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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
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.
Certainly, these very Moors will one day rise in judgement against them, who cast off prayer, who ⟨p. 127⟩live in a total neglect of prayer, who suffer so many Suns and Moons to rise and set upon their heads, without any solemn calling upon God. I have read of a man, who being sick and afraid of death, fell to his prayers; and to move God to hear him, told him, That he was no common beggar, and that he had never troubled him with his prayers before, 1and if he would but hear him at that time, he would never trouble him again. This world is full of such profane blasphemous, atheistical wretches. But,
Certainly, these very Moors will one day rise in judgement against them, who cast off prayer, who ⟨p. 127⟩live in a total neglect of prayer, who suffer so many Suns and Moons to rise and set upon their heads, without any solemn calling upon God. I have read of a man, who being sick and afraid of death, fell to his prayers; and to move God to hear him, told him, That he was no common beggar, and that he had never troubled him with his prayers before, 1and if he would but hear him at that time, he would never trouble him again. This world is full of such prophane blasphemous, atheistical wretches. But,
- 1Heil. Mic. p. 376.
Thirdly, This truth looks very sourly and sadly upon such, who are all for public prayer, but never regard private prayer; who are •ll for going up to the Temple, but never care for going into their Closets. This is most palpable hypocrisy, for a man to be very zealous for public prayer, but very cold and careless as to private prayer. He that pretends conscience in the one, and makes no conscience of the other, is an hypocrite