The Devout Christian Instructed How to Pray and Give Thauks to God or a Book of Devotions for Families, and for Particular Persons, in Most of the Concerns of Humane Life - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1717. Not illustrated. Excerpt: .....I. v.vi '10,!.io.' I 'J iij ..' :"?. A Prayer id be said by the Family, with the Sick Person. OLbrd, the Father of our Spirits; who gives to us and all creatures,. life arid breath and. all things. We sinful dust, and.ashes, blush to lift up our eyes unto Heaven, when w6 consider our vast distance from thee; and reflect upon thy unspotted holiness, and our impurity; thy infinite Wisdom, and.our wretched Folly j thy Power, and.our Weakness:ihf Eternity of Life, and our short Continuance We are but 'ob is of yesterday, and know nothing, .' i because our Days up on earth are.Esal. I9..11. a shadow.. When thou with reTob4 6 bakes dost.correct Man for iniMi.; r'i/j S'jquityi thou makefi his beauty to.consume away like a Moth: Surely every.Man is vanity..-, But so great is thy condescending 5race,;fchat, thou hast assured us thoa wilt not despise such Worms as we are. tNay, tho,u. hast encouraged us, blessed be thy goodrtessy to approach unto thee with some confidence, that thou wilt fi. mei mercifully receive us, though we have highly offended' thy divine Majesty: having sent thy dear Son into the World to save Sinners; to purifie our natures; to endue us with a divine understanding, to strengthen our weakness; and to comfort us with the hope of an immortal Life. Behold, O Lord, the Oblation which we make to thee of most thankful Hearts, devoted to thy Service; whose Love and tender Mercies have so exceedingly abounded towards us. We will praise thee, and glorifie thee as long as we have any being, for this great Salvation which Christ Jesus' hatli brought to light by his Resurrection from the Dead, to an eternal Kingdom in the Heavens. We are humbly bold to hope in thee, that thou who hast not ft ar ed thy own Son, but delivered R 3 ' him up for us all, wilt with ...

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