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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.
1. God may give you mercy, not as a return of prayer, but as a fruit of his general providence, whereby he doth take care for all his creatures; God giveth meat even to the Ravens that cry unto him. The Lord gives to every thing their meat in due season. God hears the cries of the meanest of all his creatures in the time of need.
1. God may give you mercy, not as a returne of prayer, but as a fruit of his generall providence, whereby he doth take care for all his creatures; God giveh meat even to the Ravens that crie unto him. The Lord gives to every thing their meat in due season. God heares the cries of the meanest of all his creatures in the time of need.
2. God may hear thee, and grant thy request in wrath, and not in mercy; So it was with the Israelites; they were weary of that government that God had set over them, and they were very importunate to have a King; Nothing would satisfy them but a King. They refused to hear the voice of Samuel, and said, nay, but we ⟨p. 68⟩will have a King. Well, God hears their request, and grants it, and gives them a King. Might they thence conclude, surely their prayers were accepted of God, because God did give them what they desired? No, God tells us the quite contrary, Hosea 13. 11. I gave thee a King in mine anger. So in the 78. Psal. The Israelites were very desirous of meat. God heard them; Verse 29. 30, 31. So they did eat and were filled, for he gave them their own desire. They were not estranged from their lust; but while the meat was in their mouths, the wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel; So that Gods giving of a man the mercy he wants, is no argument to a man, to conclude that God accepts his prayers.
2. God may hear thee, and grant thy request in wrath, and not in mercy; So it was with the Israelites; they were weary of that government that God had set over them, and they were very importunate to have a King; Nothing would satisfie them but a King. They refused to heare the voice of Samuel, and said, nay, but we