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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.
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.
As they have a distinction among civilians, there is a parting with a ⟨p. 92⟩thing Cumulativé and privativé. Cumulativé, that is, when wee part with a thing so, as that we reserve the proprietie: privativé, when wee give away the proprietie and all. Now so GOD parts with nothing below, as to strip himselfe, but cumulativé, hee derives authority to others, but reserves the propriety to himselfe. Therefore we must obey them in him, and with this limitation as it may stand with his favour.
To draw to a conclusion,1 in a word. You see here that any good Christian may be a good statesman in one good sense; ⟨p. 93⟩what is that? A good Christian hath credit in Heaven, and he hath a spirit of prayer, and his prayer can set God on work, and God can set the King on work, and he can set his subjects on work. Now he that can prevail with God, to prevail with the Gods upon earth here: surely such a man is a profitable man in the state. And you know God, he can alter all matters, and mould all things: it is but a word of his mouth. And what God can do, prayer can do; for prayer binds God, because it is the prayer of faith: and faith (as it were) ⟨p. 94⟩