vpon the .Lords `Prayer. our felues, is Prayer. Goe we la(lly toour Brethren, and we are commanded to let ourlight thine be- Prayer reef fore them, to their example and confirmation. Of which light this Aaanotablefary in ref- partandbraunch, our often zealous, and religious Prayer,and therefore euen in pet! of oar rcfpeft of them alfonecetrary. bretbren. Thirdly, the vtilitie and profite of itwouldvery duely, and earneffly, of Gods children beconiidered: wherein the, faying may haue fit and properplace: Prayer is profitable. .íEque pauperibus prodefl, locupletibus are . Equenegletlum inserts , fenibuf' nocebit. That is : It gaynethgood to pooreandrich, f vfe thereof be free: And hurtcth youth as uell as age, neglefled f it bee. The Scripture wonderfully layeth dawne the benefite of this holy exerci(è, not in one or tworefpefts, but euen ineuerything, that may befall the Child-of God in this life. In a(Hiétions, as partly bath been (hewed, it eafeth the heart; it llayeth our llepsfiil !readietoflide into impatience 3 itperlwadeth the Lord; it winneth his mercie and bringeth his gotten comfort at time appointed, to the pánting Saule, allbreathletle almo(i in thefcortching heate of fuck rryall, as pleafeth God to fend. And therefore pray ( faith our Samour Chrift) continually, Lt:k.i r. g 6 thatyee may be counted wort bieteefcape allthefethings, that ',all come to pap, and that yeemayffandbefore the Sonneof man. But what things are they? Oread and con- fider that fingular Chapter, and fee the fruite of Prayer. Falle Chrills /bail come, and deceiue,to their endletre woe, thoufands and thoufands, but pray we to God againft this fearful! fal!,andwe (hail efcape. Warresandfedirions flaailbeheard of;and teem, dreadful!, and terrible, but pray to God and they !hall nothurt vs, Verfe. Y. no not once make vs iufllyafraid. Though it be Nation again fl Nation, King- dome again(i Kingdom e: though the earth (hake, and tremble in diners places, a. and wee fee hunger and peflilence, and fearefull things, and greatliignes in Hea- ven above vs, yet pray wee to God our guide and (irength, and wee (hall efcape. r If hands be laid vppon vs,perfecuted and taken,- and deliuered vp to the Sina- r x. gogues, and Prifons, and brought beforeKings and Rulers for the Lord Iefiu fake, pray wee to the fame our gracious God, and hisword is pail, there (hall all 13° turnevntovs for atefiimoniall , and not hurt vo. Ifwe want learning, knowledge, 54 or vtterance t fo that we feare of a truth any weake defence, pray we to him, that in weakenetre is firong, and the power he promifed, both of fpeach and know- ledge, (hall bind the very deuill,that he cannot (iir, and with the head the mem- bers, with the Captaine the Souldiers, with their lifeall the limmes, fo that not all the kingdome of perdition, iftheir force could beioynedagainfi the poorefi man or woman of vs, that cuer (hall profetre Iefas, (hall be able to refill orfpeake againfl vs. Let our deere Parents that brought vs into this world, feeke by ru- 1G. ell violence in hatred again[t a truth to throw vs out ofthe fame againe, andour owne brethren,kinfmen, and friends betray vs, and kills's, if it pleafe God, wee Ty. beeing hated even of all men for the Lord lef rfake, pray wee Dill (ledfaftly vnto our God, and if he bee the Lord that bath made the Heauen and Earth, whore word is truth, and abideth for euer, there (hall not one haire of our head perils, S. but in patience comfortablie wee may potrelre our foules. Let Hierufalem bee befeged, that is, our natiue land and countrey, our townes and howfes in which zo wedwell, a token that defolation is neere : let the heauy woman fogreat with 20,, Child begin to ugh for her Celle , and weepe with woe for her deare birth within 2 3° her, with (hiueringfhrinks, tothinke of bloodie Speare to fpit her fprawliug Babe vpon, let our nation & people difobeying the Lord in the time of peace,fall vppon the edge of the (word, and be earied captiue into all Countries, and our b z !lately
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