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Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…
Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by R. Ibbitson and M. Wright, 1661
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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.
I. The Excellency of Ejaculatory Prayer appeareth, In that at all times, and in all places, even in our converses with men, we may thereby converse with God, and enjoy an holy familiarity with him, and yet others in our company take no notice thereof. And when we are about the works of our Calling, we may without any hinderance thereof, lift up our hearts to God in some short Ejaculatory Prayer, for his assistance and blessing, which, though they are but as Parentheses in our worldly employments, yet will prove very advantageous to us therein.
I. The Excellency of Ejaculatory Prayer appeareth, In that at all times, and in all places, even in our converses with men, wee may thereby converse with God, and injoy an holy familiarity with him, and yet others in our company take no notice thereof. And when we are about the works of our Calling, we may without any hinderance thereof, lift up our hearts to God in some short Ejaculatory Prayer, for his assistance and blessing, which, though they are but as Parentheses in our worldly imployments, yet will prove very advantagious to us therein.
II. Another Motive may be taken from the Necessity of these Ejaculatory Prayers, and that
II. Another Motive may bee taken from the Necessity of these Ejaculatory Prayers, and that
1 In regard of the sudden dangers and plunges whereunto the people of God are many times brought, which will not afford time for continued prayer.