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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
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Doct. 4. Yea, in that he takes for granted, that christian husbands and wives did pray; only admonisheth, that they look to it that their prayer be not interrupted, it shows, That every godly Christian can pray, & doth make conscience of it to do it, Psal. 32.6. for every Christian, that is a true Christian, hath the spirit of Adoption, by which he cries, Abba, Father, Rom. 8.16. And it is made a sign of a wicked man, not to call upon the name of the Lord, Psal. 14.4.
Doct. 4. Yea, in that he takes for granted, that christian husbands and wives did pray; onely admonisheth, that they looke to it that their prayer bee not interrupted, it shewes, That every godly Christian can pray, & doth make conscience of it to doe it, Psal. 32.6. for every Christian, that is a true Christian, hath the spirit of Adoption, by which hee cryes, Abba, Father, Rom. 8.16. And it is made a signe of a wicked man, not to call upon the name of the Lord, Psal. 14.4.
Doct. 5 In that prayer may not be interrupted or hindered, it shows plainly, That this is an exercise for every day constantly, while we live in this world; which these places confirm, 1. Thes. 5.17. Col. 4.2. Rom. 12.12.