Early English Printed Sermons


An useful tractate to further Christians of these dangerous and back-sliding times, in the practice of the most needful duty of prayer Wherein are discover'd the nature, necessity and successe of fervent prayer: many objections answered, several practical cases of conscience resolved; and all briefly applied from this text, viz. James 5. 16. The effectual fervent-prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Being the substance of several sermons preached in the town of Columpton in Devon. / By William Crompton M.A. minister of that part of Christs Church there.

Crompton, William, 1599?-1642
Publisher: Printed by J H for Philemon Stephens at the Gilded Lion in S Pauls Church yard
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1659
Approximate Era: Interregnum
TCP ID: A80869 ESTC ID: R210127 STC ID: C7033
Subject Headings: Prayer -- Christianity;
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In-Text Thirdly, The person must be accepted before the prayer, and none are accepted but such as are sanctified by faith in Jesus Christ. Therefore prayers must come from an holy heart. John 15.5. He that abideth in me bringeth forth much fruit. Gen. 4.4. The Lord had respect to Abel, and then to his offering. Prayer from a wicked heart, is like a jewel put into a dead mans mouth, loseth all its vertue . Thirdly, The person must be accepted before the prayer, and none Are accepted but such as Are sanctified by faith in jesus christ. Therefore Prayers must come from an holy heart. John 15.5. He that Abideth in me brings forth much fruit. Gen. 4.4. The Lord had respect to Abel, and then to his offering. Prayer from a wicked heart, is like a jewel put into a dead men Mouth, loses all its virtue. ord, dt n1 vmb vbi vvn p-acp dt n1, cc pix vbr vvn p-acp d c-acp vbr vvn p-acp n1 p-acp np1 np1. av n2 vmb vvi p-acp dt j n1. np1 crd. pns31 cst vvz p-acp pno11 vvz av d n1. np1 crd. dt n1 vhd n1 p-acp np1, cc av p-acp po31 vvg. n1 p-acp dt j n1, vbz av-j dt n1 vvd p-acp dt j ng1 n1, vvz d po31 n1.
Note 0 The Naturalist saith, a precious jewel put into a dead mans mouth, loseth its worth and vertue; so doth prayer in the mouth of a man spiritually dead. The Naturalist Says, a precious jewel put into a dead men Mouth, loses its worth and virtue; so does prayer in the Mouth of a man spiritually dead. dt n1 vvz, dt j n1 vvn p-acp dt j ng1 n1, vvz po31 n1 cc n1; av vdz n1 p-acp dt n1 pp-f dt n1 av-j j.




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Adjacent References with Relevance: Genesis 4.4; Genesis 4.4 (AKJV); John 15.5; John 15.5 (Tyndale); Proverbs 15.8 (AKJV); Proverbs 21.27
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Verse & Version Verse Text Text Is a Partial Textual Segment/Note Cosine Similarity Score Cross Encoder Score Okapi BM25 Score
Genesis 4.4 (AKJV) - 1 genesis 4.4: and the lord had respect vnto abel, and to his offering. the lord had respect to abel, and then to his offering True 0.878 0.938 2.012
Genesis 4.4 (ODRV) - 1 genesis 4.4: and our lord had respect to abel, & to his giftes. the lord had respect to abel, and then to his offering True 0.854 0.886 1.092
John 15.5 (Tyndale) - 1 john 15.5: he that abydeth in me and i in him the same bringeth forth moche frute. he that abideth in me bringeth forth much fruit True 0.847 0.897 2.068
John 15.5 (AKJV) - 1 john 15.5: he that abideth in me, and i in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: he that abideth in me bringeth forth much fruit True 0.841 0.929 4.893
John 15.5 (Geneva) - 2 john 15.5: he that abideth in me, and i in him, the same bringeth forth much fruite: he that abideth in me bringeth forth much fruit True 0.834 0.935 3.276
John 15.5 (ODRV) - 2 john 15.5: he that abideth in me, and i in him, the same beareth much fruit: he that abideth in me bringeth forth much fruit True 0.832 0.916 2.87
John 15.5 (Vulgate) - 1 john 15.5: qui manet in me, et ego in eo, hic fert fructum multum, quia sine me nihil potestis facere. he that abideth in me bringeth forth much fruit True 0.732 0.628 0.0
Genesis 4.5 (AKJV) - 0 genesis 4.5: but vnto cain, and to his offring he had not respect: the lord had respect to abel, and then to his offering True 0.731 0.841 0.54
John 15.5 (Wycliffe) - 1 john 15.5: who that dwellith in me, and y in hym, this berith myche fruyt, for with outen me ye moun no thing do. he that abideth in me bringeth forth much fruit True 0.716 0.403 0.0
Genesis 4.4 (Geneva) genesis 4.4: and habel also him selfe brought of the first fruites of his sheepe, and of the fat of them, and the lord had respect vnto habel, and to his offering, the lord had respect to abel, and then to his offering True 0.654 0.682 1.488




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In-Text John 15.5. John 15.5
In-Text Gen. 4.4. Genesis 4.4