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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.
Another answer is this, it may be thy prayers have been vain and therefore no marvel if nothing but vain come of them. Surely; God will not hear vanity, Job 35.13. If there be nothing but vanity, how canst thou expect that God should hear them? Our prayers are ordinarily without form, and void, that is, there is nothing but vanity in them. Not that God regards so much the setting of a mans words in form handsomely: for the groans and sighs of the spirit of God are accepted, though they be not methodical, as the making of a speech to men; God looks not to that. Many pray, and they know not why, but because others do; but they propound not the true end of prayer.
Another answer is this, it may be thy prayers have been vain and therefore no marvell if nothing but vain come of them. Surely; God will not hear vanity, Iob 35.13. If there be nothing but vanity, how canst thou expect that God should hear them? Our prayers are ordinarily without form, and void, that is, there is nothing but vanity in them. Not that God regards so much the setting of a mans words in form handsomely: for the grones and sighs of the spirit of God are accepted, though they be not methodicall, as the making of a speech to men; God looks not to that. Many pray, and they know not why, but because others do; but they propound not the true end of prayer.
I appeal to thy conscience; when thou hast gone to pray to God, hast thou propounded this end? I am going ⟨p. 238⟩to tender up that worship and homage, that I a poor creature, owe to to the infinite glorious first being of all things: you call your families sometimes to come to prayer, and never think what you do, what you aim at. I and my family are now going to seek the great God in prayer, I am now going to join with my father or my master, now that we are altogether in this family to tender up that worship and homage that we poor creatures owe to that infinite glorious first being of all things whereby to testify our high respect, and esteem of him. Now if thy prayer be a customary way of prayer it is vanity, it hath not a right end.