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O Lord, we thy people are now drawing near to thee, even in the nearest degree of familiarity that can be in the external means; thou cancanst get no further honourhonor in external means, nor can we get further comfort than is to be gotten now, if we use the means according to the warrant of thy Word, and they be accompanied by thy Spirit. Lord, send down thy Spirit upon every heart that is here, and work powerfully upon them all, and strengthen them for this work: and bestow now these things upon us, which may tend for our spiritual nourishment to life everlasting. Lord, we acknowledge that this thy dispensation towards us is wonderful, for it is thou, Lord, who isart our maker, and it is thy providence that upholds us; and when this is known to thy people, it is a blessing to them. And besides all these things, we acknowledge that it is of thee we have that great benefit of our Redemption,redemption, and indeed we cannot wonder enough at the depth of it,---thatit---that thou shouldshouldst shew such a favourfavor to any people, that thou thyself shouldshouldst find out a way how thy justice should be satisfied, and thy people should find the taste of thy mercy. And we acknowledge, O Lord, that it was of thy great mercy that thou diddidst send the light of the gospel here; and when the sun thereof was at the setting, that thou made it to stand, yea turn back by so many degrees. We might justly [have been]have been in darkness of superstition, and been drowned in papisticalPopish idolatry; yet thou hashast not done it. And how is this, Lord, that thou hashast made a tryst◊footnote{◊it{Tryst}---an appointed meeting} between the gospel and us? This indeed is thy providence, and we bless thee for it. And we bless and praise thee, who hashast made thy light in any measure to shine into our minds, and hashast entered us here into the estate of grace, and so given us any hope of glory hereafter. We ascribe this praise to thee, that it is of thy great mercy that thou hashast done this, and we acknowledge, O Lord, that there is no righteousness nor merit at all in us; only the righteousness of Christ, which is by faith, must do our turn; for he is the tree of life, and has enough to bestow on all who come to him. Therefore, we beseech thee out of his fulnessfullness to send down grace into our graceless souls. Our hearts should break for this, when we hear that there are such treasures in heaven, and yet we should be perishing for hunger, and hashave not grace to seek. We think not the offer of Christ to be a mercy, till we get grace into our hearts; and if we had grace, and made use of it, then we would be assured that we are the people of God. Lord, we beseech thee to sanctify these means to us which we are to be about, that so they may represent Christ to us, and we may remember of the bitterness of his passion; that thereby we may be assured of the pardon of our sins. And grant, Lord, that now by faith Christ may be made ours, and we may be made his; and so let ana union be made up now that shall never be dissolved again. We cannot tell how long we shall have the use of the means, or we shall be with them; therefore we beseech thee, O Lord, let not our souls go away empty now; and we beseech thee to give us a @@ -45,5 +43,5 @@ testimony of the presence of thy Spirit; and let us find thy Spirit working, albeit secretly, yet sensibly in our souls. And because faith is greatly requisite now, good Lord, banish unbelief, and hold our souls in a holy and heavenly temper till this action be ended, and all the rest of our time, to thy glory and honour,honor, and to the comfort of our souls through Jesus Christ. To whom, etc.
a/src/0021.pm b/src/0021.pm index 4bd696a..6a44c23 100644 --- a/src/0021.pm +++ b/src/0021.pm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ honour in external means, nor can we get further comfort than is to be gotten now, if we use the means according to the warrant of thy Word, and they be accompanied by thy Spirit. Lord, send down thy Spirit upon every heart that is here, and work powerfully upon them all, and strengthen them for this work: and bestow now these things upon us, whilkwhich may tend for our spiritual nourishment to life everlasting. Lord, we acknowledge that this thy dispensation towards us is wonderful, for it is thou, Lord, who is our maker, and it is thy providence that upholds us; and when this is known to thy people, it is a blessing to @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ in any measure to shine into our minds, and has entered us here into the estate of grace, and so given us any hope of glory hereafter. We ascribe this praise to thee, that it is of thy great mercy that thou has done this, and we acknowledge, O Lord, that there is no righteousness nor merit at all in us; only the righteousness of Christ, whilkwhich is by faith, must do our turn; for he is the tree of life, and has enough to bestow on all who come to him. Therefore, we beseech thee out of his fulness to send down grace into our graceless souls. Our hearts should break for this, when we hear that there are @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ such treasures in heaven, and yet we should be perishing for hunger, and has not grace to seek. We think not the offer of Christ to be a mercy, till we get grace into our hearts; and if we had grace, and made use of it, then we would be assured that we are the people of God. Lord, we beseech thee to sanctify these means to us whilkwhich we are to be about, that so they may represent Christ to us, and we may remember of the bitterness of his passion; that thereby we may be assured of the pardon of our sins. And grant, Lord, that now by faith Christ may be made ours, and we may be made his; and so let an union be made up
a/src/0021.pm b/src/0021.pm index 18f0ab8..4bd696a 100644 --- a/src/0021.pm +++ b/src/0021.pm @@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ be assured that we are the people of God. Lord, we beseech thee to sanctify these means to us whilk we are to be about, that so they may represent Christ to us, and we may remember of the bitterness of his passion; that thereby we may be assured of the pardon of our sins. And grant, Lord, that now by faith Christ may be made ours, and we may be made his; and so let an union be made up now that shall never be dissolved again. We cannot tell how long we shall have the use of the means, or we shall be with them; therefore we beseech thee, O Lord, let not our souls go away empty now; and we beseech thee to give us a testimony of the presence of thy Spirit; and let us find thy Spirit working,
a/src/0021.pm b/src/0021.pm index cda62a3..18f0ab8 100644 --- a/src/0021.pm +++ b/src/0021.pm @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ be assured that we are the people of God. Lord, we beseech thee to sanctify these means to us whilk we are to be about, that so they may represent Christ to us, and we may remember of the bitterness of his passion; that thereby we may be assured of the pardon of our sins. And grant, Lord, that now by faith Christ may be made ours, and we may be made his; and so let ◊scottish{ane#an|one}an union be made up now that shall never be dissolved again. We cannot tell how long we shall have the use of the means, or we shall be with them; therefore we beseech thee, O Lord, let not our souls go away empty now; and we beseech thee to give us a
a/src/0021.pm b/src/0021.pm index 84dc07b..cda62a3 100644 --- a/src/0021.pm +++ b/src/0021.pm @@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ be assured that we are the people of God. Lord, we beseech thee to sanctify these means to us whilk we are to be about, that so they may represent Christ to us, and we may remember of the bitterness of his passion; that thereby we may be assured of the pardon of our sins. And grant, Lord, that now by faith Christ may be made ours, and we may be made his; and so let ane◊scottish{ane#an|one} union be made up now that sallshall never be dissolved again. We cannot tell how long we sallshall have the use of the means, or we sallshall be with them; therefore we beseech thee, O Lord, let not our souls go away empty now; and we beseech thee to give us a testimony of the presence of thy Spirit; and let us find thy Spirit working, albeit secretly, yet sensibly in our souls. And because faith is greatly
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PRAYER. 163
indeed that authority would join themselves to every good work, for it would make the heap greater; but for us to say that we will not join ourselves to religion, nor care what religion be in the land, except our magistrates bid us, that is a great madness. And therefore it is good for us to join to* the commandment of God, in faith and in obedience to it, and to join together for the defence of religion: that so religion may continue among us in purity, and we may have peace and comfort in it, through Jesus Christ. To whom, etc.
PRAYER.
O Lord, we thy people are now drawing near to thee, even in the nearest degree of familiarity that can be in the external means; thou can get no further honour in external means, nor can we get further comfort than is to be gotten @@ -35,33 +16,19 @@ depth of it,---that thou should shew such a favour to any people, that thou thyself should find out a way how thy justice should be satisfied, and thy people should find the taste of thy mercy. And we acknowledge, O Lord, that it was of thy great mercy that thou did send the light of the gospel here; and when the sun thereof was* Join to---An expression which means to engage in any employment.
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164 PRAYER. at the setting, that thou made it to stand, yea turn back by so many degrees. We might justly [have been]inbeen] in darkness of superstition, and been drowned in papistical idolatry; yet thou has not done it. And how is this, Lord, that thou has made a tryst*tryst◊footnote{◊it{Tryst}---an appointed meeting} between the gospel and us? This indeed is thy providence, and we bless thee for it. And we bless and praise thee, who has made thy light in any measure to shine into our minds, and has entered us here into the estate of grace, and so given us any hope of glory hereafter. We ascribe this praise to thee, that it is of thy great mercy that thou has done this, and we acknowledge, O Lord, that there is no righteousness nor merit at all in us; only the righteousness of Christ, whilk is by faith, must do our turn; for he is the tree of life, and has enough to bestow on all who come to him. Therefore, we beseech-theebeseech thee out of his fulness to send down grace into our graceless souls. Our hearts should break for this, when we hear that there are such treasures in heaven, and yet we should be perishing for hunger, and has not grace to seek. We think not the offer of Christ to be a mercy, till we get @@ -80,56 +47,3 @@ requisite now, good Lord, banish unbelief, and hold our souls in a holy and heavenly temper till this action be ended, and all the rest of our time, to thy glory and honour, and to the comfort of our souls through Jesus Christ. To whom, etc.
* Tryst---An appointed meeting.
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FIRST TABLE. 165
1. [TABLE.]
Beloved, there has been divers preparations and examinations for this action; therefore lose not all these for not taking heed to yourselves now. Therefore return your spirits from all external things, and only meditate on the death of Christ. I know there are different degrees of knowledge; yet let these who has the meanest measure of knowledge come here with honest hearts, and they sall not go empty away at this time. And because, as it is Josh. vi.,* when the people went about the walls of Jericho, they were commanded [to be silent], for this end, first, that whatever obloquies the enemies spake of them, they should not take heed to them; for before the seventh day were at an end, they should repent all their speeches, and therefore he would not have their minds withdrawn by answering them.t Secondly, he would have them to be silent, because by conference they might be interrupted from going on, or their order broken. And specially he would have them to be silent, because their faith was to be exercised now; and faith works best when the tongue is silent. Even so I sall permit you to silence, that your faith may work the better. I sall only speak some few things to you, to meditate upon, as the Lord sall think fittest to dispose. ,
Beloved, we do not pray ¢ that Almighty God would sanctify this bread and wine, by his word and Spirit, that it may be the body and blood of Christ;" but we say only that when it is sanctified by the word and prayer, then it is the sacrament representing the body and blood of Christ to them who believe: and to those who has faith we may say so. So after the bread and wine is sanctified we have
* Verse 10.
t The obloquies and aspersions to which the author and his brethren were constantly subjected during the course of these great affairs is once and again referred to in no ambiguous terms throughout this collection. He here informs us how he endeavoured to meet them. ¢ He was," says Baillie, "silent under misconstructions;" although on one remarkable occasion, in the Assembly of 1642, his indignant feelings compelled him to break through the customary restraint.
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PRAYER. 163
indeed that authority would join themselves to every good work, for it would make the heap greater; but for us to say that we will not join ourselves to religion, nor care what religion be in the land, except our magistrates bid us, that is a great madness. And therefore it is good for us to join to* the commandment of God, in faith and in obedience to it, and to join together for the defence of religion: that so religion may continue among us in purity, and we may have peace and comfort in it, through Jesus Christ. To whom, etc.
PRAYER.
O Lord, we thy people are now drawing near to thee, even in the nearest degree of familiarity that can be in the external means; thou can get no further honour in external means, nor can we get further comfort than is to be gotten now, if we use the means according to the warrant of thy Word, and they be accompanied by thy Spirit. Lord, send down thy Spirit upon every heart that is here, and work powerfully upon them all, and strengthen them for this work: and bestow now these things upon us, whilk may tend for our spiritual nourishment to life everlasting. Lord, we acknowledge that this thy dispensation towards us is wonderful, for it is thou, Lord, who is our maker, and it is thy providence that upholds us; and when this is known to thy people, it is a blessing to them. And besides all these things, we acknowledge that it is of thee we have that great benefit of our Redemption, and indeed we cannot wonder enough at the depth of it,---that thou should shew such a favour to any people, that thou thyself should find out a way how thy justice should be satisfied, and thy people should find the taste of thy mercy. And we acknowledge, O Lord, that it was of thy great mercy that thou did send the light of the gospel here; and when the sun thereof was
* Join to---An expression which means to engage in any employment.
- [ ] Completed?
[Link to this page on Archive.org](https://archive.org/details/sermonsprayerspu00hend/page/164/mode/1up)
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164 PRAYER.
at the setting, that thou made it to stand, yea turn back by so many degrees. We might justly [have been]in darkness of superstition, and been drowned in papistical idolatry; yet thou has not done it. And how is this, Lord, that thou has made a tryst* between the gospel and us? This indeed is thy providence, and we bless thee for it. And we bless and praise thee, who has made thy light in any measure to shine into our minds, and has entered us here into the estate of grace, and so given us any hope of glory hereafter. We ascribe this praise to thee, that it is of thy great mercy that thou has done this, and we acknowledge, O Lord, that there is no righteousness nor merit at all in us; only the righteousness of Christ, whilk is by faith, must do our turn; for he is the tree of life, and has enough to bestow on all who come to him. Therefore, we beseech-thee out of his fulness to send down grace into our graceless souls. Our hearts should break for this, when we hear that there are such treasures in heaven, and yet we should be perishing for hunger, and has not grace to seek. We think not the offer of Christ to be a mercy, till we get grace into our hearts; and if we had grace, and made use of it, then we would be assured that we are the people of God. Lord, we beseech thee to sanctify these means to us whilk we are to be about, that so they may represent Christ to us, and we may remember of the bitterness of his passion; that thereby we may be assured of the pardon of our sins. And grant, Lord, that now by faith Christ may be made ours, and we may be made his; and so let ane union be made up now that sall never be dissolved again. We cannot tell how long we sall have the use of the means, or we sall be with them; therefore we beseech thee, O Lord, let not our souls go away empty now; and we beseech thee to give us a testimony of the presence of thy Spirit; and let us find thy Spirit working, albeit secretly, yet sensibly in our souls. And because faith is greatly requisite now, good Lord, banish unbelief, and hold our souls in a holy and heavenly temper till this action be ended, and all the rest of our time, to thy glory and honour, and to the comfort of our souls through Jesus Christ. To whom, etc.
* Tryst---An appointed meeting.
- [ ] Completed?
[Link to this page on Archive.org](https://archive.org/details/sermonsprayerspu00hend/page/165/mode/1up)
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FIRST TABLE. 165
1. [TABLE.]
Beloved, there has been divers preparations and examinations for this action; therefore lose not all these for not taking heed to yourselves now. Therefore return your spirits from all external things, and only meditate on the death of Christ. I know there are different degrees of knowledge; yet let these who has the meanest measure of knowledge come here with honest hearts, and they sall not go empty away at this time. And because, as it is Josh. vi.,* when the people went about the walls of Jericho, they were commanded [to be silent], for this end, first, that whatever obloquies the enemies spake of them, they should not take heed to them; for before the seventh day were at an end, they should repent all their speeches, and therefore he would not have their minds withdrawn by answering them.t Secondly, he would have them to be silent, because by conference they might be interrupted from going on, or their order broken. And specially he would have them to be silent, because their faith was to be exercised now; and faith works best when the tongue is silent. Even so I sall permit you to silence, that your faith may work the better. I sall only speak some few things to you, to meditate upon, as the Lord sall think fittest to dispose. ,
Beloved, we do not pray ¢ that Almighty God would sanctify this bread and wine, by his word and Spirit, that it may be the body and blood of Christ;" but we say only that when it is sanctified by the word and prayer, then it is the sacrament representing the body and blood of Christ to them who believe: and to those who has faith we may say so. So after the bread and wine is sanctified we have
* Verse 10.
t The obloquies and aspersions to which the author and his brethren were constantly subjected during the course of these great affairs is once and again referred to in no ambiguous terms throughout this collection. He here informs us how he endeavoured to meet them. ¢ He was," says Baillie, "silent under misconstructions;" although on one remarkable occasion, in the Assembly of 1642, his indignant feelings compelled him to break through the customary restraint.