Elijahs fiery-chariot, or Glowing-coals taken from Gods altar being excellent prayers and meditations, fitted for all persons in all conditions. Composed by divers learned Fathers and martyrs in the Church of God. The like never before extant.

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Elijahs fiery-chariot, or Glowing-coals taken from Gods altar being excellent prayers and meditations, fitted for all persons in all conditions. Composed by divers learned Fathers and martyrs in the Church of God. The like never before extant.
Author
Elias, John, fl. 1659.
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London :: Printed for Thomas Rooks, and are to be sold at his shop, at the sign of the Lamb, at the east-end of St. Pauls Church,
1659.
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Christian life -- Meditations -- Early works to 1800.
Prayer -- Christianity -- Early works to 1800.
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"Elijahs fiery-chariot, or Glowing-coals taken from Gods altar being excellent prayers and meditations, fitted for all persons in all conditions. Composed by divers learned Fathers and martyrs in the Church of God. The like never before extant." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A84350.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 2, 2024.

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Out of the same Psalme.

MOst mighty and merciful Lord God, though the diuel rage, the powers of the world daily rise vp, & the flesh with all her bond slaues cōspire against the kingdom of thine onely begotten son Iesus Christ our Lord, yet make vs to vnderstand and with constant faith bee perswaded that thou deridest and contemnest all such, whom thou canst in thine anger & fierce displeasure, when thou wilt suddenly destroy & bring to nought. In this faith, seeing wee are some∣times so weak, that being ouercome with sundry kindes of terrors and dread, we are not so obedient to thy commandements as we ought to be: wee therefore beseech thee for thy great goodnes sake to be mercifull

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vnto vs, and grant that we may cō∣stantly beleeue thy sonne our King, and our redeemer, to haue the highest power and dominion with thee in all things. For, seeing thou hast begot∣ten him, thou hast also deliuered to him all natiōs to be ruled by his po∣wer as his owne inheritance: grant therefore vnto vs, that yet at length wee may be wise and vnderstand, in such sort as we may serue thee with al due feare and worship: that in the last day wee be not dashed in peeces, as earthen vessels with the rodde of thine indignation, through Iesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

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