Zhe Life ifFaith. health, and love, and refpet`t frommen; and few would have. any want, or pain, orfuffering, laut it is fo much as is good s. To the common ends of Government, and the Societies with which we live. 2. And to ourfoulr, which God doth promife to his own. And bis Wifdom, and not their partial conceits, fltalt be the Judge. Oar Father knowetb what we need, and therefore we muli era our care on him, and take not too particular nor anxious thoughts for our (elves, Mar. . 24, to the end, a Pet. 5 7. area. 9. Think, not that God promifeth you all that you will ark; no not that which be comntandetbyou to ask; uniefs it agree with hie promifing will, as well as with hie commanding will. That promife ofChri(I, Askandye Jhall receive, en. And wbatf!everyou askthe Father in my Name, according to his mill, be will give ityou , are often mifunderltood : and there is Tome difficulty in underfianding what Wilt of God is here meant : If it be his Decreeing Will, that is fecret, and the promife giveth. us no fore confolation If it be meant of his PromiftngWill, what Life is this general promife for, if we mull have a particu- lar promife alfo for all that we coil expeó ? If it be meant of. his Commanding Will, the event notorioufly gainfaycth it : For it is moil certain, that fince the Church hath long prayed for theconverfion of the Infidel world, and the reforming of the corrupted Churches, &c. it is not yet done : And it is all Chri(tians duty, topray for Kings, and all in Authority ; and to ask that wifdom and grace for themwhich God doth O- domgive them. And all Parents who are bound to pray for grace for their children, do not fpeed according to their prayers. Objetla Oat is becaufe that prayers for°etbermen, juppofe ethers to concur in the qualifjingconditioses as well as our (elves But the promife is meant only of whatfeever we ask for our (elves as he commandetb, or for ethers whoare prepared as he requiretb, Anfw. r. If fo, then the promife is not only made to our pray- ing as commanded. 2. It cannot be thought that our prayers for Infidels, whomuff havepreparing grace before they canbs prepared, should be thus (ufpended in their preparation of themfelves. 3. It maybe a duty to pray for many things for our felves too, which yet we (hail not particularly, receive : H h 3 As 245
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