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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.
He speaks to her as to one, had been his Wife, who though she had not been put away by him, but had put away her self and run away, not once but often, and that with many lovers, and sometimes in the midst of her whoredoms, ⟨p. 330⟩had come in and made challenge of his former love and pleaded his former mercy to her, and yet fallen back again verse 4. 5. (where he adds, Wilt thou not from this time cry, My Father, and thou art the guide of my youth, that is, I know says God, you will come now and cry as heretofore you have done and say, Oh thou art my Father and my Husband, and confidently still claim an interest in me upon my former kindness, and yet do as evil as you can, for you cannot do worse then thus to abuse my love) yet for all this at the 12. verse, Return thou backsliding Israel, saith the ⟨p. 331⟩Lord, for I am married to you, verse 14. That which he doth thus to a nation, he may do to a particular man who is his child.
Hee speakes to her as to one, had been his Wife, who though shee had not been put away by him, but had put away her selfe and run away, not once but often, and that with many lovers, and sometimes in the midst of her whoredomes, ⟨p. 330⟩had come in and made challenge of his former love and pleaded his former mercy to her, and yet fallen back againe verse 4. 5. (where he adds, Wilt thou not from this time cry, My Father, and thou art the guide of my youth, that is, I know sayes God, you will come now and cry as heretofore you have done and say, Oh thou art my Father and my Husband, and confidently still claim an interest in me upon my former kindnesse, and yet doe as evill as you can, for you cannot doe worse then thus to abuse my love) yet for all this at the 12. verse, Returne thou backsliding Israel, saith the ⟨p. 331⟩Lord, for I am married to you, verse 14. That which hee doth thus to a nation, hee may doe to a particular man who is his child.