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Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…
Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithfull Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...
London: printed by J.T., 1658
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.
That which is to be desired of every Christian, and to be 1earnestly sought for, is this, that they may be strengthened in the Inward man.
- 1Doctrine.
I gather it thus; Saint Paul was now to pray for some special good to the Ephesians, and considering what might be most profitable, and advantageous, he makes choice of this above all other good things, making it the sum and substance of his prayer, that you may be strengthened by the spirit in the inward man.
I gather it thus; Saint Paul was now to pray for some special good to the Ephesians, and considering what might be most profitable, and advantagious, he makes choice of this above all other good things, making it the sum and substance of his prayer, that you may be strengthened by the spirit in the inward man.
I shall not need to prove this by any other places of scripture, because the place in hand sufficiently proves the point, as being the main scope and intent of the spirit of God in this place to show the necessity of this doctrine of strengthening the inward man. But for the fuller explaining of this point we will first show you what this ⟨p. 39⟩strength is, and then we will come to the uses.
I shall not need to prove this by any other places of scripture, because the place in hand sufficiently proves the point, as being the main scope and intent of the spirit of God in this place to shew the necessity of this doctrine of strengthening the inward man. But for the fuller explaning of this point we will first shew you what this