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A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude
A practical commentary, or An exposition with notes on the Epistle of Jude. Delivered (for the most part) in sundry weekly lectures at Stoke-Newington in Middlesex. By Thomas Manton, B.D. and minister of Covent-Garden.
London: printed by J.M. for Luke Fawn, 1658
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2. There is the gracious assistance of the holy Ghost; now this is either Habitual or Actual.
1. Habitual grace is necessary to prayer, Zech. 12. 10. I will pour upon them a spirit of grace and supplications; where there is grace there will be supplications, as soon as we are new born we fall a crying: Behold he prayeth, Acts. 9. 11. is the first news we hear of Paul after his conversion; prayer is a kindly duty to the new creature, things of •n airy and fiery nature, a little thing will carry them ⟨p. 510⟩upward; […] their natural motion and tendency; the regenerate are easily drawn into Gods presence, 'tis the vent and utterance by which we discover the impression that is upon us; the Priests were to wash in the great laver, before they went to th• Altar; *we are w•shed in the laver of regeneration, and renewed by the holy Ghost, and so made fit to offer spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
1. Habitual grace is necessary to prayer, Zech. 12. 10. I will pour upon them a spirit of grace and supplications; where there is grace there will be supplications, as soon as we are new born we fall a crying: Behold he prayeth, Acts. 9. 11. is the first news we hear of Paul after his conversion; prayer is a kindly duty to the new creature, things of •n airy and fiery nature, a little thing will carry them