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An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…
An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgess ...An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by A.M. for Abel Roper, 1661
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON THE First Chapter of… › Sermon 83
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Therefore from both these joined together, we may take notice, That Paul doth not simply look at prayers and praises, from others singly and distributively, but as conjoined and collectively. The prayers of many met together, the praises of many assembled together, are more acceptable then of one alone. From whence observe,
Therefore from both these joyned together, we may take notice, That Paul doth not simply look at prayers and praises, from others singly and distributively, but as conjoyned and collectively. The prayers of many met together, the praises of many assembled together, are more acceptable then of one alone. From whence observe,
That not only personal prayers and praises, but public and solemn ones performed 1by many, are very acceptable together.
That not onely personal prayers and praises, but publick and solemn ones performed 1by many, are very acceptable together.
- 1Not only personal, but public prayers and praises are acceptable to God.Not only personal, but publick prayers and praises are acceptable to God.
Chrysostom doth from this enlarge himself, concerning the great power that a multitude hath, if met in an holy manner to prevail with God. They do (as it were) put God to shame (that is his expression) he knoweth not how to gain-say many, when they knock and importune: whereupon he takes occasion to speak of the public Church-prayers that were then made for the Catechumenoi, and doth in particular explicate every petition. But we shall keep to the Apostle, who doth desire their public prayers and praises, thereby commending the profit and efficacy of them.