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The privy key of heaven, or, Twenty arguments for closet-prayer in a select discourse…The privie key of heaven, or, Twenty arguments for closet-prayer in a select discourse…
The privy key of heaven, or, Twenty arguments for closet-prayer in a select discourse on that subject with the resolution of several considerable questions : the main objections also against closet-prayer are here answered ... with twenty special lessons ... that we are to learn by that severe rod, the pestilence that now rageth in the midst of us / by Thomas Brooks.The privie key of heaven, or, Twenty arguments for closet-prayer in a select discourse on that subject with the resolution of several considerable questions : the main objections also against closet-prayer are here answered ... with twenty special lessons ... that we are to learn by that severe rod, the pestilence that now rageth in the midst of us / by Thomas Brooks.
London : Printed for and are to be sold by John Hancock, 1665
THE PRIVY KEY OF HEAVEN, Or, a Discourse of CLOSET-PRAYER. › Argument 12
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Chrysostom compares the mystery of Christ, in regard of the wicked, to a written book, that the ignorant can neither read nor spell; he fees the cover, the leaves, and the letters, but he understands not the meaning of what he sees. He compares, the mystery of Grace to an indited Epistle, which an unskilful Idiot viewing, he cannot read it, he cannot understand it; he knoweth ⟨p. 84⟩it is paper and ink, but the sense, the matter, he knows not, he understands not. So unsanctified persons, though they are never so learned, and though they may perceive the bark of the mystery of Christ, yet they perceive not, they understand not the mystery of grace, the inward sense of the spirit, in the blessed Scriptures. Though the Devil be the greatest Scholar in the world, and though he have more learning than all the men in the world have, yet there are many thousand secrets and mysteries in the Gospel of grace, that he knows not really, spiritually, feelingly, efficaciously, powerfully, throughly, savingly, &c.
Chrysostome compares the mystery of Christ, in regard of the wicked, to a written book, that the ignorant can neither read nor spell; he fees the cover, the leaves, and the letters, but he understands not the meaning of what he sees. He compares, the mystery of Grace to an indited Epistle, which an unskilful Ideot viewing, he cannot read it, he cannot understand it; he knoweth ⟨p. 84⟩it is paper and ink, but the sense, the matter, he knows not, he understands not. So unsanctified persons, though they are never so learned, and though they may perceive the bark of the mystery of Christ, yet they perceive not, they understand not the mystery of grace, the inward sense of the spirit, in the blessed Scriptures. Though the Devil be the greatest Scholar in the world, and though he have more learning than all the men in the world have, yet there are many thousand secrets and mysteries in the Gospel of grace, that he knows not really, spiritually, feelingly, efficaciously, powerfully, throughly, savingly, &c.