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A learned and fruitful exposition upon the Lords prayer. By Arthur Dent, sometime minister…A learned and fruitful exposition vpon the Lords prayer. By Arthur Dent, sometime minister…
A learned and fruitful exposition upon the Lords prayer. By Arthur Dent, sometime minister of the Word of God at South-Suberry, in EssexA learned and fruitful exposition vpon the Lords prayer. By Arthur Dent, sometime minister of the Word of God at South-Suberry, in Essex
London: printed by Thomas Snodham for Nicholas Bourne, 1613
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.
Objection.
Obiection.
Some Christian conscience may reason thus, no man is so troubled with sin and Satan as I, therefore I am not in Gods favour, but am a plain cast-away.
Some Christian conscience may reason thus, no man is so troubled with sinne and Sathan as I, therefore I am not in Gods fauour, but am a plaine cast-away.
Answer.
Answere.
If pardon of sin and temptations go together, all is contrary: if thou hadst no grief for sin, no buffeting of the enemies, the Flesh, the World, and the Devil, thou couldst not be in ⟨image 36⟩Gods favour, but under the power of Satan: now this great measure of spiritual temptations is a sign rather of Gods love: for whom God loveth, the Devil hateth: and where God worketh in love, the Devil worketh in malice.