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Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...
London: printed for Peter Parker, 1674
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
First. Have I been much in holy ejaculation? Thus we ought to Pray continually; not only at our set and solemn times, but upon all occasions, to step aside and speak a word or two with God; in our Journeys, and Occupations, this is walking with God indeed; when we do not only take a turn or two with him in the morning, and so in the evening, but all the day long. It is said of Mr. Dod, that he never got up his Horse, but he prayed before he came off. Thus did Nehemiah, while the King was talking with him, he was praying to God. Nehem. 2. 4. So I prayed to the God of Heaven, this was a Heavenly ejaculation; this would keep your hearts a praying all the day long. When the hearts of men do naturally bend to God, as the sparks fly upward this is a good thing indeed; when we cannot go by the door, but we must step in and have a turn with God; you will take it as a great kindness for a man not only to come on set times to visit you, but when he comes in every time he comes by the door to see you; And when thy heart is thus wont to turn into God, this will be an […] to thee that ⟨p. 17⟩thy heart is used to converse with God.
First. Have I been much in holy ejaculation? Thus we ought to Pray continually; not onely at our set and solemn times, but upon all occasions, to step aside and speak a word or two with God; in our Journeys, and Occupations, this is walking with God indeed; when we do not onely take a turn or two with him in the morning, and so in the evening, but all the day long. It is said of Mr. Dod, that he never got up his Horse, but he prayed before he came off. Thus did Nehemiah, while the King was talking with him, he was praying to God. Nehem. 2. 4. So I prayed to the God of Heaven, this was a Heavenly ejaculation; this would keep your hearts a praying all the day long. When the hearts of men do naturally bend to God, as the sparks fly upward this is a good thing indeed; when we cannot go by the door, but we must step in and have a turn with God; you will take it as a great kindness for a man not onely to come on set times to visit you, but when he comes in every time he comes by the door to see you; And when thy heart is thus wont to turn into God, this will be an 〈…〉 to thee that ⟨p. 17⟩