Spiritual Comforts and Confidence issuing from the contemplation of Gods Goodness.
WHy art thou so heavie, O my soul? and why art thou
A manual of directions for the sick with many sweet meditations and devotions of the R. Reverend Father in God, Lancelot Andrews, late L. Bishop of Winchester : to which are added praiers for the morning, evening and H. communion / translated out of Greeke ms. of his private devotions by R. D. ...
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- A manual of directions for the sick with many sweet meditations and devotions of the R. Reverend Father in God, Lancelot Andrews, late L. Bishop of Winchester : to which are added praiers for the morning, evening and H. communion / translated out of Greeke ms. of his private devotions by R. D. ...
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- Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.
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- London :: Printed for Humphrey Moseley ...,
- 1648.
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"A manual of directions for the sick with many sweet meditations and devotions of the R. Reverend Father in God, Lancelot Andrews, late L. Bishop of Winchester : to which are added praiers for the morning, evening and H. communion / translated out of Greeke ms. of his private devotions by R. D. ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A25388.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 2, 2024.
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so disquieted within me?
O put thy trust in God; for I shal yet give Him thanks: For He is the light of my counte∣nance, and my God. Psal. 42.6, 7, 14, 15. and 43.5, 6.
Return then to Thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath been gracious to thee. Psal. 116.7.
If the Lord had not helped me, it had not failed, but my soul had been put to silence.
In the midst of the troubles that were in my heart, Thy comforts
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have refreshed my soul. Psal. 94.17, 19.
Nevertheless, though I be sometimes afraid, yet, put I my trust in the Lord. Psal. 56.3.
Nevertheless, my soul wait thou stil upon God; for of Him cometh my sal∣vation.
He verily is my hope, and my strength; He is my defence, so that I shal not greatly fall. Psal. 62.5, 6.
Let us go with boldness to the Throne of Grace, that we may find mercie in the time of need. Heb. 4.16.