§. 4. The Apostle James, in this Chapter, from ver. 7. Exhorting and directing Christi∣ans to a holy and exact Conversation in all sorts of external Conditions, Prosperity and Adversity; the things that he is particular in especially, are 1. Patience in Suffering. 2. A due Reverence of the Great Name of GOD in our ordinary Conversation, ver. 12. where he doth not forbid all kind of Swearing, but Swearing by any Creature, and Swearing in common Discourse, according to the Words and Sense of our Lord Jesus Christ, Mat. 5.34. 3. He shews what Duty is most suitable to an afflicted Condition, viz. Prayer; to a prospe∣rous Condition, Singing of Psalms; and in∣sists more largely upon the former of these two, viz. betaking our selves to Prayer in Affliction of any sort or kind; [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, doth any among you suffer evil?] Its to be un∣derstood
A discourse concerning unction and washing of feet proving that they be not instituted sacraments or ordinances in the churches by Isaac Chauncy ...
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- A discourse concerning unction and washing of feet proving that they be not instituted sacraments or ordinances in the churches by Isaac Chauncy ...
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- Chauncy, Isaac, 1632-1712.
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- 1697.
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of afflictive Evils of any sort; and be∣cause we are so incident to Sicknesses and bo∣dily Infirmities, which do most commonly of all others, unfit and indispose us to Pray, he exhorts Christians as follows, either to send for the Elders of the Church to Pray with the Sick, ver. 14. or Pray one for another, ver. 16. Whence the Apostle's direction is, 1. General, in case of any Affliction, to Pray. 2. Particu∣lar, in case of Affliction by Sickness, that a Person is indisposed, and unfitted to Pray, to send for the Elders to pray with him, or to get other Christians to pray with him, (in case Elders be not to be had) for the fervent Prayer (saith he) of any holy Man, prevails much. And this he saith, lest we should think that he laid all the stress of obtaining the sick Man's Benefit upon the Eldership, he saith no, for a Holy Christians Prayer prevails much for his Brother or Neighbour, and in the same way and kind as the Elders, both in respect of Healing and Forgiveness, ver. 16.