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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. It may be thou doest judge and compare they self with others, at a great disadvantage. As first, it may be thou dost compare thy self, and thy praying in secret, with the praying of others in public; Now this is very disadvantageous; for in public men have not only inward, but also outward encouragements, and so thorough the corruption that is in all our hearts, they are more drawn forth at that time then in secret.
2. It may be thou doest judge and compare they selfe with others, at a great disadvantage. As first, it may be thou dost compare thy selfe, and thy praying in secret, with the praying of others in publick; Now this is very disadvantageous; for in publick men have not onely inward, but also outward incouragements, and so thorough the corruption that is in all our hearts, they are more drawne forth at that time then in secret.
2. It may be thou dost compare their expression with thine affection, it may be there is more in thy affections, then in all the multitude of their expressions. Thou are not to compare thy affections with the multitude of other mens words.
3. I• may be thou dost compare thy […] with others, when they are at the best ⟨p. 73⟩and highest, and thou at the worst and lowest. There is a great difference betwixt a man and himself, at several times, now you judge unequally, if you compare your self in that manner.
3. I• may be thou dost compare thy with others, when they are at the best