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The right wayThe right vvay
The right way: or A direction for obtaining good success in a weighty enterprise. Set out in a sermon preached on the 12th of September, 1648. before the Lords on a day of humiliation for a blessing on a treaty between His Majesties and the Parliaments commissioners. / By W. Gouge.The right vvay: or A direction for obtaining good successe in a weighty enterprise. Set out in a sermon preached on the 12th of September, 1648. before the Lords on a day of humiliation for a blessing on a treaty between His Majesties and the Parliaments commissioners. / By W. Gouge.
London: printed by A. Miller for Joshua Kirton, 1648London: printed by A. Miller for Ioshua Kirton, 1648
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Let us therefore that do what is warrantable, do it uprightly and fervently: so may we do it in faith, and be be sure to have it accepted. All things are possible to him that believeth, Mark 9. 23. Surely we fail of much benefit that we might receive from our prayers, for want of faith.
Let us therefore that do what is warrantable, do it uprightly and fervently: so may we do it in faith, and be be sure to have it accepted. All things are possible to him that beleeveth, Mark 9. 23. Surely we fail of much benefit that we might receive from our praiers, for want of faith.
3. I might here add,1 that by fasting and prayer, which is an extraordinary humbling of our selves before God, and an extraordinary manner of craving blessing of him, extraordinary honour is done unto him: for the more we humble our selves for his displeasure, and stoop under his strokes, the greater testimony we give, not only to the greatness of his wrath and indignation: but also to the justice and equity of his judgements: and the more earnestly we call on him for favour and blessing, the greater evidence we give of our high esteem of them. Now by how much the more God is acknowledged and justified in his judgements, and by how much the more Gods favour and blessings are prised, by so much the more is the Lord glorified. For Gods honour is much set forth in and by mans acknowledgement of his justice and mercy.2 And who would not do to his uttermost what he can to set forth the Lords honour? This third ground of the fore-said duty is the weightiest of all the rest.
3. I might here adde,1 that by fasting and praier, which is an extraordinary humbling of our selves before God, and an extraordinary manner of craving blessing of him, extraordinary honour is done unto him: for the more we humble our selves for his displeasure, and stoop under his strokes, the greater testimony we give, not only to the greatnesse of his wrath and indignation: but also to the justice and equity of his judgements: and the more earnestly we call on him for favour and blessing, the greater evidence we give of our high esteem of them. Now by how much the more God is acknowledged and justified in his judgements, and by how much the more Gods favour and blessings are prised, by so much the more is the Lord glorified. For Gods honour is much set forth in and by mans acknowledgement of his justice and mercy.