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The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved
The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers, September 1661.
London: printed for Joshua Kirton and Nathaniel Webb, 1661
Sermon 2: What must, and can Persons do Towards their own CONVERSION?
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10. They may thirst after, and pray for the mercy hoped for. Such a qualification was in these men, What shall we do? you men of God we are a thirst, and do entreat you to tell us where we may have water to quench our heat, mercy to pardon our sins, balm to cure our wounds. The Publican in Luke hath left us his short pithy and affectionate prayer, to imitate being in this case and state, Lord, saith he, be merciful to me a sinner. He was sensible of his sin and of his want of righteousness, he had hope of mercy, and thereupon came to the Temple to pray; and prayed earnestly for mercy, and Conversion is none of the least mercies of God, or least needful for a sinner.
10. They may thirst after, and pray for the mercy hoped for. Such a qualification was in these men, What shall we do? you men of God we are a thirst, and do intreat you to tell us where we may have water to quench our heat, mercy to pardon our sins, balme to cure our wounds. The Publican in Luke hath left us his short pithy and affectionate prayer, to imitate being in this case and state, Lord, saith he, be merciful to me a sinner. He was sensible of his sin and of his want of righteousness, he had hope of mercy, and thereupon came to the Temple to pray; and pray'd earnestly for mercie, and Conversion is none of the least mercies of God, or least needful for a sinner.
11. Men being come thus far, they are to wait upon God for doing ⟨p. 37⟩the work: when the pots were filled with water, the water was not made Wine, till Christ put forth his mighty power; neither were the men who lay at the pool of Bethesda cured, till the Angel came down and stirred the waters: so a man in this case is to wait until the Spirit of the Lord come in, & omnipotenti sua vitate, or victrici delectation overcome his will, and set it for the Lord, and spiritual things: when this is, the work is done, and done without violence to the will; for its an omnipotent presence prevails with the will, and its immediately made willing in the day of this power.