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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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2. Lay we load of deepest groans, and strongest cries for ⟨p. 42⟩mortifying grace against this domineering sin; especially every Morning and Evening strive with God in our Prayers for a comfortable conquest over it, enforce and enlarge that passage with an extraordinary pang of fervency, cry we mightily to God for power and strength against this lust, that continually wars against the soul.
2. Lay we load of deepest groans, and strongest cryes for ⟨p. 42⟩mortifying grace against this dominiering sin; especially every Morning and Evening strive with God in our Prayers for a comfortable conquest over it, inforce and inlarge that passage with an extraordinary pang of fervency, cry we mightily to God for power and strength against this lust, that continually wars against the soul.
3. Bend we our selves against the special acts, occasions, and opportunities of this sin; as suppose rash anger, the sin which a man sifteth, and pursueth to the extirpation of it; in this case, he should resolve with himself, not to speak harshly, nor to look fiercely, nor to use any churlish behaviour, whether his Servant displease him with negligence, or his Friend offend him with unfaithfulness, or his enemy provoke him with ill language, or some malicious dealing.
3. Bend we our selves against the special acts, occasions, and opportunities of this sin; as suppose rash anger, the sin which a man sifteth, and pursueth to the extirpation of it; in this case, he should resolve with himself, not to speak harshly, nor to look fiercely, nor to use any churlish behavior, whether his Servant displease him with negligence, or his Friend offend him with unfaithfulness, or his enemy provoke him with ill language, or some malicious dealing.