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Christianus per ignem. Or, A disciple warming of himself and owning of his Lord:…
Christianus per ignem. Or, A disciple warming of himself and owning of his Lord: with devout and useful meditations, fetched out of the fire, by a Christian in a cold season, sitting before it. A work though never out of season, yet more particularly, designed for the seasonable and profitable entertainment, of them that would well employ their leisure [sic] by the fire-side. : [Three lines in Latin from Alsted]Christianus per ignem. Or, A disciple warming of himself and owning of his Lord: with devout and useful meditations, fetch'd out of the fire, by a Christian in a cold season, sitting before it. A work though never out of season, yet more particularly, designed for the seasonable and profitable entertainment, of them that would well employ their liesure [sic] by the fire-side. : [Three lines in Latin from Alsted]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Benjamin Eliot, 1702
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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 a Christian that would keep a constant Flame of Devotion in his Heart, always Ascending towards God and Christ and Heaven, cannot more effectually do so, than by filling every day of his Life, with that sort of Prayers, which we call Ejacul••to••. By the Daily and Hourly Use of Ejaculatory Prayers, a Christian may have his Heart, like a Flame, continually mounting upward, unto the Heavens, and Our Father which is in the Heavens.
Now, It is impossible for me to mention all the Numerous, and indeed Numberless, Occasions, for Ejaculatory Prayers; but if a Christian will Watchfully improve such Occasions, ⟨p. 145⟩as are now to be mentioned, he will be Taught of God, how to improve the rest.
A Christian has abundant Occasions for Ejaculatory Petitions, both on the behalf of himself and of others.
The Favours of God, for our Inward man, may on many Occasions be supplicated with our Ejaculations. As now; we may take Occasions for such Ejaculations and Supplications, from the Ordinances of God. Before we set upon any signal Exercise of Religion, there is Occasion for some such Ejaculations, as That; O Lord, Assist me to draw water out of this Well of Salvation; or, Let the words of my mouth. and the thoughts of heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord. And all the while, we are in the Exercise, there is Occasion for multiplied Ejaculations. While we are joining with another in Social Praying, we may fix our wandering hearts, by annexing such a pertinent Ejaculation unto all that he utters, as, Lord, I own it! or, Lord, I ask it! When the Congregation that sat under our Lords Ministry, heard Him, (who was It) speaking about the Bread of Life, they presently made an Ejaculation upon it; Lord, give us this Bread for ever. Thus in the Hearing of a Good Sermon, a Studious Head, and a Gracious Heart, may tack a serious Ejaculation upon every thing that shall be offered. The Preacher it may be, while he is getting his own Sermon (I say not, by Head,