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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.
One main circumstance that besiegeth and besets a business, may hinder an excellent business: who can see all things that beset a business? all circumstances ⟨p. 65⟩that stand about a business? who can see all circumstances of time, and place and persons, that are hindrances, or furtherances? it must be an infinite wisdom that must foresee them, man cannot see them. And when men do see them, are there not sudden passions that come up in men that rob them of the use of their knowledge? that though they know them before: yet some sudden passion of fear or anger may hinder the knowledge of a man, that he is in a mist, when he comes to particulars: when he comes to apply the ⟨p. 66⟩knowledge that he had before, he knows not what to do. So that unless God in a particular business give success, (who is infinitely wise and powerful to remove all hindrances) there will be no success.
One maine circumstance that besiegeth and besets a businesse, may hinder an excellent businesse: who can see all things that beset a businesse? all circumstances ⟨p. 65⟩that stand about a businesse? who can see all circumstances of time, and place and persons, that are hindrances, or furtherances? it must bee an infinite wisedome that must foresee them, man cannot see them. And when men doe see them, are there not sudden passions that come up in men that robbe them of the use of their knowlege? that though they know them before: yet some sudden passion of feare or anger may hinder the knowledge of a man, that he is in a mist, when hee comes to particulars: whē hee comes to apply the ⟨p. 66⟩knowledge that he had before, he knowes not what to doe. So that unlesse God in a particular busines give successe, (who is infinitely wise and powerfull to remove al hindrances) there will be no successe.