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A supplement to the several discourses upon various divine subjects
A supplement to the several discourses upon various divine subjects by Stephen Charnock.
London: printed for Thomas Cockerill, 1683
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.
1. The Duty. In the act, Delight. In the object, the Lord.
2. The motive. He shall give thee the desires of thy heart, the most substantial desires, those desires which he approves of; The desire of thy heart as gracious, though not the desire of thy heart as carnal: The desire of thy heart as a Christian, though not the desire of thy heart as a creature. He shall give; God is the object of our joy, and the author of our comfort.
Doctrine. Delight in God, in seeking him only, procures gracious answers; or, without cheerful prayers, we cannot have gracious answers.
Doctrine. Delight in God, in seeking him only, procures gracious answers; or, without chearful prayers, we cannot have gracious answers.
There are two parts. 1. Cheerfulness on our parts. 2. Grants on Gods part.
There are two parts. 1. Chearfulness on our parts. 2. Grants on Gods part.