serious and constant Meditation finde this heavenly matter in Christs Prayer make thee heavenly also and assimulate thee into his own likenesse How vain and empty will all the Glory of the world appear to thee when thou shalt be lifted up upon this Mount of Transfiguration They that live under the Torrid Zone never feel any cold and thou who shalt finde this Prayer of Christ active and vigorous in thy breast wilt never have cause to complain of that Dulnesse Formality and Coldnesse which many others groan under The Lord grant that thou mayest finde this savoury Power and experiment all Efficacie upon thy heart in the reading thereof Thy Souls Well-wisher ANTHONY BURGESSE Sutton-Coldfield June 22th 1656. 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of sinne but when it is turned into a stone and made like an adamant then it 's sensible of nothing Pharaoh though he had such wonderfull miracles wrought before him that never such things were heard of in the world before yet because his heart was hardened therefore doth he sinne presumptuously to his own ruine And thus it was with the Jews when that spirituall judgement spoken of Isa 6. was accomplished in them to have blinde eyes and hard hearts Thus all the Prophets at first and all the Apostles afterwards yea Christ himself with all his miracles did not mollifie them yea by these remedies as all incurable diseases do they grew worse and worse what motions relentings must we expect from stones Lapidi loqueris is a proverb Truly such is all preaching and the whole Ministry to men given up to a hard heart Though the Prophet when he spake to the Altar of stones crying O Altar Altar that immediatly rent yet the hearts of men are more sensless Pray therefore of all judgements not to fall into an hard heart Though thou mayest fall into hard times into hard dealings from others into many hard distresses yet as long as thou hast not an hard heart there are some hopes for thee Fourthly Inordinate and immoderate love to some lust or sinne When a man is once enslaved to some lust though he hath never so much light so much conviction yea though he have never so many afflictions upon him yet he will break thorow all to have his lust satisfied As Nero's mother said Occidat modo imperet Let him kill me so he may reign Thus let such sinnes damn me so that I may have my will and desire satisfied What made Judas though he had received so much love and kindness from Christ Yet so perfidiously betray him into the hands of those who had long sought to kill him but only he was a thief and had an immoderate love to worldly-gain It was thirty pieces that made him lose body and soul Oh it 's an heavy thing to be captivated to any one sin Thou must have such and such sins for thy darling sinne Oh this Dalilah will be thy ruine as it was to Sampson Who would have thought that Sampson a godly man as he is recorded Heb. 11. seeing what deadly enemies the Philistims were would have discovered where his strength was But this Dalilah can perswade him to his ruine And thus Herodias can prevail with Herod to kill John Baptist though he knew him to be a just man and had a reverential fear of him thy lust thy sinne thy whore thy unjust gain can make thee fall down and worship the devil without any trouble of conscience Fifthly Decayings from former expressions of holiness or quenchings and extinguishing of such motions as formerly have greatly affected us These commonly seek the Kingdom of darkness as Christ speaks of the Kingdom of Heaven by force and are violent for hell Heb. 6.4 2 Pet. 2.20 The Scripture speaks of some that have had great gifts of the holy Ghost and have escaped through the knowledge of Christ the pollutions of the world if such are intangled again they are worse then ever and there is no hope of recovery Therefore none are in such a desperate condition as those that once had greater workings of heart and hopefull movings of conscience but since are grosly apostatiz'd the prophanest men that live who never cast an eye towards heaven are in a more hopefull condition then such relapses are more dangerous in the soul then in the body Mat. 12.45 when that unclean spirit was cast out but returned again he brought seven other spirits more wicked then himself and so the last state of that man is worse then the first Look to this and tremble you who have had often checks of conscience and often wounds of heart take heed they plunge thee not into an incurable condition The water once heated if cold again is cooler then ever These frequent aguish fits will at last end in a consumption Take heed lest thou turn a derider and a persecutor of what once thou wert forward for SERMON LXIX Of the Sonne of Perdition Shewing more Causes and Symptomes of such wretched Persons that are desperately bent to damn themselves JOH 17.12 But the Sonne of Perdition THe Words have been Explained and the Doctrine gathered which was That there are some men wilfully and desperately set to damn themselves though they enjoy never such means to the contrary We gave in some Characters of such wretched persons and now proceed to instance in some more And the first in order shall be A long and constant Vnprofitablenesse under means of Grace When men have for a long time sate under the powerfull means of Grace yet are as ignorant as prophane and unreformed as formerly These men commonly are resolute in their damnation They have so often heard and heard they are so accustomed now to the remedies that they despise them and get no good by them This the Apostle affirmeth Heb. 6.8 The ground which often drinketh in rain and yet bringeth forth nothing but briars and thorns is nigh unto cursing whose end is to be burnt This was the case even of the whole body of the Jews they being accustomed for many years to the threatnings of the Prophets were so farre from trembling under it that they made a scorn of it Jer. 23.33 because the Prophet Jeremy did so often tell them of the Burden of the Lord that is the heavy Sentence and Judgement of God threatned against them they did impudently and prophanely make a scorn of it Even as many hardened sinners will now adaies at the name of hell and damnation Oh then let all such who for many years together have been under the Sunne of the Gospel fear lest when we speak of a Son of Perdition it be said Thou art the man for as when the body that hath been accustomed to often Physick doth yet remain diseased it 's a great Argument of its incurablenesse Thus it is here When there are daily importunities of thee constant expostulations with thee and yet thou art averse and obdurate this may prove fatall and dreadful to thee 2. Sinful and ungodly prejudices taken up against those Prophets and Ministers of God that do in his Name admonish thee and warn thee against thy sinnes Oh when men instead of hearkening to their Counsels take occasion to slander them to oppose them these men have hastily tumbled into confusion Mat. 23. This Christ complained of O Jerusalem Jerusalem thou that killest the Prophets c. how often would I have gathered thee and thou wouldst not And it was of old the Jews wickednesse to persecute and oppose all such as came from God to admonish them of their sinnes and therefore at last they crucified the Heir even Christ himself The Wise man speaks peremptorily to this Prov. 29.9 He that being often reproved hardeneth his