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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.
Remember, that all inferior governors whatsoever, they are subordinate and dependant, and therefore they must be regulated by a superior. They are limited, they are dependant, they are derivative: they are dependant upon God, they are derived ⟨p. 91⟩from him. Therefore as the Apostle saith that servants must obey their masters in the Lord. So we must obey, & do all in the Lord; that limitation must be always added: but reserving that, it is a good thing to pray that there may be favour from the King: because it is of much consequence to bring business to a good issue. And with prayer there must be a using means to get favour, always with this liberty, to do it so far as we can with preserving a good conscience.
Remember, that all inferiour gouernours whatsoever, they are subordinate and dependant, and therefore they must bee regulated by a superior. They are limited, they are dependant, they are derivative: they are dependant upon God, they are derived ⟨p. 91⟩from him. Therfore as the Apostle saith that servants must obey their masters in the Lord. So wee must obey, & do all in the Lord; that limitation must be alwaies added: but reserving that, it is a good thing to pray that there may be favour from the King: because it is of much consequence to bring businesse to a good issue. And with prayer there must be a using meanes to get favour, alwaies with this liberty, to doe it so farre as we can with preserving a good conscience.
As they have a distinction among civilians, there is a parting with a ⟨p. 92⟩thing Cumulativé and privativé. Cumulativé, that is, when we part with a thing so, as that we reserve the propriety: privativé, when we give away the propriety and all. Now so GOD parts with nothing below, as to strip himself, but cumulativé, he derives authority to others, but reserves the propriety to himself. Therefore we must obey them in him, and with this limitation as it may stand with his favour.