Sparke 3.
O eternall God and most mercifull Father, Hallowed be thy name(t 1.1) for ever. As thy intent in creating me was to frame me for thy glory, so grant it may be my mind, and purpose, study, and whole endeavour to
To pneuma ksopyrén, or Sparkes of the spirit, being, motives to sacred theorems, and divine meditations. / By a reverend father of the Church of England.
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- To pneuma ksopyrén, or Sparkes of the spirit, being, motives to sacred theorems, and divine meditations. / By a reverend father of the Church of England.
- Author
- Davies, Athanasius, b. 1620 or 21.
- Publication
- London, :: Printed for Edw. Thomas at the Adam and Eve in little Brittain without aldersgate,
- 1658.
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- Subject terms
- Devotional literature -- Early works to 1800.
- Meditations -- Early works to 1800.
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"To pneuma ksopyrén, or Sparkes of the spirit, being, motives to sacred theorems, and divine meditations. / By a reverend father of the Church of England." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A74704.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
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seek thy glory, and to pub∣lish thy praise. For Lord, thy glory and praise wilt thou give to none(x 1.2) other but to thy self. Lord give us such measure of thy grace, That our lights may so, shine before men, that they seeing our good works(z 1.3) may glorifie thee our Father which art in heaven. O Lord, because we can love, let us love(a 1.4) no∣thing in comparison of thee, let us desire to know no∣thing but thee, and Christ Jesus thy Son crucified. Let us never fear them that can hurt the body, but rather fear thee that canst destroy both body(b 1.5) and soul toge∣ther. Let our honour be to reverence thee, our prayers to invocate thee, our obedi∣ence unto thee; our belief,
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faith, hope and trust in thee, through Jesus Christ for e∣vermore, Amen.
Notes
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t 1.1
Mat. 6.
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x 1.2
Esay 42:
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z 1.3
Mat. 5.16
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a 1.4
Mat. 10.37
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b 1.5
Mat. 10.28