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A commentary or exposition, upon the five first chapters of the Epistle to the…A commentarie or exposition, vpon the fiue first chapters of the Epistle to the…
A commentary or exposition, upon the five first chapters of the Epistle to the Galatians: penned by the godly, learned, and judicial divine, Mr. W. Perkins. Now published for the benefit of the Church, and continued with a supplement upon the sixth chapter, by Rafe Cudworth Bachelor of DivinityA commentarie or exposition, vpon the fiue first chapters of the Epistle to the Galatians: penned by the godly, learned, and iudiciall diuine, Mr. W. Perkins. Now published for the benefit of the Church, and continued with a supplement vpon the sixt chapter, by Rafe Cudworth Bachelour of Diuinitie
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1604Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1604
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The use. By this we learn to lay aside formal praying and §35lip labour, and to learn to lift up our hearts to God in heavenly sighs and desires: for that is indeed to pray. It is the very first thing, that the child of God doth, inwardly to sigh and desire reconciliation with God in Christ: and he which cannot do this, is not as yet borne of God.
The vse. By this we learne to lay aside formall praying and §35lippe labour, and to learne to lift vp our hearts to God in heauenly sighs and desires: for that is indeede to pray. It is the very first thing, that the child of God doth, inwardly to sigh and desire reconciliation with God in Christ: and he which cannot doe this, is not as yet borne of God.
Again, many are cast down in themselves, because they see their minds full of ignorance, their wills full of rebellion, and subject to many temptations; and they find little goodness in themselves, but they must be comforted by this: if they can but groan and sigh unto God in their hearts for mercy and forgiveness, they have the spirit of God crying in them Abba; §5and they have received the first fruits of the spirit. The desires and cries of our hearts are fruits of the Intercession, or cry of the Son of God in heaven for us.
Againe, many are cast downe in themselues, because they see their mindes full of ignorance, their wills full of rebellion, and subiect to many temptations; and they find little goodnes in themselues, but they must be comforted by this: if they can but groane and sigh vnto God in their hearts for mercie and forgiuenes, they haue the spirit of God crying in them Abba; §5and they haue receiued the first fruits of the spirit. The desires and cries of our hearts are fruits of the Intercession, or crie of the Sonne of God in heauen for vs.