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A68718 A key of heaven the Lords Prayer opened, and so applied, that a Christian may learne how to pray, and to procure all things which may make for the glorie of God, and the good of himselfe, and of his neighbour : containing likewise such doctrines of faith and godlines, as may be very usefull to all that desire to live godly in Christ Iesus. Scudder, Henry, d. 1659?; Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635. 1633 (1633) STC 22122; ESTC S1717 241,855 822

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do_v withdraw_v those_o gift_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o once_o he_o give_v which_o thing_n he_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o do_v if_o he_o please_v for_o what_o man_n have_v not_o by_o his_o sin_n deserve_v this_o punishment_n if_o a_o man_n abuse_v his_o hand_n why_o may_v not_o god_n wither_v it_o 13.4_o 1_o kin._n 13.4_o as_o he_o do_v jeroboam_n we_o hold_v this_o to_o be_v good_a justice_n and_o be_v it_o not_o as_o good_a justice_n that_o those_o that_o have_v abuse_v their_o power_n of_o imagination_n of_o understanding_n and_o of_o discern_a thing_n that_o differ_v shall_v be_v punish_v by_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o right_a use_n of_o they_o there_o be_v no_o less_o holy_a justice_n in_o this_o latter_a than_o in_o the_o former_a last_o that_o god_n do_v limit_v sin_n for_o time_n and_o measure_n as_o he_o do_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o roman_n for_o the_o elect_v sake_n 24.22_o mat._n 24.22_o and_o that_o he_o do_v direct_v they_o to_o good_a end_n as_o he_o do_v the_o sin_n of_o ioseph_n brethren_n in_o sell_v their_o brother_n 50.20_o gen._n 50.20_o and_o send_v he_o into_o egypt_n for_o the_o good_a of_o jacob_n and_o all_o his_o family_n here_o be_v matter_n of_o praise_n and_o glory_n to_o god_n no_o matter_n of_o exception_n against_o god_n if_o god_n act_v no_o further_o in_o sin_n than_o have_v been●_n say_v i_o hope_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o may_v act_v thus_o far_o and_o 〈◊〉_d be_v innocent_a now_o god_n ha●●_n no_o further_o act_v in_o sin_n 1.13_o jam._n 1.13_o he_o tempt_v no_o man_n he_o be_v no_o agent_n in_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v a_o sinful_a act_n for_o he_o do_v not_o entice_v or_o solicit_v unto_o sin_n he_o do_v not_o incline_v man_n will_n unto_o sin_n by_o infuse_v or_o put_v into_o it_o any_o evil_n which_o be_v not_o there_o before_o but_o only_o leave_v man_n to_o the_o temptation_n of_o his_o own_o lust_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o devil_n the_o three_o thing_n considerable_a be_v what_o act_n come_v between_o god_n act_n and_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n or_o who_o be_v the_o immediate_a and_o proper_a actor_n of_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v sin_n these_o agent_n and_o act_n be_v either_o external_a or_o internal_a the_o external_a be_v the_o suggestion_n of_o satan_n and_o the_o evil_a motion_n of_o man_n which_o propose_v entice_v and_o persuade_v unto_o evil_n the_o internal_a be_v a_o man_n own_o evil_a heart_n upon_o which_o the_o most_o blame_n do_v lie_v for_o then_o a_o man_n be_v tempt_v say_v james_n 1.14_o jam._n 1.14_o when_o he_o be_v draw_v away_o by_o his_o own_o lust_n and_o be_v entice_v wherefore_o in_o those_o sin_n in_o which_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v most_o to_o do_v the_o fault_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o person_n that_o wrought_v himself_o unto_o evil_n as_o upon_o the_o proper_a cause_n when_o still_o god_n be_v clear_v as_o where_o god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n 7.3_o exod._n 7.3_o the_o true_a and_o proper_a hardener_n be_v pharaoh_n himself_o for_o so_o say_v moses_n when_o pharaoh_n see_v that_o there_o be_v respite_n he_o that_o be_v pharaoh_n harn_v his_o heart_n 8.15_o exod._n 8.15_o and_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v god_n give_v the_o roman_n up_o to_o uncleanness_n their_o act_n of_o uncleanness_n do_v not_o follow_v as_o proper_o cause_v by_o any_o act_n of_o god_n but_o from_o a_o cause_n in_o themselves_o for_o so_o he_o say_v 1.24_o rom._n 1.24_o the_o dishonour_v their_o own_o body_n be_v through_o the_o lust_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n sin_n be_v a_o concrete_a compound_v of_o two_o thing_n of_o the_o fact_n and_o of_o the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o fact_n we_o 〈◊〉_d distinguish_v between_o the_o ●●stance_n of_o the_o act_n and_o the_o for●●_n thereof_o wherein_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o act_n do_v lie_v god_n he_o be_v a_o cause_n concur_v to_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o act_n he_o concur_v not_o to_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o act_n but_o only_o deni_v his_o grace_n which_o if_o he_o will_v have_v vouchsafe_v to_o bestow_v it_o will_v have_v hinder_v it_o which_o grace_n he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o give_v to_o any_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o he_o give_v a_o sufficient_a grace_n to_o adam_n to_o stand_v if_o he_o will_v so_o that_o we_o may_v true_o avouch_v that_o the_o devil_n or_o man_n that_o entice_v another_o or_o a_o man_n own_o self_n that_o entice_v himself_o peccati_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la ordinator_fw-la von_n author_n peccati_fw-la be_v the_o true_a cause_n and_o author_n of_o sin_n but_o not_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v only_o a_o permit_v a_o overrule_a and_o dispose_v hand_n in_o sin_n as_o be_v be_v sin_n the_o
whence_o we_o learn_v whosoever_o will_v be_v preserve_v doct._n 6_o from_o sin_n must_v pray_v against_o and_o withstand_v the_o temptation_n thereof_o he_o that_o be_v not_o wary_a and_o careful_a to_o resist_v temptation_n can_v live_v godly_a the_o devil_n do_v deceive_v eve_n through_o his_o temptation_n 3._o gen._n 3._o and_o adam_n be_v likewise_o draw_v into_o the_o transgression_n by_o the_o temptation_n of_o eve_n 4._o math._n 4._o whereas_o christ_n jesus_n the_o second_o adam_n by_o resist_v the_o devil_n temptation_n preserve_v himself_o from_o sin_n the_o youth_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o proverb_n be_v catch_v and_o ensnare_v by_o the_o subtle_a temptation_n of_o the_o harlot_n 7.10.21_o pro._n 7.10.21_o but_o joseph_n by_o resist_v the_o temptation_n of_o his_o mistress_n 39.9_o gen._n 39.9_o keep_v himself_o chaste_a although_o her_o temptation_n be_v cunning_a and_o most_o importunate_a christ_n say_v again_o and_o again_o pray_v that_o you_o enter_v not_o into_o temptation_n luk._n 22.40.46_o reas_n 1_o for_o temptation_n and_o motion_n to_o sin_n be_v the_o very_a seed_n and_o kernel_n of_o sin_n which_o if_o they_o may_v be_v entertain_v so_o as_o they_o may_v but_o receive_v any_o warmth_n in_o a_o man_n heart_n there_o be_v present_o a_o conception_n of_o sin_n which_o will_v cause_v he_o to_o be_v in_o labour_n and_o travail_v of_o it_o until_o he_o have_v bring_v it_o forth_o into_o act_n 1.14.15_o jam._n 1.14.15_o there_o be_v no_o creature_n so_o apt_a to_o bear_v issue_n nor_o ground_n so_o rank_n to_o bear_v weed_n no_o tinder_n or_o gunpowder_n so_o ready_a to_o take_v fire_n as_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v to_o conceive_v sin_n and_o be_v inflame_v with_o lust_n by_o evil_a motion_n and_o temptation_n wherefore_o all_o that_o will_v avoid_v sin_n have_v cause_n to_o resist_v it_o in_o the_o temptation_n to_o resist_v beginning_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n principijs_fw-la obsta_fw-la principijs_fw-la be_v as_o needful_a to_o be_v observe_v for_o a_o rule_n against_o disease_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o to_o withstand_v evil_n of_o pain_n in_o their_o beginning_n be_v needful_a in_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n hereby_o we_o may_v judge_v what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o sin_n do_v abound_v use_v 1_o and_o spread_v infinite_o it_o be_v because_o temptation_n be_v not_o resist_v which_o fault_n deserve_v sharp_a rebuke_n yea_o many_o be_v so_o far_o from_o pray_v against_o temptation_n that_o they_o willing_o foster_v and_o nourish_v any_o that_o shall_v be_v offer_v and_o like_o he_o in_o the_o parable_n do_v sweep_v and_o garnish_v their_o heart_n 22.44_o mat._n 22.44_o open_v the_o door_n and_o make_v it_o ready_a prepare_v to_o entertain_v any_o temptation_n they_o contrary_a to_o the_o apostle_n command_v make_v provision_n for_o the_o flesh_n to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n thereof_o 13.14_o rom._n 13.14_o still_o think_v and_o plod_v on_o wealth_n or_o feed_v themselves_o with_o high_a thought_n or_o be_v always_o hunt_v after_o unlawful_a pleasure_n run_v always_o into_o those_o action_n place_n and_o company_n which_o minister_v most_o occasion_n of_o temptation_n insomuch_o that_o the_o devil_n and_o lust_n be_v not_o more_o ready_a to_o present_v evil_a motion_n than_o the_o mind_n be_v to_o plot_n and_o contrive_v how_o to_o compass_v they_o 2.1.2_o micah_n 2.1.2_o or_o then_o the_o hand_n be_v to_o act_v they_o yet_o these_o man_n will_v mock_v god_n and_o say_v lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n and_o if_o they_o be_v exhort_v to_o avoid_v the_o occasion_n of_o temptation_n they_o set_v light_a by_o it_o and_o will_v make_v we_o believe_v they_o be_v not_o so_o simple_a as_o to_o be_v take_v with_o idolatry_n covetousness_n whoredom_n drunkenness_n pride_n revenge_n or_o any_o such_o like_a crime_n although_o they_o keep_v company_n with_o idolatrous_a or_o covetous_a or_o voluptuous_a or_o vainglorious_a person_n yea_o if_o we_o will_v believe_v they_o they_o can_v wallow_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o occasion_n of_o sin_n and_o yet_o come_v forth_o undefiled_a let_v a_o man_n husband_n his_o heart_n as_o well_o as_o he_o can_v and_o let_v he_o sow_v into_o it_o the_o best_a seed_n he_o can_v get_v yet_o he_o shall_v find_v that_o too_o many_o lust_n will_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n spring_v up_o &_o hinder_v the_o growth_n of_o godliness_n in_o he_o we_o count_v they_o ill_a husband_n that_o will_v not_o weed_n their_o land_n but_o if_o we_o shall_v see_v man_n plough_v and_o sow_v nothing_o but_o all_o manner_n of_o weed_n will_v we_o not_o say_v they_o be_v out_o of_o their_o wit_n such_o mad_a man_n be_v all_o those_o that_o nourish_v in_o they_o temptation_n unto_o evil_a but_o what_o man_n sow_v or_o suffer_v to_o be_v sow_v that_o they_o shall_v reap_v 22.8_o prov._n 22.8_o if_o they_o sow_v wickedness_n they_o shall_v reap_v vanity_n at_o harvest_n when_o other_o shall_v have_v corn_n they_o shall_v be_v send_v empty_a away_o when_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o good_a wheat_n shall_v be_v save_v the_o wicked_a with_o their_o lust_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o a_o furnace_n of_o fire_n mat._n 13.41.42_o use_v 2_o will_v any_o therefore_o not_o be_v the_o breeder_n and_o nurse_n to_o those_o evil_n which_o will_v like_o viper_n kill_v all_o that_o do_v bring_v they_o forth_o let_v they_o take_v heed_n of_o temptation_n which_o beget_v they_o we_o must_v be_v careful_a to_o shun_v all_o occasion_n of_o sin_n for_o it_o be_v much_o easy_a to_o avoid_v the_o occasion_n than_o run_v into_o the_o occasion_n to_o avoid_v the_o sin_n occasion_n and_o tentation_n be_v snare_n it_o be_v much_o easy_a to_o avoid_v a_o snare_n then_o be_v entangle_v to_o get_v out_o of_o it_o let_v we_o all_o therefore_o watch_v &_o pray_v that_o we_o fall_v not_o into_o they_o but_o it_o be_v doubt_v by_o some_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o pray_v against_o be_v tempt_v think_v it_o lawful_a only_o to_o pray_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v overcome_v of_o the_o temptation_n i_o answer_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o very_a temptation_n itself_o as_o it_o be_v a_o motion_n and_o enticement_n unto_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v pray_v against_o also_o for_o the_o apostle_n paul_n do_v not_o only_o pray_v to_o overcome_v the_o prick_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o buffet_n of_o satan_n 22.7.8_o 2_o cor._n 22.7.8_o but_o that_o it_o may_v depart_v from_o he_o and_o why_o may_v not_o a_o man_n desire_v not_o to_o meet_v at_o all_o with_o those_o his_o enemy_n which_o seek_v his_o life_n as_o well_o as_o when_o they_o assault_v he_o desire_v to_o quit_v himself_o of_o they_o i_o confess_v request_n must_v be_v make_v for_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o with_o some_o difference_n when_o we_o pray_v that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v tempt_v it_o be_v always_o under_o correction_n not_o absolute_a but_o if_o it_o may_v stand_v with_o god_n will_v and_o pleasure_n we_o desire_v to_o run_v the_o race_n of_o christianity_n without_o meeting_n with_o stumble_a block_n or_o any_o occasion_n of_o our_o stay_n or_o turn_v out_o of_o the_o way_n but_o if_o god_n will_v have_v we_o meet_v with_o these_o impediment_n we_o pray_v absolute_o that_o we_o may_v pass_v over_o they_o and_o not_o be_v let_v or_o turn_v out_o of_o the_o way_n by_o they_o and_o if_o he_o will_v that_o we_o must_v enter_v into_o the_o conflict_n we_o pray_v that_o we_o may_v overcome_v now_o because_o resist_v of_o temptation_n be_v of_o great_a consequent_a it_o will_v be_v worth_a the_o pain_n to_o consider_v these_o four_o thing_n first_o what_o be_v a_o temptation_n second_o who_o be_v the_o tempter_n three_o how_o they_o tempt_v four_o how_o a_o temptation_n may_v be_v resist_v 1_o temptation_n be_v any_o and_o every_o motion_n unto_o the_o do_n of_o any_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v forbid_v in_o his_o word_n or_o to_o the_o leave_v undo_v any_o thing_n that_o god_n have_v command_v or_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n otherwise_o then_o god_n have_v 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