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A looking-glasse for petitioners Wherein euery Christian man and woman, may cleerely see, what they are to beg at Gods hands, the manner how they are to beg, and the assurance of those things which they do beg. In a sermon preached at Framlingham Castle in high Suffolke. By Iohn Nevvman Master of Artes.
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Newman, John, fl. 1619.
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accompany_v our_o prayer_n dandun_v est_fw-la egentibus_fw-la ignoscendum_fw-la est_fw-la delinquentibus_fw-la &_o orandum_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la we_o must_v give_v to_o other_o we_o must_v forgive_v other_o and_o we_o must_v pray_v for_o other_o we_o must_v give_v unto_o other_o we_o must_v join_v with_o our_o prayer_n alm_n and_o then_o our_o prayer_n and_o our_o alm_n shall_v come_v up_o into_o remembrance_n before_o god_n as_o do_v the_o prayer_n and_o alm_n of_o cornelius_n act_n 10._o then_o our_o prayer_n will_v enter_v into_o the_o lord_n ear_n esay_n 58.7_o deal_v thy_o bread_n to_o the_o hungry_a bring_v the_o poor_a that_o wander_v unto_o thy_o house_n and_o when_o thou_o see_v the_o naked_a cover_v he_o then_o shall_v thou_o call_v and_o the_o lord_n shall_v answer_v thou_o shall_v cry_v and_o he_o shall_v say_v here_o i_o be_o second_o we_o must_v forgive_v other_o if_o we_o ourselves_o will_v be_v forgive_v we_o must_v forgive_v they_o that_o trespass_n against_o we_o it_o be_v a_o petition_n we_o daily_o use_v forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n as_o we_o forgive_v they_o that_o trespass_n against_o us._n thus_o we_o say_v sed_fw-la vide_fw-la quid_fw-la dicas_fw-la say_v ambrose_n quomodo_fw-la dimitto_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la dimitte_n mihi_fw-la si_fw-la dimiseris_fw-la bene_fw-la convenit_fw-la ut_fw-la dimittat_fw-la tibi_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la dimiseris_fw-la quomodo_fw-la convenit_fw-la ut_fw-la tibi_fw-la dimittat_fw-la take_v heed_n and_o mark_v well_o what_o thou_o say_v as_o i_o forgive_v so_o do_v thou_o o_o lord_n forgive_v i_o if_o thou_o do_v forgive_v it_o agree_v well_o that_o god_n shall_v forgive_v thou_o but_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o forgive_v it_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o god_n justice_n to_o forgive_v thou_o thy_o sin_n commit_v against_o he_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o forgive_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v if_o thou_o show_v no_o mercy_n thou_o shall_v find_v no_o mercy_n in_o the_o time_n of_o need_n for_o there_o shall_v be_v judgement_n merciless_a to_o he_o that_o show_v no_o mercy_n say_v s._n james._n 2.13_o quod_fw-la serimus_fw-la metimus_fw-la quod_fw-la damus_fw-la accipimus_fw-la that_o which_o we_o sow_v we_o shall_v reap_v that_o which_o we_o give_v we_o shall_v receive_v if_o we_o sow_v no_o forgiveness_n we_o shall_v reap_v none_o if_o we_o give_v no_o forgiveness_n no_o forgiveness_n shall_v be_v give_v unto_o we_o when_o we_o pray_v for_o it_o therefore_o say_v our_o saviour_n christ_n mar._n 11.25_o but_o when_o you_o shall_v stand_v and_o pray_v forgive_v if_o you_o have_v any_o thing_n against_o any_o man_n that_o your_o father_n also_o which_o be_v in_o heaven_n may_v forgive_v you_o your_o trespass_n for_o if_o you_o will_v not_o forgive_v your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n will_v not_o pardon_v you_o your_o trespass_n three_o we_o must_v pray_v for_o other_o we_o must_v pray_v for_o all_o man_n first_o of_o all_o sort_n i_o will_v that_o first_o of_o all_o supplication_n and_o prayer_n intercession_n and_o give_v of_o thanks_o be_v make_v for_o all_o man_n for_o king_n and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n for_o all_o man_n that_o be_v for_o all_o that_o be_v the_o child_n of_o election_n for_o those_o that_o be_v of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n for_o all_o man_n that_o be_v for_o all_o man_n in_o general_a for_o if_o we_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o do_v good_a unto_o all_o man_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n no_o more_o do_v many_o other_o divine_n which_o i_o have_v read_v upon_o this_o place_n but_o that_o likewise_o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o all_o man_n be_v they_o either_o turk_n infidel_n heathen_a the_o enemy_n of_o god_n or_o the_o enemy_n of_o ourselves_o we_o must_v pray_v for_o their_o conversion_n if_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o they_o may_v be_v convert_v but_o most_o especial_o we_o that_o be_v christian_n we_o that_o be_v of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n we_o ought_v to_o pray_v for_o one_o another_o charity_n bid_v we_o god_n command_v we_o non_fw-la dicimus_fw-la pater_fw-la meus_fw-la say_v cyprian_n de_fw-fr orat_fw-la domâ—_n sed_fw-la noster_fw-la nec_fw-la da_fw-la mihi_fw-la sed_fw-la da_fw-la nobis_fw-la quia_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la magister_fw-la noluit_fw-la priâ—atim_fw-la precem_fw-la fieri_fw-la ut_fw-la scilicet_fw-la quis_fw-la prose_n tantâ—m_fw-la precetur_fw-la unum_fw-la enim_fw-la orare_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la voluit_fw-la quando_fw-la in_o uno_fw-la omnes_fw-la ipse_fw-la portavit_fw-la we_o do_v not_o say_v when_o we_o pray_v as_o christ_n have_v command_v we_o my_o father_n but_o our_o father_n nor_o give_v unto_o i_o but_o give_v unto_o we_o because_o he_o that_o be_v master_n of_o christi_fw-la anitie_fw-la will_v not_o that_o private_a prayer_n shall_v be_v make_v that_o be_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v
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with_o constancy_n with_o perseverance_n hold_v out_o unto_o the_o end_n pray_v continual_o say_v the_o apostle_n paul_n thessaly_n 5.17_o that_o be_v continue_v in_o prayer_n not_o all_o the_o time_n of_o your_o life_n for_o the_o wiseman_n say_v eccles_n 3.1_o that_o to_o all_o thing_n there_o be_v a_o appoint_a time_n a_o time_n to_o be_v bear_v a_o time_n to_o die_v a_o time_n to_o plant_v and_o a_o time_n to_o pluck_v up_o that_o which_o be_v plant_v a_o time_n to_o weep_v and_o a_o time_n to_o laugh_v but_o he_o will_v have_v we_o spend_v as_o much_o time_n as_o may_v be_v in_o prayer_n we_o must_v with_o our_o saviour_n if_o need_v require_v spend_v whole_a night_n in_o prayer_n we_o must_v with_o daniel_n pray_v thrice_o a_o day_n in_o the_o morning_n at_o noon_n and_o at_o night_n we_o must_v begin_v our_o work_n with_o prayer_n go_v forward_o with_o prayer_n end_v it_o with_o prayer_n and_o not_o only_o do_v thus_o one_o day_n but_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n we_o must_v hold_v out_o unto_o the_o end_n and_o then_o we_o shall_v obtain_v the_o crown_n let_v perseverance_n plead_v for_o thou_o and_o then_o thou_o shall_v be_v sure_o hear_v leave_v not_o the_o lord_n but_o call_v upon_o he_o continual_o from_o time_n to_o time_n and_o at_o the_o end_n he_o will_v hear_v thou_o the_o cananitish_a woman_n with_o her_o constancy_n and_o perseverance_n in_o call_v upon_o christ_n move_v he_o to_o heal_v her_o daughter_n the_o borrower_n of_o three_o loaf_n of_o bread_n with_o his_o often_o knock_v obtain_v his_o request_n and_o the_o widow_n with_o her_o importunity_n move_v the_o unrighteous_a judge_n to_o do_v her_o justice_n and_o shall_v not_o god_n avenge_v he_o shall_v he_o not_o hear_v his_o elect_n which_o day_n and_o night_n call_v upon_o he_o yea_o though_o he_o suffer_v they_o long_o i_o tell_v you_o he_o will_v avenge_v they_o he_o will_v hear_v they_o and_o that_o quick_o if_o we_o continue_v to_o call_v upon_o god_n he_o will_v hear_v 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need_v not_o fear_n for_o thy_o redeemer_n will_v defend_v thou_o &_o the_o mercy_n of_o thy_o creator_n will_v overshadow_v thou_o though_o the_o devil_n whisper_v in_o thy_o conscience_n &_o tell_v thou_o that_o it_o be_v needless_a for_o thou_o to_o pray_v yet_o pray_v the_o devil_n be_v a_o liar_n be_v not_o rule_v by_o he_o though_o desperation_n tell_v thou_o that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o pardon_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o pray_v for_o pardon_n &_o believe_v i_o thou_o shall_v have_v it_o though_o thy_o sin_n say_v they_o be_v great_a than_o can_v be_v forgive_v mentiuntur_fw-la peccata_fw-la thy_o sin_n lie_v for_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v great_a than_o thy_o sin_n if_o they_o be_v ten_o thousand_o more_o than_o they_o be_v if_o thou_o be_v bold_a and_o of_o a_o stout_a courage_n the_o devil_n can_v hurt_v thou_o for_o as_o lactantius_n report_v the_o devil_n hurt_v none_o but_o the_o fainthearted_a and_o if_o thou_o do_v confident_o trust_v in_o the_o mercy_n of_o 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