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A comment upon Christ's last prayer in the seventeenth of John wherein is opened…
A comment upon Christ's last prayer in the seventeenth of John wherein is opened the union believers have with God and Christ, and the glorious privileges thereof ... / by that faithful and known servant of Christ, Mr. Thomas Hooker ... ; printed from the authors own papers written with his own hand, and attested to be such in an epistle by Thomas Goodwin and Philip Nigh.A comment upon Christ's last prayer in the seventeenth of John wherein is opened the union beleevers have with God and Christ, and the glorious priviledges thereof ... / by that faithful and known servant of Christ, Mr. Thomas Hooker ... ; printed from the authors own papers written with his own hand, and attested to be such in an epistle by Thomas Goodwin and Philip Nye.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1656
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.
As the Spirit assisting, fastening, holding the heart, and making it to abide under the stroke of the spirit, pacifying, quickening; Are not so much habits of Grace poured into the Soul, but rather Dints and stirrings of the Spirit assisting or inhabiting.
As he that sets or Joints the part that is out, and chafeth it out of its numbness, leaves a remembrance of the power and motion of his Hand: But he that puts in Oil, leaves a quality or Oily moisture which remains in the part.
As he that sets or Joints the part that is out, and chafeth it out of its numness, leaves a remembrance of the power and motion of his Hand: But he that puts in Oyl, leaves a quality or Oyly moisture which remaines in the part.
So here, The spirit draws, and unites the soul in vocation: leaves the poise of the assistance of the spirit upon it in Adoption; whereby it makes the soul abide in Christ and under the stroke of his spirit, as he abides in it.
So here, The spirit draws, and unites the soul in vocation: leaves the poyse of the assistance of the spirit upon it in Adoption; whereby it makes the soul abide in Christ and under the stroke of his spirit, as he abides in it.