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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.
3. It may be what is wanting in words, is made up in life; as thou art defective in expression, so thou makest a recompense in conversation; and that is the best expression that can be. It is much better to live a prayer then to express a prayer. It is good to pray for grace, but it is better to live a life of grace. It is good to pray against sin, but it is better to live against sin.
3. It may be what is wanting in words, is made up in life; as thou art defective in expression, so thou makest a recompence in conversation; and that is the best expression that can be. It is much better to live a prayer then to expresse a prayer. It is good to pray for grace, but it is better to live a life of grace. It is good to pray against sin, but it is better to live against sin.
And so much for answer to the third doubt.
A fourth ground of doubting is this: 1Many a disconsolate Christian is apt to say, I am troubled with wandering thoughts; with deadness and dullness of heart in prayer.
A fourth ground of doubting is this: 1Many a disconsolate Christian is apt to say, I am troubled with wandring thoughts; with deadnesse and dulnesse of heart in prayer.
- 1A fourth Reason confuted.