A75287:1065
Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The…
Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and public, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and publike, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.
London: printed by John Field for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham, 1649London: printed by John Field for Nathanaell Webb and William Grantham, 1649
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1. Confess our sins, especially those sins which upon search we are persuaded hinders prosperity: O Lord, I have thought on ⟨p. 173⟩my ways, and I find (this or that) sin in my bosom, this or that corruption hath gotten head, and hinders thy blessings: O Lord, how should I expect needful things? What have I to do with thy Promises, that have committed such and such sins?
1. Confess our sins, especially those sins which upon search we are perswaded hinders prosperity: O Lord, I have thought on ⟨p. 173⟩my ways, and I finde (this or that) sin in my bosom, this or that corruption hath gotten head, and hinders thy blessings: O Lord, how should I expect needful things? What have I to do with thy Promises, that have committed such and such sins?
2. Importune the Lord for his Temporal blessings, at least so far as he seeth them to be for our good, and for the glory of his great name: Thus Bildad tells Job, 1If thou wouldst seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty, surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous: Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. Thus Jabez prayed,2 O that thou wouldst bless me indeed, and enlarge my coasts, &c. and God granted him that which he requested. In like manner was Jacobs prayer, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, 3and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my fathers house in peace, Then shall the Lord be my God: And thus may we importune the Lord, and make our supplication to the Almighty.