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The zealous Christian taking heavenThe zealovs Christian taking heaven
The zealous Christian taking heaven by holy violence in several sermons, tending to direct men how to hear with zeal, [how] to pray with importunity / preached by ... Mr. Christopher Love ...The zealovs Christian taking heaven by holy violence in severall sermons, tending to direct men how to hear with zeal, [how] to pray with importunity / preached by ... Mr. Christopher Love ...
London: printed by R. and W. Leybourn for John Rothwell, 1653
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.
The Zealous CHRISTIAN Holding Communion with God, in wrestling and importunate Prayer.
The Zealous CHRISTIAN Holding Communion with God, in wrastling and importunate Prayer.
LUKE 11. 8. I say unto you, though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity, he will give unto him as many as he needeth.
1MY Text is the conclusion of a familiar Parable used by Christ, whereby he instructs his Disciples touching the Doctrine and use of prayer. The occasion offered 2to Christ-to fall upon this Subject, is intimated ver. 1. of this chapter, One of his ⟨p. 2⟩Disciples said unto him, Lord teach us to pray as John also taught his disciples. Whether it was a one of the twelve Apostles, or one of the seventy Disciples that propounded the question is not easy to determine, nor is it material to know; Hereupon Christ gives them a pl•• for me or directions for prayer, to direct them about the matter; and withal, gives them a parable to inform concerning the manner of praying. For the matter of it, you have it in these 3