Von the Lortit, Prayer. worke vnder the blefling of this Spirit to. thiseffeet in meafure in and there- lore if this affection bee required in vs, they bee alfo necetiarie as helpers to the fame. The firths a trueconfideration of our owne vnworthines & dignitie, filth and fo great, as thatthere is no mercie due vim vs : Such as maketh vs with the Helpesofaf- -. PHblicari not to will to lift vp our eyes to heauen, but to.knocke our breaft and f hön. crie in humble fort, good Lord be merciful! Diatom. a Sinner. Such as mace th vs ¿uc.1 5.13 with the Centurion to fay, Lord I am not worthiethat thou fhouldefl come vnder my n ¿Rth. $.S, roofs, and therefore faybut theword, and my fèrnant Ball be well. Suchagaine as ma- keth vs with Daniell to fay in:fniárting woe ÿ O Lordwe doe not prefent ourfupplscati- Tan. 9. t S. ore before thee' for our owne righteomfne fe s but for thy great tender mercies. With Da- Nid, O Lord enter not into iudgement with thy ferments, for no flefh liming /ball be ze ftifìed pp. t 3 3. 2 snthyfight. With E( ay: inflame all beesreasaivn cleane thing, and all our righëeomfnos4; :y,64,5, isasfilthteclouts, and we all doefadelikea 'cafe , and our iniquities like, the windhaùeta- ken vs away. With Ieremie.:..O Lord though our iniquities teflse againfl uydeah with here. 14, 7 vs according to thy name, for our rebellions are many, and we have firmedagainfl Ogee. And finally, fuch asmay iutlly make our foulest/ eked within vs when we think Of it, our bodies to bow downe and go- crookedly, and our eies to falle, as he fpeaketh. This low concept, but true conceiptofobnloules, maruallouflyquickpeth vp Baruch. z. our fpirits, and therefore is cuerto be vfed;and our foules prepared thereunto by IS. fomefitmeditationof it before Prayer. ..This wanted the proud Phartlie, and therefore his.prayerIheweth no zeale nor#uate, as the humble heartthat coin- meth creeping to the Lord in humilitie, confefling griefe for finne, and fp akerh as one doth to him thatbath no caufe tageue, but great and many to:withhohl, Euer therefore be carefull of this, to keepe vpon your Soule, as vpon a.tree that you would haue grow abroadand large, but not high, a weight of her owne true vnworthenelfe, and certainely you thall find the power ofit, inquickeningatfetti- onwhenyou pray, great. a. Thefecondmeansisa true confideration of the things that weaske for ,how proftable,expedient,and good forvs theyare,how bad we are withoutthem, &e: By which things there fhall.grow. in our hearts an heat and praier for them more camel, andif this be wanting, we pray in an order & a forme, but zeale is away forafmuch as we know no great hurt if we fpeednot,andifour word's be more ve- hement than the true & fimple delire of the things praied for Both procure, it is mockery,fuch as the Lord will punilh. And therefore letthis be an other Chrifti - an means car efullyvfedeueraswe may inour praiers, to worke a right affedion in vs, euen fo much as euer we can, to confider of the things wee wantand aske, before we aske them. 3 Then whenwefeethefetwo,to wit, ourvnworthinetfetoreceiue , and the be - nefite ofthe gift, let the third be a true view of the want of any vnder sneanesin thisworld tó compare our defire by, or if we haueany,as friends,riches,andfuch' like,yet the great inabilitie that is in them all, vnlell'e the Lord fay Amen,giue his blef fuagtotheirlabours,andprofper their indeuours for vs. For thus-againewill growa feruentnelfe in our affeFtions, and aright godlyzeale in our Prayers.Yea, themore empeLe that we come before the Lord inthis refpeit, the more life bath our Prayers alwayes. For he that in trueth doubteth his helpeat hometo befuffi- cienr,his fuite forteliefe abroadwill be more carnal. He that fecretly ihrinketh to theconceit of the power of any fecond caufe whatfoeuer to giue him any good by,anddeausth not onely to the Lord, in aChritlian renounciation of all the tneanes in, this world, huffier then he will vouchfafe to blelle them, his Prayer shall be cold,and.more frof n, as selling vpon other matters afwell as vpon his prayer, andif he fpeed, neuerfo thankefnll tothe Lord neither. Therefore you fee a thirdcare oft he Child of-God,if he hauehispraierspithy,euen to entpty hie- . heart of allft hearthlyldïngaswehauefpokenoff, to goc to his knees, either b 4 without
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