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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.
Those that will prevail with God in prayer, must look to the bent of their souls for the time to come, and for the present.
Those that will prevaile with God in prayer, must look to the bent of their soules for the time to come, and for the present.
Regard thy servants that desire to fear thy name: 1For to come to God without such a f•ame of soul as this, to ⟨p. 33⟩desire to please God in all things for the present, & for the time to come, it is to come as Gods enemy; & will God regard his enemies? When one comes with a purpose to live in any sin, without a desire for the time to come, to regard all Gods Commandments, he comes as Gods enemy: he comes as it were with his dagge to shoot at God, he comes with his weapon. Who will regard the petition of a man that comes to wound him at the same time? Whe• a man comes to God with a purpose to sin, he comes to wound God at the same time as an ⟨p. 34⟩enemy, and is he like to speed? For what are our sins, but that that makes us enemies to God? they are opposite to him as can be, they make us hateful to God. Therefore we must be able to say with good Nehemiah, when we come to God to make it good that we are servants indeed, We desire to fear thy name. As Jeremiah tells them,