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The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…
The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered. : As also the Christian directed how he may perform it in [brace] religious duties, natural actions, his particular vocation, his family directions, and his own recreations. / By George Swinnock ...
London: printed for T.P., 1662
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Prayer is like the ring which Queen Elizabeth gave to the Earl of Essex, bidding him if he were in any distress send that ring to her, and she would help him: God commandeth his people if they be in any perplexity to send this ring to him; Call upon me in the day of trouble, I will hear thee, and thou shalt glorify me, Psa. 50.15.
Prayer is like the ring which Queen Elizabeth gave to the Earl of Essex, bidding him if he were in any distress send that ring to her, and she would help him: God commandeth his people if they be in any perplexity to send this ring to him; Call upon me in the day of trouble, I will hear thee, and thou shalt glorifie me, Psa. 50.15.
O what a privilege dost thou enjoy Reader, in having freedom of access to the Throne of Grace. The Persian Kings took state upon them, and enacted that none should come uncalled upon pain of death: But the gates of Heaven, as the Aediles at Rome are always open: Thou hast liberty night and day of presenting thy petitions in the name of Christ to the King of the whole earth, and needst not fear (so thy prayers be according to Scripture ⟨p. 144⟩directions) so much as a chiding for thy presumption: The poets say that Litae, Prayers, are Jupiters Daughters, and always about the Throne. If it be esteemed such a favour to have an earthly Princes ear, what a favour art thou invested with, that hast the ear of the blessed and only Potentate? Elisha offered his courteous Host a great kindness, when he asked her, wilt thou be spoken for to the King? 2 Kings 4.13. Some purchase that liberty, as the chief Captain his Roman freedom, with a great sum, but thou mayst speak to the King of Kings thy self, and be welcome, and needst not be at the charge of having either Saints or Angels thy mediators, or any of those Heavenly Courtiers, to bring thee into the Kings presence. The Son of God himself will do it for thee gratis. In him we have boldness,