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The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs…The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs…
The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs spirit in reconciling of a sinner to God / by Tho. Shepard ...The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs spirit in reconciling of a sinner to God / by Tho. Shepard ...
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1645
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 God will hear all the petitions of his people, can there be a greater privilege then this? yet this our Saviour affirms twice together, because it is so great a promise, that we can hardly believe it, John 14.13, 14. Whatsoever you ask the Father in my name, that will I do; mark the scope of the words our Saviour had promised, that he that believes in me, shall do greater works then I have done; now because this might seem strange and impossible, the Lord in those verses tells them how, for (saith he) Whatsoever you ask in my name I will do for you, I will do indeed all that is to be done, but yet, it shall be by means of your prayers; Christ did great works when he was upon the earth, but for him to do what ever a poor sinful creature shall desire him to do; what greater work of wonder can there be then this? This is our confidence (saith the Apostle) That what ever we ask according to his will, he heareth us: 1 John 5.15.
That God will heare all the petitions of his people, can there be a greater priviledge then this? yet this our Saviour affirmes twice together, because it is so great a promise, that we can hardly beleeve it, Iohn 14.13, 14. Whatsoever you aske the Father in my name, that will I doe; mark the scope of the words our Saviour had promised, that he that beleeves in me, shall doe greater works then I have done; now because this might seem strange and impossible, the Lord in those verses tells them how, for (saith he) Whatsoever you aske in my name I will doe for you, I will doe indeed all that is to be done, but yet, it shall be by meanes of your prayers; Christ did great works when he was upon the earth, but for him to doe what ever a poore sinfull creature shall desire him to doe; what greater work of wonder can there be then this? This is our confidence (saith the Apostle) That what ever we aske according to his will, he heareth us: 1 Iohn 5.15.