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A commentary upon the epistle of Saint Paul written to the Colossians. PreachedA commentary vpon the epistle of Saint Paule written to the Colossians. Preached
A commentary upon the epistle of Saint Paul written to the Colossians. Preached by Thomas Cartwright, and now published for the further use of the Church of GodA commentary vpon the epistle of Saint Paule written to the Colossians. Preached by Thomas Cartwright, and now published for the further vse of the Church of God
London: printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612
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.
Doctrine. The duty of all Christians to keep daily a continual course privately in prayer. More particularly the minister is to pray for his people, not only in the Church, but privately at home, as the Apostle here did. And therefore we must not think our selves discharged of private prayer for public. Which showeth it is a duty of all Christians, as to pray in the Church, so also to pray privately in their families, and also by themselves, and therefore to set a time apart for that purpose. Reasons of it are great:1 first there is no man or woman of what state soever, but they have particular sins, which every one hath not. For when they pray in the house, they desire pardon of sins, which are common to the house: but I may have committed a sin the which they have not, and I may have received particular blessings, which others have not, and I have need of some particular blessing in my place, that others have not need of. And therefore it is necessary that we should make a choice of some particular time, wherein by our selves we may have recourse to God.
Doctrine. The duty of all Christians to keepe daily a continuall course priuately in prayer. More particularly the minister is to pray for his people, not only in the Church, but priuately at home, as the Apostle here did. And therfore we must not thinke our selues discharged of priuate prayer for publicke. Which sheweth it is a dutie of all Christians, as to pray in the Church, so also to pray priuately in their families, and also by themselues, and therfore to set a time apart for that purpose. Reasons of it are great:1 first there is no man or woman of what state soeuer, but they haue particular sins, which euery one hath not. For when they pray in the house, they desire pardon of sinnes, which are common to the house: but I may haue committed a sinne the which they haue not, and I may haue receaued particular blessings, which others haue not, and I haue need of some particular blessing in my place, that others haue not need of. And therefore it is necessarie that we should make a choise of some particular time, wherein by our selues we may haue recourse to God.
- 1Reasons of private prayer.Reasons of priuat praier.