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The pastors farewell, and wish of welfare to his people, or, A valedictory sermon by George Swinnock ...The pastors farevvell, and vvish of vvelfare to his people, or, A valedictory sermon by George Swinnock ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1662
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He that prayeth for himself and not for others, is fitly compared to an Hedgehog who laps himself within his own soft down, and turns his bristles to all ⟨p. 24⟩the World beside. And he that prayeth for others without reliance on God through Christ for audience, works at the labour in vain, and like Penelope undoeth by night all that he wrought in the day. The truth is, we lye to God in prayer, if we do not rely on him after prayer.
He that prayeth for himself and not for others, is fitly compared to an Hedghog who laps himself within his own soft down, and turns his brissels to all ⟨p. 24⟩the World beside. And he that prayeth for others without reliance on God through Christ for audience, works at the labour in vain, and like Penelope undoeth by night all that he wrought in the day. The truth is, we lye to God in prayer, if we do not rely on him after prayer.
So then for the Preacher to commend his brethren or friends to God is in brief thus much. To open their cases and conditions to God in prayer, earnestly begging the relief of their indigencies, and believing that through Christ he will supply all their necessities.
So then for the Preacher to commend his brethren or friends to God is in brief thus much. To open their cases and conditions to God in prayer, earnestly begging the releif of their indigencies, and beleiving that through Christ he will supply all their necessities.
In the next place, I come to the Reasons why the Pastor must commend his brethren and friends to God. And they shall be drawn from these three heads; From God, from the World, and from the Brethren themselves; Gods propriety in them, the Worlds enmity against them, and their own impotency, do all require that they should be commended to Gods care and charge.