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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.
There is another considerable Doctrine yet behind, taken from the amplification of the concession: He asked but three loaves; but because of his importunity, he gave him as many as he needed.
There is another considerable Doctrine yet behinde, taken from the amplification of the concession: He asked but three loaves; but because of his importunity, he gave him as many as he needed.
The observation thence is this; That when the heart is importunate in begging mercy, 1God usually gives us more then we pray for.
- 1Doct. 4. God is better then our prayers.
In the handling of this Doctrine, I shall
1. prove it by Scripture-instances. 2. I shall lay down the reasons of it. 3. I shall answer some objections, and cases of conscience; and so I shall come to application.