Spiritual Perfec ion: 287 Counfel and Comfort in our various Exi- gencies , and our Heavenly Father is able and ready to grant our Requefts. 'Tis the Law of Heaven, that Blef- rings are to be obtained by Prayer ; for that is the homage due to God's eternal Greatnefs; 'tis the acknowledgment of his All.fufficiency, that he can fupply all our Wants, fatisfie our Delires, allay our Sorrows , fubdue our Fears 'tis the glorifying his Mercy that inclines him to relieve the miferable, and unworthy of his Benefits. Thewhole Trinity af- fords incouragement to our Faith in humble Prayer. The Mercy of the Fa- ther who receives them, the Merits of the Son who prefents them , and the affiftance of the HolySpirit who indites them. If we come jealous as Strangers, or fearful as Slaves, and not with a Fi- lial freedom and relyance, we difparage his Love and Power. A regular truft, of Benignity in the giver , and diftant from all prefumption of Merits in the receiver, is very honourable to God, and beneficial to us. Our Saviour confirms our Hope by a powerful Argument ; If you that are evil know how to give good gifts to your Children , how much more ¡hall your heavenly Father give good things to them that aak him? The dedu&ion is with convincing force and evidence : If the
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