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Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle…
Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle of S. Peter Being the last that were preached by the late faithful and painful minister of Gods word, Nicolas Byfield. Wherein method, sense, doctrine, and use, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinity largely discussed. Published since the authors death by William Gouge.Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle of S. Peter Being the last that were preached by the late faithfull and painfull minister of Gods word, Nicolas Byfield. Wherein method, sense, doctrine, and vse, is, with great varietie of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinitie largely discussed. Published since the authors death by William Gouge.
London: printed by H. Lownes for George Latham, 1626
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.
3 The gift of prayer is a sign of Adoption, and that we have received the spirit of Adoption, Rom. 8.15, 16. By the gift of prayer, I mean, not the skill to utter words to God in a good form of words, and variously; but the gift to speak to God in prayer, both with confidence in God, as in a father, and with the affections of prayer, which the phrase of crying Abba Father, imports.
3 The gift of prayer is a signe of Adoption, and that we have received the spirit of Adoption, Rom. 8.15, 16. By the gift of prayer, I meane, not the skill to utter words to God in a good form of words, and variously; but the gift to speake to God in prayer, both with confidence in God, as in a father, and with the affections of praier, which the phrase of crying Abba Father, imports.
4 A Child of God discovers his Adoption by the manner of doing good duties: he doth serve God, not with servile respect, but with filial affection; he loves to be Gods servant, as may be gathered, Isaiah 56.6.
4 A Child of God discovers his Adoption by the manner of doing good dueties: hee doth serve God, not with servile respect, but with filiall affection; hee loves to be Gods servant, as may be gathered, Esay 56.6.