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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
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Thirdly, They are all upheld & strengthened by the Spirit, Ps. 51. 12. Uphold me with thy free Spirit; or underprop me, or sustain me, as the Hebrew hath it, with thy free voluntary ⟨p. 219⟩Spirit; or as the Greek turns it, with thy noble princely Spirit. So Eph. 3. 16. To be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man. By the inner man, some understand the regenerate part of man; others by the inner man, do understand the soul with all its noble faculties and motions. Take the words which way you will, 'tis certain that all the spiritual might and strength that a Christian hath, he hath it from the holy Spirit. Though the Spirit strengthens every Christian in the inner man, yet I do not say that the Spirit strengthens every Christian alike in the inward man. Some have stronger corruptions to subdue than others, and more violent temptations to with-stand than others, and greater difficulties to wrestle with than others, and choicer mercies to improve than others, and higher and harder duties of Religion to manage than others, and accordingly they are more strengthened in the inner man than others.
Thirdly, They are all upheld & strengthned by the Spirit, Ps. 51. 12. Ʋphold me with thy free Spirit; or underprop me, or sustain me, as the Hebrew hath it, with thy free voluntary ⟨p. 219⟩Spirit; or as the Greek turns it, with thy noble princely Spirit. So Eph. 3. 16. To be strengthned with might by his Spirit in the inner man. By the inner man, some understand the regenerate part of man; others by the inner man, do understand the soul with all its noble faculties and motions. Take the words which way you will, 'tis certain that all the spiritual might and strength that a Christian hath, he hath it from the holy Spirit. Though the Spirit strengthens every Christian in the inner man, yet I do not say that the Spirit strengthens every Christian alike in the inward man. Some have stronger corruptions to subdue than others, and more violent temptations to with-stand than others, and greater difficulties to wrestle with than others, and choicer mercies to improve than others, and higher and harder duties of Religion to mannage than others, and accordingly they are more strengthned in the inner man than others.