344 DireEtions forgetting and keeping the effect of the fpirit of Prayer. But where do you find that in Gods Word? Ì confelS that in many, and aloft, the fpirit which helpeth to Defires, doth alto help to fome kind of expreffions : Becaufe ifa man be of able natural parts, and have a tongue to experefs his own mind,the promotingOf holy Defires will help men to expreffions. For a full foul is hardly hindered fromventing it fell: And experience teach- eth us, that the fpirits enflaming the heart with holy A ffeaions, doth very much furnifh both the Inven- tion and Exprefsion. But this is but accidental and uncertain : For chafe that are either men ofunready tongues, or that are fo ill bred among the rude vul- gar,that they want fit exprefsions of their ownminds, or that are of over baíhfull difpofitions,or efpecially that are offinal knowiedge,and of little and fhort ac- quaintance with thofe that fhould teach them to pray by their examples , or that have been but of fhort 'landing in the School of Chrift, fuch a man may have the fpirit of Prayer many a year, and ne- ver be able in full exprefsions of his own to make known his wants to God : no, nor in good and to- . lerahle fenfe and htnguage, before others to fpeak to God, from his own Invention. A man may know all thofe Articles of the Faith that are of flat necefsity to Salvation, and yet not be able to find matter or words for the opening of his heart toGod át length. 1 would advife fuch to frequent the ompany of thofe that can teach and help them in Prayer, and negled not to ufe the fmalleft parts they ave, efpeciall,,, in fecrer between God and their own fou4s,where they need not fo much as in publick to be regardful' of exprefsions : and in the mean time
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