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The sinful mans searchThe sinfull mans search
The sinful mans search: or seeking of God. Preached by Henry Smith, and published according to a true corrected copy, sent by the author to an honourable ladyThe sinfull mans search: or seeking of God. Preached by Henrie Smith, and published according to a true corrected copie, sent by the author to an honorable ladie
London: printed by T. Scarlet for Cuthbert Burby, 1592
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O sure Fortress, more forcible then any engine, and stronger then the gates of hell, and to conclude the sum and substance of all in few words: the only thing whereby mortal men have the clouds, and the stars, & the Angels, and all the powers of heaven at commandment.1 For as Deborah sung in her song: They fought from heaven, even the stars in their courses fought against Sisera: so all creatures have been subject to the prayers of the faithful, to revenge the Lords quarrel, to help the Lord, to help the Lord against the mighty. Prayer hath ever bin the cognisance, & the victory, and the triumph of the faithful: for as the soul giveth life to the body, so prayer giveth life to the soul.
O sure Fortresse, more forcible then anye engine, and stronger then the gates of hell, and to conclude the sum and substance of all in few words: the only thing whereby mortall men haue the clouds, and the stars, & the Angels, and all the powers of heauen at commandement.1 For as Deborah sung in her song: They fought from heauen, euen the starres in their courses fought against Sisera: so all creatures haue been subiect to the prayers of the faithfull, to reuenge the Lordes quarrell, to helpe the Lorde, to helpe the Lorde against the mightie. Prayer hath euer bin the cognisance, & the victorie, and the triumph of the faithfull: for as the soule giueth life to the body, so prayer giueth life to the soule.
- 1Jud. 5.Iud. 5.
O that I could engrave the love of it in your hearts, as with a Diamond, and so instill your minds, that my words might be pricks unto your consciences, and thereby give ye occasion to pray often. It is a wonderful ⟨image 16⟩