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The Return of Prayers
The return of prayers A treatise wherein this case how to discern Gods answers to our prayers is briefly resolved, with other observations upon Psal. 85.8. concerning Gods speaking peace, &c. By Tho: Goodwin. B.D.The returne of prayers A treatise wherein this case how to discerne Gods answers to our prayers is briefly resolved, with other observations vpon Psal. 85.8. concerning Gods speaking peace, &c. By Tho: Goodvvin. B.D.
London: printed by M. Flesher for R. Dawlman, 1636
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.
Reason. The reason is, for anger is out of love as well as hatred, which therefore he expresseth though with grief, he should be put to quarrel with those, he hath set himself to love. And as wicked men, whom he always hates, may out of his patience ⟨p. 254⟩have a truce; so on the contrary, with his own, God may take up a quarrel, yet He loves them, & remembers them with everlasting kindness.
Reason. The reason is, for anger is out of love as well as hatred, which therefore he expresseth though with griefe, hee should be put to quarrell with those, hee hath set himselfe to loue. And as wicked men, whom hee alwaies hates, may out of his patience ⟨p. 254⟩have a truce; so on the contrary, with his owne, God may take up a quarrell, yet He loves them, & remembers them with everlasting kindnesse.
The Uses of both are these.
The Vses of both are these.
Use 1 1 As peace with God is dear to you, so to take heed of turning unto folly. Only take this advertisement, that they are not mere follies or ignorances that do interrupt or break the peace: as it is not simply the outrage of some Pirates that will cause two States at peace to enter into a war, unless that State consent to their act, and maintain them in their rapine. So it ⟨p. 255⟩is not simply the rising of lusts that war in our members against the Law of the mind, that break the peace between God and us, unless they be approved of, and consented unto, nourished and maintained with some presumption; whilst we maintain, and take up a constant fight against Gods enemies in us, and disavow the outrageous risings of our lusts, the peace may hold and often doth; for whilst we are not at peace with sin, God may be at peace with us and our Spirits; but so much peace as we give them, so much war God takes up.