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The quarrel of the covenant, with the pacification of the quarrel. Delivered in three…The quarrell of the covenant, with the pacification of the quarrell. Delivered in three…
The quarrel of the covenant, with the pacification of the quarrel. Delivered in three sermons on Levit. 26. 25. and Jere. 50. 5. / By Thomas Case, preacher of the Word in Milk-street, London; and one of the Assembly of Divines.The quarrell of the covenant, with the pacification of the quarrell. Delivered in three sermons on Levit. 26. 25. and Jere. 50. 5. / By Thomas Case, preacher of the Word in Milk-street, London; and one of the Assembly of Divines.
London: printed for Luke Fawne, 1643
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Let it be your wisdom and piety (my Brethren) to imitate both; Oh pray, and be much in Prayer, and be often in prayer, pray daily over the Covenant; as you this day lift up your hands to swear to the most high God in this Covenant, so lift up your hands, every day to pray to that God for grace to keep this Covenant. Let sense of self-insufficiency, keep open the sluice of Prayer, That that may let fresh streams of strength, every day into your souls, to make good your vows; when you be careless to pray over the Covenant, you will be careless to keep the Covenant; when you cease to pray, you will cease to pay; If you will be watchful in praying over your vows, Prayer will make you watchful in paying your vows; If you will be faithful in crying to God, God will be faithful in hearing and helping, Psal. 50.15. Pray therefore, pray over every good purpose and resolution of heart towards the Covenant of God, which conscience shall suggest, or the Spirit of God shall breath into your bosoms, at this present, or any time hereafter; as David once prayed over that good frame of Spirit, which he observed in his people; what time they off red so willingly and ⟨p. 92⟩liberally to the preparing for the House of God; 1Oh, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob […] Fathers, keep this for ever, in the imagination of the thoughts of my heart, and prepare my heart unto thee.
Let it be your wisedome and piety (my Brethren) to imitate both; Oh pray, and be much in Prayer, and be often in prayer, pray daily over the Covenant; as you this day lift up your hands to swear to the most high God in this Covenant, so lift up your hands, every day to pray to that God for grace to keep this Covenant. Let sence of self-insufficiency, keep open the sluce of Prayer, That that may let fresh streams of strength, every day into your souls, to make good your vows; when you be carelesse to pray over the Covenant, you will be carelesse to keep the Covenant; when you cease to pray, you will cease to pay; If you will be watchfull in praying over your vows, Prayer will make you watchfull in paying your vows; If you will be faithfull in crying to God, God will be faithfull in hearing and h•lping,