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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.
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.
Ob. I want words, I know not what to say when I come to pray.
Sol. Pray for that very thing; that God that commands thee to take unto thee words, Hos. 14.2. would himself give them to thee. Secondly, the Spirit helps our infirmities, when we know not what to pray as we ought, Rom. 8.16. Thirdly, we serve such a God as will hear us, if like little children we can but name the name of our heavenly Father. Rom. 8.15. 2. Tim. 2.19.
Sol. Pray for that very thing; that God that commands thee to take unto thee words,