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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.
Use. 2 Caution. •. This may be useful for the instruction of those to whom God hath given returns of prayers, to whom God hath out of his bounty given more then they did ••ke. To such I must give, first, S••ne negative cautions; secondly, Some positive cautions.
Use. 2 Caution. •. This may be usefull for the instruction of those to whom God hath given returnes of prayers, to whom God hath out of his bounty given more then they did ••ke. To such I must give, first, S••ne negative cautions; secondly, Some positive cautions.
Nega∣tive 1 •. Some […] cautions, and that in four regards.
Nega∣tive 1 •. Some 〈…〉 cautions, and that in foure regards.
1. Let not Gods returns to thy prayers make thee remiss and careless in the performance of duty. Beware of an empty heart when God brings in thy mercies with a full hand. Merchant adventurers, i• they have good returns, are encouraged to adventure their Ships to Sea again: Our hearts are so base and disingenuous, that we are apt, when we have what we seek for, to seek no more. O take heed of this let not Gods goodness make you worse.