1004 1 Tim. ~.I. Ifa. ~ 7· 4. Rom 15. jO. l fa.6~ 7• Book.IV.Parc.VI. Looking rmto Jeftu• . Chap. 2 .Se6f,9, pray one fo~ another; I exhort the~efore (faith the Apofile) th~tt ftrft of all fupp!icatiJ.JifJ, prayerJ, intercelfiont, andgiving of thank}. be made for all men. . And ·come, lift up thy prayer- for the remnant that u left, . faid the King to l(aiah; and wreflle together in prarerfor me, faid Paul; and give the Lord no rtft till ·he mak! Jerufalcm a praifein the earth~ faid the Prophet : Chrift intercedes,, and there is ·no quefiion hut we fhould intercede for the · living Saiats, Brethren pray for us, faid the A pofile; whofoever thou art tbat readell; 1befeech thee remember me in thJ pra7en, it may be thou lfrt nearer qod, a11dmore in favour ·with'God than fuch 11 poore flnner M I am ; as Mordicai fet ;E fther on ·wqrk · to inter.:. cede for him with the Kiflg; and for his people; fo 'tis our duty co crave the prayers of fuch whb arc upon better termes (poffibly) with the Lord; than we ·ourfelvesare ·at the prefent 1 DnfJ 1 could wifo thy prayerJ at fuc6 a time, when thy heart is got neare{f to God, by fpecial flirrings offaith and l9ve; I fuppofe thou canft · not have a fpirit, and pewer of prayer, but fometirnes or other · thou · art (as it were) in the lap ofChriil:,'upon the Spoufesknee 9 . in the belovedsbofome; 0 then mak._e a requeft far-an unworthy one; 0 thmifever, intercede for me, becaufe then I rCitde Chrift~ cwn ir.terce/Jion in thy intercef!ion·; what ·u thy prayer then b~~t a.r the ecchv of Chrifh prayr, the Amen to Chrifts interceffions, which · he mak!J in heaven? Chrifrians! •cis our duty to put one another upon praying one for anoth·er, ChriLl: intercedes for us, and fo . fhould'Wc intercede for-his, called, or uncalled, if fo they_belong ; to the election of grace. . · 4• thrift cakes our prayers, and iningl-esthem·withhisown : pra -, ers; interceffiom, incenfe, and fo prefents aU ·as one work mingle~ 'together untQ God the Father ; 0let this be our care · to put up al'l our prayers to God in·the Name of Chrill, and co fiay<Jur felves upon the interceflions ofChrift; when all is done, · let us beg- the acceptance.ofour prayers, not for our fakes, nor for our prayers fake; buc for his fake, who perfumes our prayers; by interweaving them with his :prayers,. Many a poore foul is many a time afraid co pray co(,odt for want <Jf the due confi- . deration of~hJs~onformitie; fuch'.a OAC goes-tO pra} er, and he looks upon 1t as 1t I yes upon his own heart; or as it comes from himftlfe, and chen he cryes, oh wht~t a poore, wM/z, flnfu!, imperfe ll, impeniJent prsyer is t,:is.? well" but if this weak prayer of [hine ·
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