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A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the dutiesA guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties
A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helps enabling & the reasons persuading unto it the impediments hindering the practise of it, and the best means to remove them whereunto are added divers prayers and a treatise of carnal security by John Douname Bachelor in Divinity and minister of Gods Word.A guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helpes inabling & the reasons parswading vnto it ye impediments hindering ye practise of it, and the best meanes to remoue them whereunto are added diuers prayers and a treatise of carnall securitie by Iohn Douname Batcheler in Diuinitie and minister of Gods Word.
London: printed by Felix Kingstone and William Stansby for Ed, 1622
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.
§. Sect. 3 That public prayer is most effectual for the obtaining of all Gods graces.
§. Sect. 3 That publike prayer is most effectuall for the obtaining of all Gods graces.
Now as prayer generally is a notable means to further us in all duties of a godly life; so especially that which is public, when as many of Gods Saints and servants being met together in his holy Assemblies, do jointly with one heart and voice, implore the gracious assistance of his good Spirit, whereby they may be enabled to serve him in all Christian duties. For if the prayers of one alone do offer unto God an holy kind of violence, (as we see in the example of Moses) so as he seemeth unable to deny 1and reject them, because he hath graciously bound himself, by his free and infallible promises, to hear and grant them; how powerful must the ⟨p. 503⟩prayers of the whole Congregation needs be to prevail with God, in any suit made according to his will, seeing he hath tied himself to hear and help them by more special promise; according to that of our Saviour, If two of you shall agree on earth, as touching any thing that they shall 2ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. So the Lord hath promised that he will cause his servants to rejoice in the granting of their suits by special favour, which they shall make unto him in his own House: I will bring them (saith he) to mine holy Mountain, and 3make them joyful in my House of prayer; their burnt offerings and sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine Altar; for mine House shall be called an House of prayer for all people.