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God acknowledged, or, The true interest of the nation and all that fear God…
God acknowledged, or, The true interest of the nation and all that fear God opened in a sermon preached December the 11th, 1695 : being the day appointed by the king for public prayer and humiliation / by Benjamin Keach.God acknowledged, or, The true interest of the nation and all that fear God opened in a sermon preached December the 11th, 1695 : being the day appointed by the king for publick prayer and humiliation / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed for William Marshal, 1696
GOD Acknowledged: OR THE The TRUE INTEREST of the NATION, and all t… › Exhortation.
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2. Prayer Honours God, in that by Prayer we acknowledge his Omnipotence, that he is able to help us, let our condition be what it will: and in that he can confound our Enemies.
3. In respect of our dependence upon God, for in Prayer we Acknowledge, we do not know what to do, but our eyes are up to him and our Trust is in him.
3. In respect of our dependance upon God, for in Prayer we Acknowledge, we do not know what to do, but our eyes are up to him and our Trust is in him.
4. In Prayer we Acknowledge his Authority over us, and his Love and Faithfulness towards us: But Brethren, know that it is the Prayer of the New Creature that prevaileth, that pleaseth and honoureth him; 'tis the voice of the New Born Spiritual Babe, that is sweet to him; yea 'tis the voice of his own Spirit that he hears, and which brings honour to him: Moreover know, that 'tis through Christs Intercession only, that our Prayers are heard: Christ offers up all the Prayers of his own People1 with his own Incense, and when he offered up their Prayers with his Incense, their were Voices, Lightnings and Thunder.
4. In Prayer we Acknowledge his Authority over us, and his Love and Faithfulness towards us: But Brethren, know that it is the Prayer of the New Creature that prevaileth, that pleaseth and honoureth him; 'tis the voice of the New Born Spiritual Babe, that is sweet to him; yea 'ts the voice of his own Spirit that he hears, and which brings honour to him: Moreover know, that 'tis through Christs Intercession only, that our Prayers are heard: Christ offers up all the Prayers of his own People1