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A44344 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. Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.; Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672. 1656 (1656) Wing H2643; ESTC R7774 293,622 460

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page_z 1_o the_o excellency_n of_o that_o prayer_n page_n 2_o the_o part_n of_o it_o 1_o for_o himself_o to_o verse_n 6._o ib._n 2_o for_o his_o servant_n ibid._n doct._n 1._o the_o first_o especial_a scope_n of_o prayer_n shall_v be_v for_o such_o thing_n as_o do_v more_o especial_o concern_v we_o ibid._n the_o subject_n of_o our_o savior_n prayer_n be_v set_v forth_o two_o way_n page_n 3_o 1_o from_o their_o quality_n they_o shall_v believe_v page_z 4_o 2_o from_o a_o comparison_n of_o equality_n not_o only_o for_o the_o apostle_n but_o for_o all_o page_n 4_o for_o explication_n there_o be_v no_o difficulty_n in_o the_o word_n but_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o their_o word_n ibid._n that_o be_v the_o gospel_n which_o they_o preach_v ibid._n their_o word_n oppose_v to_o two_o thing_n ibid._n 1_o to_o the_o law_n ibid._n 2_o to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o man_n page_z 5_o doct._n 2._o the_o word_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o only_a ordinary_a me●●●_n to_o work_v faith_n ibid._n reas_n 1._o 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admiration_n page_n 31_o christ_n prayer_n
be_v make_v of_o the_o rib_n of_o adam_n so_o faith_n have_v its_o flesh_n and_o bone_n out_o of_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o root_n of_o it_o be_v in_o christ_n for_o the_o first_o stroke_n of_o it_o use_v 4._o exhortation_n therefore_o in_o the_o want_n of_o faith_n bring_v our_o own_o soul_n bring_v our_o wife_n and_o little_a one_o and_o beseech_v the_o lord_n that_o one_o word_n may_v be_v speak_v to_o they_o to_o believe_v and_o live_v the_o mean_n or_o instrument_n whereby_o sinner_n be_v bring_v to_o believe_v be_v the_o word_n that_o be_v finish_v 2_o the_o party_n faith_n be_v set_v forth_o from_o the_o object_n of_o it_o me._n believe_v in_o christ_n save_v faith_n have_v the_o lord_n jesus_n for_o its_o object_n doct._n doct._n so_o the_o text_n though_o not_o he_o alone_o to_o exclude_v the_o other_o person_n so_o not_o they_o alone_o to_o exclude_v himself_o you_o believe_v in_o god_n believe_v also_o in_o i_o that_o you_o believe_v in_o the_o father_n be_v not_o 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alike_o respect_v all_o that_o shall_v believe_v in_o his_o name_n doct._n doct._n i_o call_v it_o here_o a_o intercede_v prayer_n because_o herein_o his_o intercession_n be_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n both_o express_v and_o accomplish_v for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v attend_v as_o a_o prayer_n which_o he_o put_v up_o as_o man_n alone_o or_o as_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o circumcision_n as_o the_o apostle_n call_v he_o rom._n 15.8_o for_o than_o it_o can_v avail_v no_o further_o than_o the_o prayer_n of_o a_o man_n without_o sin_n will_v do_v and_o answerable_a to_o that_o kind_n of_o willing_a math._n 23.37_o how_o often_o will_v i_o have_v gather_v they_o etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v here_o the_o special_a work_n of_o intercession_n and_o proceed_v from_o he_o as_o god_n and_o man_n mediator_n of_o his_o elect_a and_o faithful_a and_o so_o intercession_n in_o their_o behalf_n that_o be_v as_o i_o tell_v you_o short_o to_o offer_v up_o himself_o he_o send_v his_o prayer_n as_o 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