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A54928 The spiritual sacrifice, or, A treatise wherein several weighty questions and cases concerning the saints communion with God in prayer are propounded and practically improved by Mr. Alexander Pitcarne. Pitcarne, Alexander, 1622?-1695. 1664 (1664) Wing P2295; ESTC R30533 821,533 890

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nemo_fw-la igitur_fw-la altero_fw-la nobilior_fw-la nisi_fw-la cvi_fw-la rectius_fw-la ingenium_fw-la etc._n etc._n d._n plato_n ex_fw-la siculo_fw-la quodam_fw-la vocat_fw-la prophanos_fw-la demente_n &_o miserrimos_fw-la tom_fw-mi 2._o georg._n well_fw-mi de_fw-fr rhetor._n pag._n mihi_fw-la 161._o 6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n euripid._n
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and_o pour_v out_o by_o way_n of_o prayer_n be_v distinguish_v from_o all_o other_o desire_n which_o want_v this_o qualification_n and_o deserve_v not_o the_o name_n of_o prayer_n but_o always_o it_o will_v be_v remember_v that_o this_o christian_a sacrifice_n be_v not_o like_o the_o material_a and_o leviticall_a oblation_n for_o every_o one_o as_o be_v a_o priest_n to_o god_n rev._n 1.6_o may_v offer_v up_o his_o own_o sacrifice_n christ_n indeed_o must_v be_v our_o altar_n and_o high_a priest_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n must_v bring_v fire_n and_o incense_v but_o the_o heart_n itself_o must_v offer_v up_o its_o own_o desire_n it_o need_v not_o run_v to_o another_o priest_n nor_o employ_v the_o mind_n and_o understanding_n to_o take_v its_o offering_n and_o present_v it_o to_o god_n these_o thing_n be_v premise_v for_o explication_n let_v we_o now_o collect_v from_o scripture_n some_o few_o reason_n not_o so_o much_o to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o subtle_a disputer_n as_o to_o convince_v negligent_a worshipper_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o to_o mind_v they_o of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o life_n and_o main_a ingredient_n of_o this_o solemn_a performance_n argument_n 1_o reas_n 1._o that_o which_o god_n do_v especial_o require_v and_o look_v for_o in_o these_o that_o draw_v nigh_o unto_o he_o that_o must_v be_v the_o chief_a and_o principal_a part_n of_o prayer_n whereby_o in_o a_o special_a manner_n we_o approach_v to_o he_o but_o it_o be_v the_o heart_n that_o god_n main_o require_v and_o look_v after_o in_o all_o those_o jer._n 12.2_o ps_n 34.18_o prov._n 23.26_o argument_n 2_o 2._o that_o must_v be_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o our_o worship_n for_o the_o want_n whereof_o the_o lord_n be_v most_o provoke_v and_o special_o complain_v but_o god_n be_v most_o provoke_v when_o our_o heart_n do_v not_o join_v in_o the_o duty_n when_o we_o draw_v nigh_o to_o he_o with_o our_o mouth_n and_o honour_v he_o with_o our_o lip_n and_o keep_v our_o heart_n far_o from_o he_o 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hear_v and_o answer_v that_o must_v be_v prayer_n but_o it_o be_v the_o voice_n and_o cry_v of_o the_o heart_n its_o pant_a long_a and_o desire_v that_o he_o hear_v and_o will_v satisfy_v ps_n 10.17_o and_o 145.19_o argument_n 6_o 6._o that_o which_o main_o knit_v and_o unite_v we_o to_o god_n must_v be_v the_o main_a and_o principal_a thing_n in_o prayer_n whereby_o in_o a_o special_a and_o solemn_a manner_n we_o ascend_v unto_o god_n close_a 32.24.26_o close_a gen._n 32.24.26_o with_o he_o and_o will_v not_o let_v he_o go_v till_o he_o bless_v we_o but_o it_o be_v the_o heart_n and_o affection_n that_o especial_o do_v unite_v and_o knit_v we_o to_o god_n he_o regard_v not_o other_o bond_n if_o these_o be_v want_v the_o distance_n still_o continue_v so_o long_o as_o the_o heart_n be_v remove_v from_o he_o mark_n 7.6_o matth._n 15.8_o argument_n 7_o 7._o there_o may_v be_v much_o light_n in_o the_o understanding_n a_o great_a measure_n of_o knowledge_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o a_o 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