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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.
How did they know that they were thine?
Because there was no other people in the world that knew God but they. ⟨p. 21⟩And he knew that the Saints where ever they were had a spirit of prayer, and would remember the case of the Church; therefore he saith remember my prayer, and the prayer of thy servants: For if the prayer of one righteous man prevail much, much more the prayer of many. If there had been but ten righteous in Sodom, Sodom had been preserved. Now this he allegeth to God, remember the prayer of thy servant, of mine, and the prayer of thy servants. As Tertullian an ancient Father saith very well,1 when men join together, they offer a holy kind of ⟨p. 22⟩violence to God: prayer is a kind of wrestling, and contending with God, a striving with him. Let me alone saith God to Moses. It is a binding of him with arguments, and promises of his own; and it is so forcible that he desires (as it were) to be let alone: Now if the prayer of one, be a wrestling, and striving and forcing of him, as it were against his will, (that he said, Let me alone; as if he could do nothing except he gave over praying) What are the prayers of many, when there is a multitude of them?
Because there was no other people in the world that knew God but they. ⟨p. 21⟩And hee knew that the Saints where ever they were had a spirit of prayer, and would remember the case of the Church; therefore he saith remember my prayer, and the prayer of thy servants: For if the prayer of one righteous man prevaile much, much more the prayer of many. If there had beene but ten righteous in Sodome, Sodome had beene preserved. Now this hee aleageth to God, remember the prayer of thy servant, of mine, and the prayer of thy servants. As Tertullian an anciant Father saith very well,