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.
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London, :: Printed for Edw. Thomas at the Adam and Eve in little Brittain without aldersgate,
1658.
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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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Sparke 42.

O Lord, give us grace to send up our prayers unto thee, and to call upon thee in the dayes of our necessi∣ties and trouble. Hear the voice of our prayers be∣times in the morning: Let us cry out of the deep of our miseries, unto the

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bottomless depth of thy mercies. And because our nature is such as we know not how to aske, as we should,* 1.1 and thou alone both wisely doest know, and effectually canst grant, not onely what we desire, but a great deale more than we can think upon; Pour upon us the spirit of grace & prayer, which may with unspeakeable groanings make intercession for us. Give us grace (good Fa∣ther,* 1.2) to perswade our selves, that whatsoever we shall aske at thy hand through faith, we shall ob∣taine the same. And grant that in all places we may pray, lifting up pure hands without wrath or doubting making with deep fighs and

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zealous minds continuall supplications, prayers, in∣tercessions, and giving of thanks for all men through Jesus Christ, our Lord,* 1.3 A∣men.

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