DireEhons forgetting and keninq cs ficient encouragement to any fuch finner to call on God and tee his Means. For as he appointeth not any vain Means to man, fo no man can name that man whodid improve. his naturals to the utmoll,and in particular, fought od in prayer, fo far as a n&, tural 'nail may do who vet milt of Grace and was rejefted (This is the true mean betweenPelagianifm and Antinomianifin in this point.) 5 . When God cals unbelievers to Prayer , he withal cats them to Believe : and when be works their heart to Prayer by that call. he ufnally withall works them to Bclieve,or at leaft towards believing. If he that was unwilling to have (brill, do , Pray God to make him willing, it is a beginning of wil- linF.;ners a'ready, and the way to get more wil- linf_Inefs. In Prayer God ufeli to give in tLe thing prayed for,of this kind. 6. Pra.,.er is the fouls motion Godward : and to fay an unbeliever bliouldnot pray,is to fay be thould not turn to God : whoyet faith to the wicked, Seek the Lord Ivble le way befound,a4d cal Rpon bin; while e tY neer;Let the wickfrifcrf.,,ke ht-4 Way.,&C. if. 55.6,7.- 7. Prayer bath two parts, Defire is the foul of and Expreffion is the body : the foul can live fepera- ted. from the body, but fo cannot the body feperated from the foul : fo canDefirewithotit Expreffion,but not Expreffion without Delire. When our blind An. tinomians the great fubvertersofthe Gofpel, more then the Law)do rail againft Minifters for perfwading wicked men to pray_ they are again[t us. for perfwa- ding men to Delire that they pray.for: Prayer having Delire for its foul . And do not thofe men deferve to be exterminated the Churches and focietio of the Saints,
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