A17412:933
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.
2 Diverse weak Christians are to be warned about fainting or discouragement in praying: they interrupt themselves with their own fears, and objections: as for instance.
2 Diverse weake Christians are to be warned about fainting or discouragement in praying: they interrupt themselves with their owne feares, and objections: as for instance.
Ob. I find so much hardness of heart and insensibleness, and therefore I dare not pray.
Ob. I finde so much hardnesse of heart and insensiblenesse, and therefore I dare not pray.
Sol. David himself in the beginning of many of his Psalms, expresseth a kind of want of feeling, and yet before he hath done he is full of life. Besides, hardness of heart felt and mourned for, is no hinderance to the success of prayer. And further, for this reason thou hast more need to pray: for prayer is like a fire to melt the leaden heart of man.
Sol. David himselfe in the beginning of many of his Psalmes, expresseth a kind of want of feeling, and yet before he hath done he is full of life. Besides, hardnesse of heart felt and mourned for, is no hinderance to the successe of prayer. And further, for this reason thou hast more need to pray: for prayer is like a fire to melt the leaden heart of man.