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Joseph Alleine: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers For those who do not know you yet, Lord, grab on to them now, and do your work. Take them by the heart, overcome them, and persuade them, until they say, “You have … Continue reading →

Joseph Alleine: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Lord, choose my words. Choose my weapons for me. And when I put my hand into the bag, and take out a stone and sling it, and carry it to the mark, make … Continue reading →

Joseph Alleine: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers O Lord, how insufficient I am for this work. With what will I pierce the scales of Leviathan—or make my heart, hard as a millstone, feel what you desire it to feel? Will … Continue reading →

Joseph Alleine: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Spirit of the Most High, the Comforter and Sanctifier of your chosen, come now with all your glory, all your courtly attendants, your fruits and graces. Let me be the place you live. … Continue reading →

Joseph Alleine: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Who am I, Lord, that I should make any claim on you, or have any part or portion in you, when I am not worthy to lick the dust of your feet? But … Continue reading →