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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41838	Directions and instigations to the duty of prayer how, and why the heart is to be kept with diligence. Pressing arguments and directions for hearing the voice of the rod. Being the sum and substance of nine sermons (not heretofore printed,) by Mr. Andrew Gray, late minister of the Gospel at Glasgow.	Gray, Andrew, 1633-1656.	1669 (1669)	Wing G1607A; ESTC R224166	127,013	196

below he is like 〈◊〉 moon changeable and subject to many vici 〈…〉 tudes but when he shall be above he shall as the Sun Having the light of seven day 〈…〉 And is not this a mystery for you to belie 〈…〉 that such a day is approaching when th 〈…〉 hearts of yours that have wearied so much the service of God to whom prayer hath 〈◊〉 a cross to whom the worshipping of God the publick ordinances hath been a burden 〈◊〉 say is it not a mystery for you to believe 〈◊〉 such a day is approaching when ye shall s 〈…〉 God night and day without any wearying Th 〈…〉 is not such a voice heard in heaven as this 〈◊〉 is a hard saying who can hear it If it 〈◊〉 possible that ye could ask that question at 〈◊〉 if he desire to change his estate or is wea 〈…〉 to do God service he who of all the lost p●rity of Adam was the first inhabitant in he 〈…〉 he would disdain to return an answer to s 〈…〉 a question it being without all ground or 〈…〉 son And is not this a mystery for you to 〈…〉 lieve that such a day is approaching w 〈…〉 these hearts of yours that are now unde 〈…〉 much darknesse such misconstructions of G 〈…〉 such misconceptions of the holy Majest 〈…〉 God and of the great mysteries of the king●om of heaven I say Is it not a mystery for ●ou to believe that such a day is approaching ●hen your hearts shall be fully taught to com●rehend those depths and profound secrets of the kingdom of God when the most brutish and 〈…〉 kest understanding shall be made to resolve 〈…〉 t question and mystery how three can be in 〈◊〉 and how one can be in three They shall 〈…〉 n be able to resolve that profound mystery ●f the two natures in the person of our blessed ●ord Jesus Christ and in that day your hearts 〈…〉 ll be able to comprehend that blessed uni 〈…〉 that is amongst the Persons of the blessed ●rinity and likewise in that day ye shall be ●ble to take up that blessed knot of union which 〈◊〉 betwixt Christ and believers And is not 〈…〉 is a mystery for you to believe that such a 〈◊〉 is approaching when your hearts that ●ath been under such exercise of sorrow that ●hey shall be cloathed with the garments of 〈…〉 y and praise And I would ask at you O 〈…〉 hat a robe must that be to be cloathed with 〈◊〉 garment of praise It is a more excellent 〈…〉 d glorious robe than all the robes of the great 〈…〉 ings and Emperors of the world Did your 〈…〉 es ever see such an excellent garment as the 〈…〉 rment of praise There is a three-fold cloath 〈…〉 g which a Christian shall put on when first 〈…〉 is heart shall enter into heaven in that blessed 〈…〉 y of the resurrection First He shall be cloath 〈…〉 with the robe of the righteousness of Christ 〈…〉 d O what must such a robe as this be Secondly He shall be cloathed with the robe and 〈…〉 rment of immortality and O what a robe 〈…〉 d resplendant garment shall this be And thirdly in that day when first a Christian sh 〈…〉 enter into heaven he shall be cloathed with 〈◊〉 garment of praise and O what an excell 〈…〉 and glorious robe shall all these be When 〈◊〉 shall be brought to the King in rayment of need 〈…〉 work and shall be made all glorious within 〈◊〉 At the last occasion when we spoke up 〈…〉 these words we told you that there was 〈◊〉 things contained in them and the first was 〈◊〉 duty imposed upon Christians that they sho 〈…〉 keep their hearts the second thing was 〈◊〉 there is many spiritual enemies who studies 〈…〉 gain and conquer our hearts which is pres 〈…〉 posed in these words Keep thy heart 〈◊〉 third thing is the qualifications which sho 〈…〉 be annexed to this precious and soul-concer●ing duty holden forth in these words K 〈…〉 thy heart with all diligence or as the wo 〈…〉 may be rendered with all keeping or abov● all keeping The last thing which was conta 〈…〉 ed in the words was the spiritual advantage which attends the exercises of that duty 〈◊〉 the reasons enforcing the duty for out of it 〈◊〉 the issues of life that is the ground on which Christian should walk in perswading himse 〈…〉 the doing of this duty Now as for the 〈◊〉 thing viz. the duty commanded that 〈◊〉 should keep our hearts Wee have spoken 〈…〉 veral things from it now there are only 〈◊〉 things which we would speak to First A Christian should study to keep 〈◊〉 heart from these predominant lusts which d 〈…〉 in it it is of the concernment of a Christian keep himself from all iniquities but it is of 〈◊〉 special concernment of a Christian to keep 〈◊〉 heart from his predominant sins this was practice of David Psal. 18. 23. I have kept my 〈…〉 lf from mine iniquitie which we conceive to 〈…〉 e understood of his predominant lusts There 〈◊〉 not an idol or lust which a Christian hath in 〈◊〉 heart but he ought to offer it up to God 〈…〉 nd to put a knife to the throat of his most plea 〈…〉 nt Isaac I will tell you of five great idols ●hich a Christian hath no will to quite and 〈◊〉 is impossible for him to keep his heart till 〈…〉 e quite them First A Christian hath no will 〈◊〉 quite his religious idols that is those idols the loving of which is a commanded duty but 〈…〉 he immoderate love of which is an idol as for 〈…〉 stance it is a great difficulty for a tender Abraham to put a knife to the throat of his on 〈…〉 y son Isaac or for parents to be denied to their ●hildren and for a husband to be denied to 〈…〉 is wife the loving of which is their duty but 〈…〉 he immoderate love of them is sin Secondly A Christian hath ill will to quite his advanta●ious idol that idol in pursuit of which he ●onceives there is outward advantage to be 〈…〉 aiting upon it as for instance it is a great ●ifficulty to perswade a covetous man to be ●enied to his riches O but that divinity which 〈◊〉 in Prov. 23. 4. It is the divinity which the ●ost part or at least many of the Christians ●ow adayes doth not study to close with or ●bey Labour not to be rich c. There is a ●reater easiness and facility for one to quite his pleasant idols then to quite advantagious idols ●s for example a covetous person will sooner ●orsake his lusts nor his riches Thirdly A Christian hath ill will to quite his invisible ●dols these idols that doth lodge within his ●eart there is a greater easinesse for a Christian to quite his visible than to quite his i 〈…〉 sible idols Sometimes a person will for s 〈…〉 his drunkenesse and cursing which will 〈◊〉 forsake his pride and lust but it