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The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian…The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian…
The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian catechism in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy labourer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian catechisme in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy laborer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...
London: printed by T. Mabb for Thomas Davies, 1659
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Lecture 48: The forty eighth Lords day. On the second petition of the Lords prayer.
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.
Use, Of Admonition, that we never so set up our rest here, as if we were arrived at the end and last perfection, but strive unto a further perfection, than any we have attained.
Doct. 4. It belongs to our duty, that we use all care and pains to advance this Kingdom of God, by our desires, prayers, and all other lawful means and endeavours within the ⟨p. 284⟩compass of our power, place, and calling, that God hath set […] in.
Doct. 4. It belongs to our duty, that we use all care and pains to advance this Kingdome of God, by our desires, prayers, and all other lawfull meanes and endeavours within the ⟨p. 284⟩compass of our power, place, and calling, that God hath set 〈…〉 in.
This is gathered, because we are here taught to do this by prayer; and what we are bound to pray for, we are bound to use all lawful and expedient means to bring it to pass: else we should but tempt and mock God by such prayers, by dividing the right means from the end, and disjoining of things that God hath conjoined.
This is gathered, because we are here taught to do this by prayer; and what we are bound to pray for, we are bound to use all lawfull and expedient meanes to bring it to pass: else we should but tempt and mock God by such prayers, by dividing the right means from the end, and disjoyning of things that God hath conjoyned.