AtiffriffiffriffiffMESITswrmwo Spiritual Peace and comfort. 3 43 fay, that you have no Communion with him ? Can there be Communication of Prayer. and Obedience fromyou? yea your own feltdelivered up to Chrill ? and a Communication of any life of Grace from God, by Christ and the Spirit ? and all this without Communion ? It cannot be. Many a foul path mofi near Communion with Christ that knows it not. DOUBT IX. IHave not the fpirit of Prayer : When I fhoud tour out my Jour to Coa, I have neither bold accejr, nor matter of Prayer, nor Words. ANSWER. Do you knowwhat the fpirit of Prayer is ? It ontaineth , 1. Defires of the foul after the things we want , efpecially Chrift and his Graces; 2. An addreffing our felves to God with thefe De- fires, that we may have help and relief from horn. Have not you both thefe ? Doyou not defireChrifi and Grace, Iuftification and San&ification? Do you not look to God as himwho alone is able to lupply your wants, and bids you ask that you may receive ? Do you utterly difpair of help, and fo leek to none ? Or do you make your addreífes by prayer to any but God ? But perhaps you look at words,and matter to dilate upon, that you may be able to ho-hi out ina long fpeech to God, and you think that it is B b 4 the
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