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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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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.
Others are grieved, because they have prayed long, and they §10find not the fruit of their prayers: but if they can pray, sighing and groaning in their hearts for grace and mercy, let them be content: for it is the spirit of grace and prayer, that makes them sigh and groan. And every sigh of a contrite heart, hath a loud cry in the ears of God.
Others are grieued, because they haue praied long, and they §10find not the fruit of their praiers: but if they can pray, sighing and groaning in their hearts for grace and mercie, let them be content: for it is the spirit of grace and praier, that makes them sigh and groane. And euery sigh of a contrite heart, hath a loud crie in the eares of God.