ƲNITY by Anthony Burgess
April 19, 2026•408 words
ƲNITY by Anthony Burgess
10 Sermons from:
'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'
Author: Burgess, Anthony (d. 1664) was a member of the Westminster Assembly and pastor in Sutton Coldfield.
SERMON LIX. That it's a speciall Mercy for the Ministers of the Gospel to agree in one; Wherein their Ʋnity should be, And the Reasons of the Diffe∣rences that are among them.
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A30241.0001.001/1:64?rgn=div1;view=fulltext;q1=Bible.+--+N.T.+--+John+XVII+--+Criticism%2C+interpretation%2C+etcSERMON LX. The great Paterne of Ʋnity; The Nature and Properties of the Ʋnity that is between God the Father, and the Sonne, against the Socinians. That the Ministers of God should endeavour after a perfect Ʋ∣nity, even to be One, as the Father and Sonne are. Also some Rules guiding there∣unto.
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A30241.0001.001/1:65?rgn=div1;view=fulltext;q1=Bible.+--+N.T.+--+John+XVII+--+Criticism%2C+interpretation%2C+etcSERMON CXII. Of Ʋnity among Gods People, The Nature of it.
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A30241.0001.001/1:117?rgn=div1;view=fulltext;q1=Bible.+--+N.T.+--+John+XVII+--+Criticism%2C+interpretation%2C+etcSERMON CXIII. Of Ʋnity among Christians, the Benefits and Necessity of it: And the mischief of Di∣vision.
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A30241.0001.001/1:118?rgn=div1;view=fulltext;q1=Bible.+--+N.T.+--+John+XVII+--+Criticism%2C+interpretation%2C+etcSERMON CXIV. Of Ʋnity among the Godly, More particulars set∣ting forth the Excellency of it, and mischiefs of Division; Answering this Objection, viz. Seeing God hath promised one heart and way, and Christ praied for it, How comes it to passe that there should be so many breaches amongst the Godly.
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A30241.0001.001/1:119?rgn=div1;view=fulltext;q1=Bible.+--+N.T.+--+John+XVII+--+Criticism%2C+interpretation%2C+etcSERMON CXV. Of Ʋnity among Believers; Cautions about it. Also setting forth some good uniting Princi∣ples; With a Censure of some bad ones.
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A30241.0001.001/1:120?rgn=div1;view=fulltext;q1=Bible.+--+N.T.+--+John+XVII+--+Criticism%2C+interpretation%2C+etcSERMON CXVI. Of Christian Ʋnity; Setting forth some Rules for Ʋnity in Doctrine, Church-Order, and Af∣fection; for the preventing of Errour, Schisme and Wrath.
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A30241.0001.001/1:121?rgn=div1;view=fulltext;q1=Bible.+--+N.T.+--+John+XVII+--+Criticism%2C+interpretation%2C+etcSERMON CXIX. Sheweth, What a special means Ʋnity among Believers is, to enlarge the Kingdome of Christ; And yet notwithstanding that Ʋ∣nity without true Doctrine is no infallible Mark of the true Church: against the Papists.
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A30241.0001.001/1:124?rgn=div1;view=fulltext;q1=Bible.+--+N.T.+--+John+XVII+--+Criticism%2C+interpretation%2C+etcSERMON CXXV. Ʋnity among Christians is part of that Glory Christ hath purchased for them.
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A30241.0001.001/1:130?rgn=div1;view=fulltext;q1=Bible.+--+N.T.+--+John+XVII+--+Criticism%2C+interpretation%2C+etcSERMON CXXIX. Of the Ʋnity of Believers; Of the Cause and Nature of it; And what makes to the perfect Consummation of it.
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A30241.0001.001/1:134?rgn=div1;view=fulltext;q1=Bible.+--+N.T.+--+John+XVII+--+Criticism%2C+interpretation%2C+etc
CITATION: "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 ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A30241.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2026.