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The nets of salvation. A brief essay, upon the glorious designs & methods of…
The nets of salvation. A brief essay, upon the glorious designs & methods of winning. The minds of men unto serious religion, : [Four lines of quotations]
printed by Timothy Green, 1704
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Even they that can do little else bu• Pray, may be great winners of Souls, if they will Pray, and Weep, and Beg before the Lord▪ That the Souls of men may not Perish, but come unto Repentance. The Famous Melancton had an Hope, That God would carry on the Reformation in Germany, because he understood, That there were certain Obscure Godly People, and even poor Women, that ⟨p. 44⟩would meet and Pray together, for the smile of Heaven upon the Reformation. Even the poor Hand-maids of the Lord, by their Praying to God for the winning of Souls, may prove Mothers in Israel. And, O you, my Fathers, That in your Old Age, retire from the Business and the Trouble of the world How, How do you spend your Time? In Prayer, I hope; In Abundance of Prayer. Now, Try whether you can't by your Prayer pull down the Grace of Heaven for the winning of Souls unto the Lord.
Yea, I will say unto you, The Prayers of One man, that is very Dear to Heaven may fetch down from thence, the Showers of Grace, for which the Souls of the Elect […] God may fare the better, from one End […] the Land unto the other. I don't know but whole Nations, may have mercies for Souls, hastened unto them, upon the Prayers of some […] One Man, that shall be continually therefore lying in the Dust before the Lord, With Tears, with Sighs, with Agonies. O Man of God, and mighty man of Prayer; The Lord is with thee. See, see, what the Lord will do for thee.
Yea, I will say unto you, The Prayers of One man, that is very Dear to Heaven may fetch down from thence, the Showers of Grace, for which the Souls of the Elect 〈…〉 God may fare the better, from one End 〈…〉 the Land unto the other. I don't know but whole Nations, may have mercies for Souls, hastened unto them, upon the Prayers of some 〈…〉 One Man, that shall be continually therefore lying in the Dust before the Lord, With Tears, with Sighs, with Agonies. O Man of God, and mighty man of Prayer; The Lord is with thee. See, see, what the Lord will do for thee.