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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 5: How may we be so Spiritual, as to check Sin in the first risings of it?
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.
Perhaps sometime it may be requisite to join secret fasting with thy prayer. It may be the Devil that tempts thee is of that kind, that will not go out but by prayer and fasting, Mat. 17.21. Thus Daniel lay prostrate at Gods feet, till a hand touched him, and set him upon his knees, and the voice said to him, O Daniel greatly beloved, &c. Dan. cap. 10. vers. 2, 3, compared with 10, 11. & with 18, 19. verses.
Perhaps sometime it may be requisite to joyne secret fasting with thy prayer. It may be the Devil that tempts thee is of that kind, that will not go out but by prayer and fasting, Mat. 17.21. Thus Daniel lay prostrate at Gods feet, till a hand touched him, and set him upon his knees, and the voice said to him, O Daniel greatly beloved, &c. Dan. cap. 10. vers. 2, 3, compared with 10, 11. & with 18, 19. verses.
When thou hast done this, Rise up, and buckle on the shield of faith, Rule. 7 which is able to quench the fiery darts of the wicked one, Ephes. 6 16. Clothe thy soul with an heroic confidence, in the power and faithfulness of thy God, and in the name and majesty of the Lord of hosts, bid battle to thy lusts, and to all the powers of darkness.1 Take heed of going out in thy own single strength, for lust hath cast down many strong men wounded. While thou art keeping thine own heart with all diligence, forget not by faith to bring the great keeper of Israel ⟨p. 104⟩in. If any other man could have kept his own heart, sure the man after Gods own heart could have done it.