(d/fe-inriching exdh1i13.ation. , 171 - deritferuice,fuir~ andfeekingunto God. Bur be– caufe theyarc ignorant anJ unexperiebcc:d- in rhe true nature, and righr practice of prayer, and only ·mumbleoverafewgoodwords coldly,cufioman, and fuper!Hcioufly, without ~ll feeling, faith, or f.l· ving knowledge: It is but only lip-labour, and loft labour) nay ..t hatefull andabominable beforeGod.~ they nmft thereforedoe ic revercn.tly, as on their knecs·inprivare,or with-theirf&milie_,devomlyand pioufly with fai chand repentance; and laftly, con· ih,.tlywithzeale andearneftncffe, endevonring withall to lead an holy and an ho:1eH: life, bo ,h toward God,and towards miln. 4· Others thereare, who if theybevexedwith fome outwardcr<:>!fes,as ficknes, poverty,difgrace; or with inwardafflicHons, as terrour ofconfdence, fearfull choughts,feare ofdeath;or whenGods pub– Hke executionersare abroad, theplaiue, famine or fword; then they thinke of approaching unto the rhrone of grace. In fa eh extremities' they fall to their·prayers and defire more neere acquain~ance and familiarity with God. We may fee this in the Marinerswith IontK,ch. r .5. But ifonce the fiorme be overblowne, and the fword of vengean\:e !hea– thed againe, they are as prophme and pray.crleffe as they were before, and ·growquire our of ac~ quaii1tance with God ;~gaine, and utter llran~ers .· to all holy conference with h1m. Andwhile they ,were in the vah1e and humour for prayer, they– onely aymedat remporall bleffin~s, add at the re– movall of prefent judgements. If they~lanced at · · heavenly things, it was c;mely for defire of the · Crowne / I l
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