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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.
2. This should put an holy awe upon the hearts of all godly men; what though you are in a state of favour with God, though this will carry your souls to heaven, yet this will not bring you a return of your prayers. You must have your hearts rightly qualified, before God will give a return of thy prayers. And thus much for the second doctrine, and also for the negative condition.
2. This should put an holy awe upon the hearts of all godly men; what though you are in a state of favour with God, though this will carrie your soules to heaven, yet this will not bring you a return of your prayers. You must have your hearts rightly qualifyed, before God will give a returne of thy prayers. And thus much for the second doctrine, and also for the negative condition.
I come now to the condition positive, to which, returns of prayer are annexed; Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend; yet because of his importunity, he will rise and give him as many as he needs. From which part of the text you may observe this doctrine.
I come now to the condition positive, to which, returnes of prayer are annexed; Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend; yet because of his importunity, he will rise and give him as many as he needs. From which part of the text you may observe this doctrine.
Doct. 3 That the people of God must not content themselves with being in a state of favour, and friendship with God, but they must also labour after this holy importunity in prayer, before they can have their prayer accepted.