A10650:91
An explication of the hundred and tenth Psalm wherein the several heads of Christian…An explication of the hundreth and tenth Psalme wherein the severall heads of Christian…
An explication of the hundred and tenth Psalm wherein the several heads of Christian religion therein contained; touching the exaltation of Christ, the sceptre of his kingdom, the character of his subjects, his priesthood, victories, sufferings, and resurrection, are largely explained and applied. Being the substance of several sermons preached at Lincolns Inn; by Edward Reynolds sometimes fellow of Merton College in Oxford, late preacher to the foresaid honourable society, and rector of the church of Braunston in Northampton-shire.An explication of the hundreth and tenth Psalme wherein the severall heads of Christian religion therein contained; touching the exaltation of Christ, the scepter of his kingdome, the character of his subjects, his priesthood, victories, sufferings, and resurrection, are largely explained and applied. Being the substance of severall sermons preached at Lincolns Inne; by Edward Reynoldes sometimes fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford, late preacher to the foresaid honorable society, and rector of the church of Braunston in Northhampton-shire.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Robert Bostocke, 1632
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Thirdly, an Advocate maketh up the failings of his client, and by his wisdom, and observation of the case, picketh out advantages beyond the instructions, and gathereth arguments to further the suite which his client himself observed not. So the Spirit, when we know not what to pray, when with Jehoshaphat we know not what to do, when it may be in our own apprehension the whose business of our peace and comfort lieth a bleeding, doth then help our infirmities, and by dumb cries, and secret intimations, and deep, and unexpressible groanings, presenteth arguments unto him who is the searcher of hearts, and who knoweth the mind of the Spirit, which we our selves cannot express. Thus as an infant crieth and complaineth for want of sleep, and yet knoweth not that it is sleep which he wanteth: as a sick man goeth to the physician, and complaineth that some physic he wanteth, but knoweth not the thing ⟨p. 47⟩which he asketh for: so the soul of a Christian by the assistance of the Spirit is enlarged to request things of God which yet of themselves do pass the knowledge and understandings of those that ask them, Rom. 8.26, 27. Eph. 3.19. Phil. 4.7. 1 Cor. 14.15.
Thirdly, an Advocate maketh up the failings of his client, and by his wisedome, and observation of the case, picketh out advantages beyond the instructions, and gathereth arguments to further the suite which his client himselfe observed not. So the Spirit, when we know not what to pray, when with Iehoshaphat we know not what to doe, when it may be in our owne apprehension the whose businesse of our peace and comfort lieth a bleeding, doth then helpe our infirmities, and by dumbe cries, and secret intimations, and deepe, and unexpressible gronings, presenteth arguments unto him who is the searcher of hearts, and who knoweth the minde of the Spirit, which we our selves cannot expresse. Thus as an infant crieth and complaineth for want of sleepe, and yet knoweth not that it is sleepe which he wanteth: as a sick man goeth to the physitian, and complaineth that some physick he wanteth, but knoweth not the thing