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The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ
The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ: opened and applied. By Solomon Stoddard Pastor to the church of North-Hampton in New-England. ; [Nine lines from Philippians]The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ: opened and applied. By Solomon Stoddard Pastor to the church of North-Hampton in New-England. ; [Nine lines from Phillipians]
Boston: printed by Samuel Green for Samuel Phillips, 1687
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The Safety of Appearing in the Righteousness of Jesus Christ. › Chapter 11
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4. Be earnest with God in prayer for the strengthening of Faith: Christ prayed for Peter on this account, Luk. 22.32. and on the same account we should pray for our selves: prayer is the way to win any thing that we need from God: importunate prayer is like the sword of Saul that returned not empty: tho' the people of God are compassed with infirmities, yet their prayers are very prevailing, Elijah was a man of like passions, yet his prayers were successful: God loves to gratify his people, he takes delight in the exercise of their graces in prayer, he loves to encourage them in waiting on him according to his appointment: therefore constantly attend this duty, and be much in secret prayer: be often pouring out your heart unto him: this is duty, Mat. 6 6. and in this way christians have much communion with God, whereby their faith is strengthened: such christians as can make shift so to stifle their consciences as to be negligent in this duty: lose a great advantage for their flourishing in faith and holiness.
4. Be earnest with God in prayer for the strengthning of Faith: Christ prayed for Peter on this account, Luk. 22.32. and on the same account we should pray for our selves: prayer is the way to win any thing that we need from God: importunate prayer is like the sword of Saul that returned not empty: tho' the people of God are compassed with infirmities, yet their prayers are very prevailing, Elias was a man of like passions, yet his prayers were successful: God loves to gratifie his people, he takes delight in the exercise of their graces in prayer, he loves to encourage them in waiting on him according to his appointment: therefore constantly attend this duty, and be much in secret prayer: be often pouring out your heart unto him: this is duty, Mat. 6 6. and in this way christians have much communion with God, whereby their faith is strengthned: such christians as can make shift so to stifle their consciences as to be negligent in this duty: lose a great advantage for their flourishing in faith and holiness.