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The spiritual favourite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend…The spirituall favorite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend…
The spiritual favourite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend divine Richard Sibbs Doctor in Divinity. Published by the authors own appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent unperfect copiesThe spirituall favorite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend divine Richard Sibbs Doctor in Divinity. Published by the authors owne appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent unperfect copies
London: printed by Thomas Paine for Ralph Mabb, 1640
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.
Therefore it is an excellent thing, Beloved, to study the Scriptures, and to study all the arguments whereby holy men have prevailed with God in ⟨p. 18⟩Scripture, and to see in what case those Arguments were used; they are of use and force to prevail with God.
Therefore it is an excellent thing, Beloved, to study the Scriptures, and to study all the arguments whereby holy men have prevailed with God in ⟨p. 18⟩Scripture, and to see in what case those Arguments were used; they are of use and force to prevaile with God.
It is a pitiful thing now, for Christians under the glorious light of the Gospel, to come to God only with bare naked petitions (if they come from a true heart, they have their force that GOD should regard them) and have not reasons to press God out of his own word, they cannot bind God with his own promise, nor with Arguments that he hath been bound with before.1 Let a child but cry to the father or mother, there ⟨p. 19⟩is relief presently for the very cry: but if it be not one that is a child but is of grown years, the Father looks for arguments that are moving to press him with: So here, Nehemiah he presseth God with moving & strong arguments, and he repeats and forceth them; he doth not only allege them, but enforceth them, Oh Lord I beseech thee let thine ear he attent to the prayer of thy servant, and of thy servants that desire to fear thy name.
It is a pittifull thing now, for Christians under the glorious light of the Gospel, to come to God only with bare neked petitions (if they come from a true heart, they have their force that GOD should regard them) and have not reasons to presse God out of his own word, they cannot bind God with his own promise, nor with Arguments that hee hath been bound with before.