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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.
4. In case thy fluency of expressions do make thee conceited of thy self, and of thy gifts, and to sleight the gifts of other men, this is an argument thou hast not this holy importunity; for that makes a man humble, and low in his own eyes. When a man comes to despise other men, and exalt himself above his brethren, this is a token thy importunity comes not from a right principle. And so I have disproved the first false ground, upon which many conceit they have this importunity.1
4. In case thy fluencie of expressions doe make thee conceited of thy selfe, and of thy gifts, and to sleight the gifts of other men, this is an argument thou hast not this holy importunitie; for that makes a man humble, and low in his own eyes. When a man comes to despise other men, and exalt himselfe above his brethren, this is a token thy importunitie comes not from a right principle. And so I have disproved the first false ground, upon which many conceit they have this importunity.1
- 1A second false ground confuted.A second false ground consuted.
2. Another false ground upon which ⟨p. 66⟩men conceive they have this importunity, when they have not, is this; Because they find in themselves some stirrings in their affections in prayer to God. But this is no just ground for that opinion in these cases.
2. Another false ground upon which ⟨p. 66⟩men conceive they have this importunitie, when they have not, is this; Because they finde in themselves some stirrings in their affections in prayer to God. But this is no just ground for that opinion in these cases.