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Heavens treasury opened in a fruitful exposition of the Lord's Prayer together with the…Heavens treasvry opened in a fruitfull exposition of the Lord's Prayer together with the…
Heavens treasury opened in a fruitful exposition of the Lord's Prayer together with the principal grounds of Christian religion briefly unfolded / by Tho. Hooker.Heavens treasvry opened in a fruitfull exposition of the Lord's Prayer together with the principal grounds of Christian religion briefly unfolded / by Tho. Hooker.
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1645
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.
When our Saviour sent his disciples out to preach, he bad them carry neither scrip nor staff to hinder them in their course; when Paul was converted, the text saith, he never consulted with flesh and blood, he adviseth not with carnal reasonings, but what ⟨p. 84⟩God commands he did; so when God calls for duty, we should not reason with profit, pleasure and honours, ask them leave, to take up this duty and that performance, If the holy Apostle had done this, it would have hindered him, but he consulted not with flesh and blood: so we should do ever what God commands: it matters not what men would have of us, but let us have an eye to Gods command.
When our Saviour sent his disciples out to preach, hee bad them cary neither scrip nor staffe to hinder them in their course; when Paul was converted, the text saith, he never consulted with flesh and blood, hee adviseth not with carnall reasonings, but what ⟨p. 84⟩God commands hee did; so when God calls for duty, wee should not reason with profit, pleasure and honours, aske them leave, to take up this duty and that performance, If the holy Apostle had done this, it would have hindred him, but hee consulted not with flesh and blood: so we should doe ever what God cōmands: it matters not what men would have of us, but let us have an eye to Gods command.
3. The Angels in heaven do the will of God faithfully; that is, they perform the whole will of God, they fail not to do it to an hairs breadth: ⟨p. 85⟩he is a faithful servant that doth his masters command fully, so should a Saint do: now faithfulness appears in 2. things.
3. The Angells in heaven doe the will of God faithfully; that is, they performe the whole will of God, they faile not to doe it to an haires bredth: