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Aphorisms of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of…Aphorismes of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of…
Aphorisms of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of the covenants, satisfaction, righteousness, faith, works, &c. : published especially for the use of the church of Kidderminster in Worcestershire / by their unworthy teacher Ri. Baxter.Aphorismes of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of the covenants, satisfaction, righteousnesse, faith, works, &c. : published especially for the use of the church of Kederminster in Worcestershire / by their unworthy teacher Ri. Baxter.
Hague: printed by Abraham Brown, 1655
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.
3. I pray you tell me, Do you ever use to pray or no? Do you think it necessary or lawful to pray (pardon me for putting such gross interrogatories to you; for the main question which you raise, is far more gross:) If you do pray, what do you pray for? Is it only for your body, or also for your soul? And is not earnest praying for life, pardon, and salvation, some proper kind of doing? it may be you will say, you pray only for Gods glory, and for the Church: But hath not God as much care of his Church and his glory, as of your soul? or may you pray for other mens souls, and not your own, when you are bound to love them but as your self? Sure, ⟨p. 268⟩if you may not make the obtaining of life, the end of your labour and duty, you may not make it the end of your Prayers, which are part of your labour and duty.
3. I pray you tell me, Do you ever use to pray or no? Do you think it necessary or lawfull to pray (pardon me for putting such grosse interrogatories to you; for the main question which you raise, is farre more grosse:) If you do pray, what do you pray for? Is it onely for your body, or also for your soul? And is not earnest praying for life, pardon, and salvation, some proper kind of doing? it may be you will say, you pray onely for Gods glory, and for the Church: But hath not God as much care of his Church and his glory, as of your soul? or may you pray for other mens souls, and not your own, when you are bound to love them but as your self? Sure, ⟨p. 268⟩if you may not make the obtaining of life, the end of your labour and dutie, you may not make it the end of your Prayers, which are part of your labour and dutie.
And indeed according to the opinion which I oppose, it must needs follow, that Petition is to be laid aside, and no part of prayer lawful, but praise and thanksgiving.
And indeed according to the opinion which I oppose, it must needs follow, that Petition is to be laid aside, and no part of prayer lawfull, but praise and thanksgiving.