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saint_n	prayer_n	spirit_n	supplication_n	1,486	5	11.4562	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47663	The secret miracles of nature in four books : learnedly and moderately treating of generation, and the parts thereof, the soul, and its immortality, of plants and living creatures, of diseases, their symptoms and cures, and many other rarities ... : whereunto is added one book containing philosophical and prudential rules how man shall become excellent in all conditions, whether high or low, and lead his life with health of body and mind ... / written by that famous physitian, Levinus Lemnius.; De miraculis occultis naturae. English	Lemnius, Levinus, 1505-1568.	1658 (1658)	Wing L1044; ESTC R8382	466,452	422

is he by whom God filleth and accomplisheth and perfecteth all things in all men especially in those who trust in him and as the Apostle Paul saith are sealed by the holy spirit of promise which is the earnest and pledge of our inheritance for the redemption of the possession that is acquired and purchased for us to the praise of his glory Wherefore Saint Paul who was accustomed to innumerable combats and was forced to endure many assaults perswades all men that whensoever any dangers are at hand or death is threatned or Satan makes war against our mind they must resist and stand out against all these with an undaunted and resolute courage Christ supporteth us in our afflictions ●● Ephes 6. For so he animates and upholds the Ephesians Finally my brethren farewell stand fast in the Lord and in the power of his might Put on the whole armour of God that you may stand against the wiles of the Devil For we wrestle not against flesh and bloud that is frail and dying men though sometimes they are troublesome enough but against Principalities and powers against the rulers of the darknesse of this world against spiritual wickednesses in high places In which fullnesse of words and plentifullnesse of sentences A simile from the industry of Souldiers and also by an elegant metaphor taken from the conflict and assault of an enemy he shews that the Devils and their servants do work and frame their stratagems and subtile practises with wonderfull fraud against all those that are Christs and have given up their names unto him The weapons of Christian warfar Wherefore since our enemies are so formidable and so well acquainted with spiritual wickednesse he shews by the way what weapons we must use to resist them with Take saith he the whole armour of God by an example taken from those who are well armed to go to battel and stand in readinesse that you may be able to resist your adversary the devill and when you have done all Ephes 6. and ended the businesse to stand like to those who are not put to flight and compelled to turn their backs Stand therefore having your loyns girt about with the girdle of truth and having on the Brest-plate of righteousnesse and your feet shod that you may be ready provided to the preparation of the Gospel of peace And above all taking the shield of faith wherewith you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the Wicked and take the helmet of Salvation and the sword of the spirit which is the word of God to which he adds as a supply of auxiliary forces Prayer is arms against the Devill prayers and supplications in the spirit which prevail so far as to gain us the victory that God in so doubtfull a conflict as it were a dubious event in war may as Saint Peter saith 2 Pet. 3. who treats upon the same argument restore strengthen confirm and support his afflicted ones who are near inclining unto ruine And since of old the authority of Pythagoras was of such esteem amongst his Schollers and his doctrine so much reverenced An argument from Christs authority that it was held for an Oracle and spoken as it were by Apollo that they would presently to perswade belief as if it were wickednesse to deny it object 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He said it it is but just and the reason of our salvation requires it that we should give to Christ the same honour and reverence and in asserting his doctrine We must object Christ hath said it and establishing the profession of faith say to those that are deaf to his words Believe it to be true for Christ our Saviour hath spoken it For his doctrine is not mans doctrine not weak not cold Christs doctrine exceeds all Wisdome Colos 2. Colos 1. but it is lively quick saving effectual divine and that brings felicity unto man which it is fit we should ask for from Christ only who is the fountain of all Wisedome and goodnesse and in whom dwelleth the fullnesse of the Godhead bodily in whom we are made perfect By him as Saint Paul saith God the Father hath plucked us forth from the power of darknesse and hath translated us into the Kingdome of his dear Son God hath given out all things in Christ by whom we have redemption in his bloud and remission of our sins who is the Image of the invisible God and the first born of every creature for by him all things were created which are in heaven and in earth whether they be visible or invisible thrones dominions principalities powers All things were made for him and by him and he is before all and by him all things subsist And he is the head of the body which is the Church the beginning and first born from the dead that he should be the chief in all things holding the Principality Because it pleased the Father that in him should all fullnesse dwell and to reconcile all things to himself by him and to make peace by the bloud of his Crosse Since therefore God the Father hath so largely and abundantly powred forth all things upon Christ let us strive and hasten to come to this most plentifull and overflowing fountain and with full assurance let us be bold to ask and hope for all things from him The force of Faith and try to accomplish what we desire If we will put the devils to flight cure diseases escape dangers kill venemous beasts make all poysons to be harmlesse remove Mountains from their places you must know that all these things are to be done by the vertue and power of Jesus Christ and by firm confidence in him For Christ promiseth to him that believes that all things should be plain open and easie which he testified to his Disciples in his last Sermon before he ascended into Heaven Mark 16. Mark 16. when he saith Go ye into all the World and Preach the Gospel to every Creature He that believeth and is Baptized shall be saved but he that believeth not shall be condemned Now these signs shall follow those that believe In my name shall they cast out Devills They shall speak with new Tongues They shall kill Serpents and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them They shall lay their hands upon the sick and they shall recover that is they shall be well so soon as they are touched All these things shall be ever ready wheresoever the progresse and profit of the Gospel shall require a miracle But in the Souls these miracles are allwaies wrought by the Ministers of the Gospel Miracles wrought in the Souls when they drive filthy vices out of mens minds when by the effectual force of the spirit and wholesome doctrine they cure the diseases of mens Souls when they free the heart from coveteousnesse hatred wrath lust calumny backbiting and other venemous affections and adorn it