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Title:  Truth lifting up its head above scandals Wherein is declared what God Christ Father Son Holy Ghost Scriptures Gospel Prayer Ordinances of God are. By Gerrard Winstanly.
Author: Winstanley, Gerrard, b. 1609.
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did never pray in all his life, though he use the words of prayer every day.Words and actions going together are the declaration of a sincere heart; but words in prayer, without acting according to creati∣on as the generall practise is, are declarati∣ons of hypocriticall and deceived flesh: let his profession be what it will be.Therefore professors look to your selves, both priests and people, there is light broke out that will lay open the hipocrisie of your private actings to the view of the whole cre∣ation, and you shall not cover your shame, doe all you can. Thus much for the second part in prayer.Thirdly, prayer lies in words or utterance, but this is the remotest part of prayer. Now words among men should be the declarati∣on of the heart among men, but oftentimes they are not; for men have good words ma∣ny times in prayer, which they have got by tradition, which their hearts are strangers to; and so they draw nigh God with their lips, but their hearts are removed: and this hypocriticall darknesse hath at this day o∣verspread pulpit worship, and almost all fa∣mily worship. But our God hath left us a remnant on earth, whose hearts wait upon him, or else we had been as Sdom, here in England before this day.0