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a/src/0047.pm b/src/0047.pm index eb056e9..a5f5dc6 100644 --- a/src/0047.pm +++ b/src/0047.pm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ to the perfyte knowledge of the truth. When thou art drawing near to us, then we draw back from thee; and when thou puts forth thy hand to fetch us to thee, we come; but presently we start back again at the first heat of tentation, and then we never stay, but runs back still, till we be where we were first again. And, whilkwhich is worst of all, we consider not of the danger of this estate of ours. Surely, if now we return to our former sins, we do greatly dishonour thee, and we weary thee, who is the physician of our souls. When thou are applying plasters to our souls, we rug (tear) them off again; and when thou art @@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ hinder us from walking into it, and that if we go back again, we go back to hell; and if so be that we go fordward in it, then we go on from grace to grace, and so from comfort to comfort. And let us see also that there is glory at the end of it, and that cloud of faithful witnesses are there possessing it now, whilkwhich they -aimed at while they were here; and now, in a manner, all of them are calling upon us, testifying to us what rest is to be found there, and bidding us follow their example, if so be we would be at their end: for there there is no sin, but holiness; no misery, but perfyte happiness; no slavery, but freedom. Lord, if we could forget that whilkwhich we have done, as indeed it is unworthy to be remembered, and press hard toward the mark of our high calling in Christ, and be aye labouring to get further knowledge! for this is the thing that wracks (wrecks) us, that we have not the knowledge of thee, and thy ways; @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ once be that we set all our hearts on following thee, and thy ways? Corruption, O Lord, is strong in us, and grace is weak; and therefore is it that we do this. And because there can be no progress in thy ways, unless we be united to Christ, and yet we are strangers to him, and the life of grace, Lord, if we could yet draw near to him! Lord, if we could find that Spirit in us, whilkwhich is in him, quickening us! for if we had the Spirit, then our consolations would be more, and we would find power coming from him, and falling in upon (influencing) us, whereby we would get some order taken with our corruptions,
a/src/0047.pm b/src/0047.pm index 15999f4..eb056e9 100644 --- a/src/0047.pm +++ b/src/0047.pm @@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ our hearts, but make it to appear in our lives and conversations: for if so be that our life be not renewed, then we cannot say that we walk worthy of our profession, or of our confession. And, Lord, be thou with us at this time, for the increase of grace in our souls. We have spent many hours in sin with delight: when shall it once be that we shall have also great delight in the ways of grace? We have set our hearts fully on following vanity; when shall it once be that we set all our hearts on following thee, and thy ways? Corruption, O Lord, is strong in us, and grace is weak; and therefore is it that we do this. And because there can be no progress in thy ways, unless we be united to Christ, and yet we are strangers to him, and the life of grace, Lord, if we could yet draw near to him! Lord, if we could find that Spirit in us, whilk is in him, quickening us! for if we had the Spirit, then our consolations would be
a/src/0047.pm b/src/0047.pm index 817b3bc..15999f4 100644 --- a/src/0047.pm +++ b/src/0047.pm @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ our hearts, but make it to appear in our lives and conversations: for if so be that our life be not renewed, then we cannot say that we walk worthy of our profession, or of our confession. And, Lord, be thou with us at this time, for the increase of grace in our souls. We have spent many hours in sin with delight: when shall it once be that we shall have ◊scottish{als#as|also}also great delight in the ways of grace? We have set our hearts fully on following vanity; when shall it once be that we set all our hearts on following thee, and thy ways? Corruption, O Lord, is strong in us, and grace is weak; and therefore is it that we do this.
a/src/0047.pm b/src/0047.pm index f502b51..817b3bc 100644 --- a/src/0047.pm +++ b/src/0047.pm @@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ then we never stay, but runs back still, till we be where we were first again. And, whilk is worst of all, we consider not of the danger of this estate of ours. Surely, if now we return to our former sins, we do greatly dishonour thee, and we weary thee, who is the physician of our souls. When thou are applying plasters to our souls, we rug (tear) them affoff again; and when thou art giving to us potions of physick, we vomit them up again; and thus we do greatly dishonour thee, and lightly (set light by) thy mercy offered. And, by returning to our sin, we give a bad example to others, and we put ourselves in a worse case than we were in at the first; for this returning to sin is like the returning of the ill spirit, with so many worse spirits nor himself, and so is worse to be dispossessed than it was before. And therefore, good Lord, when thou has anesonce gotten a grip of us, and apprehended us when we were running away from thee, let not the grip gang again, but hold it fast, and draw us nearer to thee. And when we are anesonce entered into a good course, let us see what is to hinder us from walking into it, and that if we go back again, we go back to hell; and if so be that we go fordward in it, then we go on from grace to grace, and so from comfort to comfort. And let us see also that there is glory @@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ our hearts, but make it to appear in our lives and conversations: for if so be that our life be not renewed, then we cannot say that we walk worthy of our profession, or of our confession. And, Lord, be thou with us at this time, for the increase of grace in our souls. We have spent many hours in sin with delight: when sallshall it once be that we sallshall have als◊scottish{als#as|also} great delight in the ways of grace? We have set our hearts fully on following vanity; when sallshall it once be that we set all our hearts on following thee, and thy ways? Corruption, O Lord, is strong in us, and grace is weak; and therefore is it that we do this. And because there can be no progress in thy ways, unless we be united to
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It is our complaint against ourselves to thee, the Lord, that thou art ever teaching us, and yet we learn nothing; or if we learn anything, yet we come not to the perfyte knowledge of the truth. When thou art drawing near to us, then @@ -38,20 +27,7 @@ now, whilk they -aimed at while they were here; and now, in a manner, all of them are calling upon us, testifying to us what rest is to be found there, and bidding us follow their example, if so be we would be at their end: for there there is no sin, but holiness; no misery, but perfyte happiness; no slavery, but- [ ] Completed?
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PRAYER. 255 freedom. Lord, if we could forget that whilk we have done, as indeed it is unworthy to be remembered, and press hard toward the mark of our high calling in Christ, and be aye labouring to get further knowledge! for this is the thing that wracks (wrecks) us, that we have not the knowledge of thee, and thy ways; @@ -80,47 +56,10 @@ the power of godliness; Lord, acquaint us with it. So many of us as finds or has the power of sin, Lord, deliver us from that slavery: and so many of us as desires to find the power of Christ into us, Lord, let us find it, in quickening us from being dead in sins and trespasses, and to walk in thy ways. And we beseech thee, O Lord, be
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236 SERMON.
causebecause there be some times more difficil than others to walk in thy ways, that then especially thou would be with us, and strengthen us: and at every occasion of good that we are about, let us find more grace, that so we may see at least that we are not in a course of defection, but we may see that we are going on in thy ways; and so go on in a happy progress, till we come to the end of our journey, through Jesus Christ. In whose, etc.SERMON. Hep x1. 055
Concerning the person that is here commended, ye heard that she was a stranger from God, and ane alient from the commonwealth of Israel; yet the Lord, as he dealt mercifully with divers others of that kind, so dealt he mercifully with her also. Ye heard wherefore she is marked, Rahab the harlot;---to testify the great mercy of God, and to testify how highly he honours his saints. She is commended here for faith; and this faith, she had it by report: and howsoever, indeed, in respect of her knowledge, it was weak, yet in respect of her apprehension, it was a strong faith. And so we see that that faith whilk is but weak in one thing, it may be strong in another. Now we are to consider [i] of the testimony she gave of her faith. 2. Of the reward of her faith. 3. How it was made evident and sensible to her and others, that it was a reward of her faith.
III. ""She received the spies in peace." This was a testimony she gave of her faith. There were two spies sent out from the host of Israel, to spy the land of Canaan, and that city among the rest; and yet, albeit she kent them to be spies, she received them. If we will but take a view of Jos. ii., we will see there notable testimonies of her faith. 1. When the spies comes to her house, and she kent them to be spies, yet she keeps them; and the text says not it
* Continuation of last discourse.
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234 PRAYER.
PRAYER.
It is our complaint against ourselves to thee, the Lord, that thou art ever teaching us, and yet we learn nothing; or if we learn anything, yet we come not to the perfyte knowledge of the truth. When thou art drawing near to us, then we draw back from thee; and when thou puts forth thy hand to fetch us to thee, we come; but presently we start back again at the first heat of tentation, and then we never stay, but runs back still, till we be where we were first again. And, whilk is worst of all, we consider not of the danger of this estate of ours. Surely, if now we return to our former sins, we do greatly dishonour thee, and we weary thee, who is the physician of our souls. When thou are applying plasters to our souls, we rug (tear) them aff again; and when thou art giving to us potions of physick, we vomit them up again; and thus we do greatly dishonour thee, and lightly (set light by) thy mercy offered. And, by returning to our sin, we give a bad example to others, and we put ourselves in a worse case than we were in at the first; for this returning to sin is like the returning of the ill spirit, with so many worse spirits nor himself, and so is worse to be dispossessed than it was before. And therefore, good Lord, when thou has anes gotten a grip of us, and apprehended us when we were running away from thee, let not the grip gang again, but hold it fast, and draw us nearer to thee. And when we are anes entered into a good course, let us see what is to hinder us from walking into it, and that if we go back again, we go back to hell; and if so be that we go fordward in it, then we go on from grace to grace, and so from comfort to comfort. And let us see also that there is glory at the end of it, and that cloud of faithful witnesses are there possessing it now, whilk they -aimed at while they were here; and now, in a manner, all of them are calling upon us, testifying to us what rest is to be found there, and bidding us follow their example, if so be we would be at their end: for there there is no sin, but holiness; no misery, but perfyte happiness; no slavery, but
- [ ] Completed?
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PRAYER. 255
freedom. Lord, if we could forget that whilk we have done, as indeed it is unworthy to be remembered, and press hard toward the mark of our high calling in Christ, and be aye labouring to get further knowledge! for this is the thing that wracks (wrecks) us, that we have not the knowledge of thee, and thy ways; and the most part cares not for knowledge, and to have the power of religion into their souls. Lord, pity us, we beseech thee, and increase faith more and more into our souls, and make it lively and evident that we have it; that so we may glory in this, that we are the children of God, whom he has ordained for life and for happiness. Lord, increase true holiness in our hearts by the means of grace; and let us not satisfy ourselyes with this, to think that it is into our hearts, but make it to appear in our lives and conversations: for if so be that our life be not renewed, then we cannot say that we walk worthy of our profession, or of our confession. And, Lord, be thou with us at this time, for the increase of grace in our souls. We have spent many hours in sin with delight: when sall it once be that we sall have als great delight in the ways of grace? We have set our hearts fully on following vanity; when sall it once be that we set all our hearts on following thee, and thy ways? Corruption, O Lord, is strong in us, and grace is weak; and therefore is it that we do this. And because there can be no progress in thy ways, unless we be united to Christ, and yet we are strangers to him, and the life of grace, Lord, if we could yet draw near to him! Lord, if we could find that Spirit in us, whilk is in him, quickening us! for if we had the Spirit, then our consolations would be more, and we would find power coming from him, and falling in upon (influencing) us, whereby we would get some order taken with our corruptions, and some further strength to do thy will. We regret that we are strangers to the power of godliness; Lord, acquaint us with it. So many of us as finds or has the power of sin, Lord, deliver us from that slavery: and so many of us as desires to find the power of Christ into us, Lord, let us find it, in quickening us from being dead in sins and trespasses, and to walk in thy ways. And we beseech thee, O Lord, be
- [ ] Completed?
[Link to this page on Archive.org](https://archive.org/details/sermonsprayerspu00hend/page/236/mode/1up)
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236 SERMON.
cause there be some times more difficil than others to walk in thy ways, that then especially thou would be with us, and strengthen us: and at every occasion of good that we are about, let us find more grace, that so we may see at least that we are not in a course of defection, but we may see that we are going on in thy ways; and so go on in a happy progress, till we come to the end of our journey, through Jesus Christ. In whose, etc.
SERMON. Hep x1. 055
Concerning the person that is here commended, ye heard that she was a stranger from God, and ane alient from the commonwealth of Israel; yet the Lord, as he dealt mercifully with divers others of that kind, so dealt he mercifully with her also. Ye heard wherefore she is marked, Rahab the harlot;---to testify the great mercy of God, and to testify how highly he honours his saints. She is commended here for faith; and this faith, she had it by report: and howsoever, indeed, in respect of her knowledge, it was weak, yet in respect of her apprehension, it was a strong faith. And so we see that that faith whilk is but weak in one thing, it may be strong in another. Now we are to consider [i] of the testimony she gave of her faith. 2. Of the reward of her faith. 3. How it was made evident and sensible to her and others, that it was a reward of her faith.
III. ""She received the spies in peace." This was a testimony she gave of her faith. There were two spies sent out from the host of Israel, to spy the land of Canaan, and that city among the rest; and yet, albeit she kent them to be spies, she received them. If we will but take a view of Jos. ii., we will see there notable testimonies of her faith. 1. When the spies comes to her house, and she kent them to be spies, yet she keeps them; and the text says not it
* Continuation of last discourse.