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Date: Fri Jul 31 09:34:24 2026 +0200

a/src/0025.pm b/src/0025.pm index 59365cf..cbcb567 100644 --- a/src/0025.pm +++ b/src/0025.pm @@ -1,19 +1,17 @@ #lang pollenWould yeyou be thinking upon that yeyou are to be about, before yeyou come to the table, yeyou would find greater comfort into your own souls; and we might expede (despatch)despatch the more quickly also. And therefore, strive to prepare your own hearts, and be thinking upon this which yeyou are about, before yeyou come to the table. It is not an easy matter to have commandment over our own hearts; there is no man who is able, albeit he were as perfyteperfect as Job, (and he by the testimony of the Spirit of God is called upright), who is able to command his outward senses as he pleases, and much less is he able to command his thoughts within; for it would be a shame before all the world to see what ill is within the best. And therefore, if we make not a covenant with all, both within and without, we cannot keep them. And therefore, I would have you to make a covenant with your hearts and minds, that so yeyou may, with present hearts and united forces, at this time worship, honour,honor, and serve God, and so get comfort to your own souls. Alas! beloved,Beloved, if we could but now rememberof this, "To his second coming again," it would stir us up to take heed how we eat and drink at his table. There are two things fast rooted in many of our hearts---first, that we shall never be presented before the Judge; we do apprehend that: second, @@ -27,13 +25,13 @@ remembrance of me." Beloved, there was more matter of meditation for Israel, and for us also, in that cloud of witnesses. I was speaking to you of Abel's sacrifice, who was the first martyr for the truth, and of Cain's. Abel's sacrifice might comfort them: they might think, Othersothers may compass these walls as well as we; so they might think again, Cain offered a sacrifice as well as Abel, but it was not accepted. Wherefore? Because Cain had not a warrant, and so [it]it was not done in faith; but Abel's is said to be more excellent than Cain's, because it was done in faith, and had a warrant for the doing of it. So they might think, Albeit these who are not the people of God compass these walls, yet that shall do them no good, nor hinder us. And so we may see the difference between the outward actions of the wicked and the godly is not great; but the wicked does notdon't do what they do in faith, and therefore it is only a sowing their bread upon the waters.

Date: Fri Oct 31 09:13:48 2025 -0300

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Date: Thu Oct 30 17:22:32 2025 -0300

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Beloved, there was more matter of meditation for Israel, and for us also, in that cloud of witnesses. I was speaking to you of Abel's sacrifice, who was the

Date: Thu Oct 30 14:50:55 2025 -0300

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Date: Thu Oct 30 11:03:09 2025 -0300

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Would ye be thinking upon that ye are to be about, before ye come to the table, ye would find greater comfort into your awinown souls; and we might expede (despatch) the more quickly also. And therefore, strive to prepare your awinown hearts, and be thinking upon this whilk ye are about, before ye come to the table. It is not ane◊scottish{ane#an|one} easy matter to have commandment over our awinown hearts; there is no man who is able, albeit he were as perfyte as Job, (and he by the testimony of the Spirit of God is called upright), who is able to command his outward senses as he pleases, and mickle◊scottish{mickle#large|much|great} less is he able to command his thoughts within; for it would be a shame before all the world to see what ill is within the best. And therefore, if we make not a covenant with all, both within and without, we cannot keep them. And therefore, I would have you to make a covenant with your hearts and minds, that so ye may, with present hearts and united forces, at this time worship, honour, and serve God, and so get comfort to your awinown souls. Alas! beloved, if we could but now remember of this, "To his second coming again," it would stir us up to take heed how we eat and drink at his table. There are two things fast rooted in many of our hearts---first, that we sallshall never be presented before the Judge; we do apprehend that: second, that Jesus Christ sallshall not come again; and yet, for all that he sallshall come, and we sallshall be presented before him. Oh, if we could think upon this! Oh, but it was divinely spoken, especially at this time, "Till I come again!" As if he said, "I tell you now, I will be absent from you for a while, but I will come again; and I leave you this in a token; therefore do it @@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ till then in remembrance of me." Beloved, there was more matter of meditation for Israel, and for us also, in that cloud of witnesses. I was speaking to you of Abel's sacrifice, who was the first martyr for the truth, and of Cain's. Abel's sacrifice might comfort them: they might think, Others may compass thir◊scottish{thir#these|those} walls as well as we; so they might think again, Cain offered a sacrifice as well as Abel, but it was not accepted. Wherefore? Because Cain had not a warrant, and so [it] was not done in faith; but Abel's is said to be more excellent than Cain's, because it was done in faith, and had a warrant for the doing of it. So they might think, Albeit these who are not the people of God compass thir◊scottish{thir#these|those} walls, yet that sallshall do them no good, nor hinder us. And so we may see the difference between the outward actions of the wicked and the godly is not great; but the wicked does not what they do in faith, and therefore it is only a sowing their bread upon the

Date: Wed Oct 29 17:01:06 2025 -0300

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Date: Tue Oct 14 16:55:42 2025 -0300

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Date: Sat Apr 26 17:24:06 2025 -0300

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was done according to God's commandment, and in faith;. but others cannot do so, and therefore we sall only prevail, but not they. And a wicked man may sit down at the Lord's table with us, and partake of the sacrament; but he sall not taste of the sweetness thereof, if it be not done in faith, and in obedience to the commandment of God; but if thou sit down here in that obedience to God, and in faith, and believes the promise that God has made, then thy coming here, it sall be comfortable to thee.

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Would ye be thinking upon that ye are to be about, before ye come to the table, ye would find greater comfort into your awin souls; and we might expede (despatch) the more quickly also. And therefore, strive to prepare your awin @@ -38,23 +19,10 @@ and drink at his table. There are two things fast rooted in many of our hearts---first, that we sall never be presented before the Judge; we do apprehend that: second, that Jesus Christ sall not come again; and yet, for all that he sall come, and we sall be presented before him. Oh, if we could think upon this! Oh, but- [ ] Completed?

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170 , FIFTH TABLE. it was divinely spoken, especially at this time, ¢ Till"Till I come again!" As if he said, "I tell you now, I will be absent from you for a while, but I will come again; and I leave you this in a token; therefore do it till then in remembrance of me."

Beloved, there was more matter of meditation for Israel, and for us also, in that cloud of witnesses. I was speaking to you of Abel's sacrifice, who was the @@ -68,19 +36,4 @@ who are not the people of God compass thir walls, yet that sall do them no good, nor hinder us. And so we may see the difference between the outward actions of the wicked and the godly is not great; but the wicked does not what they do in faith, and therefore it is only a sowing their bread upon the waters.5. TABLE.

If ye would be filled with heavenly thoughts, (for all our speeches are only to furnish such thoughts to you), it were well. If the Lord would be pleased to fall in immediately (exert immediate influence) upon your hearts, and fill them with holy and heavenly thoughts, that so ye might be also godly without, and especially now at this time, it would be comfortable to you, and it would be ane evidence to you of the favour of God. It was by faith that Enoch pleased God,* for he is one in that roll of believers, because he walked with God, and by his walking with God he pleased God; and he, pleasing God here, he in his awin time trans * Heb.xi; 5.

Date: Thu Apr 24 13:50:31 2025 -0300

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was done according to God's commandment, and in faith;. but others cannot do so, and therefore we sall only prevail, but not they. And a wicked man may sit down at the Lord's table with us, and partake of the sacrament; but he sall not taste of the sweetness thereof, if it be not done in faith, and in obedience to the commandment of God; but if thou sit down here in that obedience to God, and in faith, and believes the promise that God has made, then thy coming here, it sall be comfortable to thee.

4. [TABLE.]

Would ye be thinking upon that ye are to be about, before ye come to the table, ye would find greater comfort into your awin souls; and we might expede (despatch) the more quickly also. And therefore, strive to prepare your awin hearts, and be thinking upon this whilk ye are about, before ye come to the table. It is not ane easy matter to have commandment over our awin hearts; there is no man who is able, albeit he were as perfyte as Job, (and he by the testimony of the Spirit of God is called upright), who is able to command his outward senses as he pleases, and mickle less is he able to command his thoughts within; for it would be a shame before all the world to see what ill is within the best. And therefore, if we make not a covenant with all, both within and without, we cannot keep them. And therefore, I would have you to make a covenant with your hearts and minds, that so ye may, with present hearts and united forces, at this time worship, honour, and serve God, and so get comfort to your awin souls. Alas! beloved, if we could but now remember of this, "To his second coming again," it would stir us up to take heed how we eat and drink at his table. There are two things fast rooted in many of our hearts---first, that we sall never be presented before the Judge; we do apprehend that: second, that Jesus Christ sall not come again; and yet, for all that he sall come, and we sall be presented before him. Oh, if we could think upon this! Oh, but

- [ ] Completed?

[Link to this page on Archive.org](https://archive.org/details/sermonsprayerspu00hend/page/170/mode/1up)

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it was divinely spoken, especially at this time, ¢ Till I come again!" As if he said, "I tell you now, I will be absent from you for a while, but I will come again; and I leave you this in a token; therefore do it till then in remembrance of me."

Beloved, there was more matter of meditation for Israel, and for us also, in that cloud of witnesses. I was speaking to you of Abel's sacrifice, who was the first martyr for the truth, and of Cain's. Abel's sacrifice might comfort them: they might think, Others may compass thir walls as well as we; so they might think again, Cain offered a sacrifice as well as Abel, but it was not accepted. Wherefore? Because Cain had not a warrant, and so [it] was not done in faith; but Abel's is said to be more excellent than Cain's, because it was done in faith, and had a warrant for the doing of it. So they might think, Albeit these who are not the people of God compass thir walls, yet that sall do them no good, nor hinder us. And so we may see the difference between the outward actions of the wicked and the godly is not great; but the wicked does not what they do in faith, and therefore it is only a sowing their bread upon the waters.

5. TABLE.

If ye would be filled with heavenly thoughts, (for all our speeches are only to furnish such thoughts to you), it were well. If the Lord would be pleased to fall in immediately (exert immediate influence) upon your hearts, and fill them with holy and heavenly thoughts, that so ye might be also godly without, and especially now at this time, it would be comfortable to you, and it would be ane evidence to you of the favour of God. It was by faith that Enoch pleased God,* for he is one in that roll of believers, because he walked with God, and by his walking with God he pleased God; and he, pleasing God here, he in his awin time trans * Heb.xi; 5.