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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.
Here are condemned all cold cursory prayers, when mens minds are occupied about other matters, which is but a plain dallying and mocking with God.
Héere are condemned all colde coursarie prayers, when mens mindes are occupied about other matters, which is but a plaine dallying and mocking with God.
Such manner of praying is a very grievous sin, greater then mocking Father and Mother: for it is directly against God, the other against men. It is a greater sin to mock God, then to mock men.
Such manner of praying is a very grieuous sinne, greater then mocking Father and Mother: for it is directly against God, the other against men. It is a greater sinne to mocke God, then to mocke men.
This sin because it is against the first Table, and therefore more hard to be discerned (for the light of the second Table shineth naturally more clearly ⟨image 12⟩then the light of the first) is lightly esteemed, and doth less trouble the consciences of ignorant men.
This sinne because it is against the first Table, and therefore more hard to be discerned (for the light of the second Table shineth naturally more cléerely ⟨image 12⟩then the light of the first) is lightly estéemed, and doth lesse trouble the consciences of ignorant men.