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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.
But Reader, the more richly this Vessel of prayer is laden, the more careful and skilful must the Pilot be that steers it, lest it suffer Ship-wrack. Queens that have great heirs in their wombs, must be tenderly used, lest they miscarry. If prayer be so bountiful a friend (as thou hast heard) thou oughtest to be the more fearful of abusing it. Princes who allow favourites their ears, yet expect that they should know their distance, and ask in such a ma•• as they appoint, and such things ⟨p. 146⟩for the matter as will be consistent with their honour to give, or else instead of a grant they may meet with a repulse, and a sharp reproof. Haman though he were so intimate with the King, that he had his Hand and Seal at pleasure, found by woeful experience what it was to abuse the Kings favour, by desiring the satisfaction of his own lust, in that which was exceedingly to the Kings loss.
But Reader, the more richly this Vessel of prayer is laden, the more careful and skilful must the Pilot be that steers it, lest it suffer Ship-wrack. Queens that have great heirs in their wombs, must be tenderly used, lest they miscarry. If prayer be so bountiful a friend (as thou hast heard) thou oughtest to be the more fearful of abusing it. Princes who allow firourites their eares, yet expect that they should know their distance, and ask in such a ma•• as they appoint, and such things ⟨p. 146⟩for the matter as will be consistent with their honour to give, or else instead of a grant they may meet with a repulse, and a sharp reproof. Haman though he were so intimate with the King, that he had his Hand and Seal at pleasure, found by woful experience what it was to abuse the Kings favour, by desiring the satisfaction of his own lust, in that which was exceedingly to the Kings loss.
The Incense under the Ceremonial Law was a type of prayer; Let my prayer come before thee like Incense, but if it had not been made exactly, both for matter and manner according to Gods own prescription, (who himself gave special direction about it,