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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.
Thirdly, It must be read with prayer, if we receive not our ordinary food without prayer, much less spiritual, why then should we read the word without it; the means indeed hath a nourishing faculty inherent in it, but yet we must pray, or else it will not put forth his force, the word bath a nourishing faculty going along with it whereby it nourishes, but the holy Ghost must work and cooperate, and unless he do so, it cannot profit, and this is the reason why many hear and profit nothing, because the holy spirit works not with it, and it works not because they pray not for it, that so they may have it, Luke. 11. 13. God will give his holy spirit to them that ask him, had we not need then to pray as David did, Psal. 119. Lord teach me thy statutes, and open mine eyes to see the wonders of thy Law, he reads it, but he knows that prayer will fetch down the spirit, pray then for it, for that puts a nourishing faculty into the Word, and the word nourisheth not without it. If we do thus it will strengthen us if we be weak, and heal us if we fall into a consumption of grace.
Thirdly, It must be read with prayer, if we receive not our ordinary food without prayer, much less spiritual, why then should we read the word without it; the means indeed hath a nourishing faculty inherent in it, but yet we must pray, or else it will not put forth his force, the word bath a nourishing facultie going along with it whereby it nourishes, but the holy Ghost must work and cooperate, and unless he do so, it cannot profit, and this is the reason why many hear and profit nothing, because the holy spirit works not with it, and it works not because they pray not for it, that so they may have it, Luke. 11. 13. God will give his holy spirit to them that ask him, had we not need then to pray as David did, Psal. 119. Lord teach me thy statutes, and open mine eyes to see the wonders of thy Law, he reads it, but he knowes that prayer will fetch down the spirit, pray then for it, for that puts a nourishing faculty into the Word, and the word nourisheth not without it. If we do thus it will strengthen us if we be weak, and heal us if we fall into a consumption of grace.