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The saints inheritance and the worldlings portion representing the glorious condition of a child…
The saints inheritance and the worldlings portion representing the glorious condition of a child of God and the misery of having ones portion in this world, unfolding the state of true happiness with the marks, means, and members thereof / by Jer. Burroughs.The saints inheritance and the worldlings portion representing the glorious condition of a child of God and the misery of having ones portion in this world, unfolding the state of true happiness with the marks, means, and members thereof / by Ier. Burroughs.
London: printed for Francis Eglesfield, 1657
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.
In the opening of this point I will first give you some evidences of it; Secondly, ⟨p. 201⟩show you what great things prayer will do. Thirdly, wherein the efficacy and power of it lieth. Fourthly, the objections of troubled unbelieving spirits against it. And then come to apply all. The evidences hereof are first the many famous records in Scripture of the noble and glorious exploits of prayer. If any of you should come to me to ask, as that King did of the prophets servant, 2. Kings 8.4. What great things hath thy master done? so what great things hath prayer done in the world? truly we might spend hours and days in returning you an answer, a great part of holy Scripture being spent in this very argument. And it is a very good exercise for you in the night, when you cannot sleep, or at other times when you are troubled, to do as that King did, Esther 6.1. call for the book of the Records of prayer. You that read the Scriptures, mark what you read. The word of God will tell you how prayer hath stopped the Sun in the firmament, opened heaven, and shut it ⟨p. 202⟩again, raised from death to life, opened the prison doors, and what not?
In the opening of this point I will first give you some evidences of it; Secondly, ⟨p. 201⟩shew you what great things prayer will do. Thirdly, wherein the efficacy and power of it lyeth. Fourthly, the objections of troubled unbelieving spirits against it. And then come to apply all. The evidences hereof are first the many famous records in Scripture of the noble and glorious exploits of prayer. If any of you should come to me to ask, as that King did of the prophets servant, 2. Kings 8.4. What great things hath thy master done? so what great things hath prayer done in the world? truly we might spend houres and dayes in returning you an answer, a great part of holy Scripture being spent in this very argument. And it is a very good exercise for you in the night, when you cannot sleep, or at other times when you are troubled, to do as that King did,