Chap; 3 3. An Expofition upon the Book of J o s. Verf. 26. Verf. 26. Ile /hall pray toGed, and he will .be favostrable ro him, andhe fhatlfee hisface with joy, for he will render to manhis righteoufnefs. Elbegave ur, before, one meanes of the lick fnfull mans re- covery from his bodyly and foule ficknefs, that was the counfell and inaruc}ion given in by themefferrger, theinterpreter, one of a thoufond. And here he fets down another meanes by which he is reiored to both, efpecially tothe fvveetnefs of both. He fhall pray onto gee?. The word hereufed to pray, fgnifieth not barely topray, or in tauldpli- put up requefis to God-; 'Tis aword with an etnphafis,implying cavil , propriè theMultiplyingof prayer, and that not the multiplyingofprayeTVerba forte,: of fomuch bynumber, as by weight; the powring forth or multi- magnacoprafu dit in oration. plying of llrong prayers, or, as rt is fayd'ofChrifi, In the dales ofind p,`1flJ his fiefh ( Heh: 5.7.) the offering Hp prayers and fuFplscatronr,fuppIitar. withflrong crying and tearer. There may be a multiplying of zeph.3. to,. weak infgnif cant words in the eares of Codby prayer But the faithful! people of God,through the Spìrit,powre outmany iirong words in prayer ( as Çhrifl did in the dayss of his flefh ) to him who is able to fave them from death or danger, and give them life. WhenE1rhmfaith, Hefha he intends fuck prayers, even the urgency, importtn i y, or vehemency of the foule in prayer. When Ifaac law his ife Rebecca was long barren (he was forty yearesof before married , andmany yeares being.. elapfed in marriage, -re was no appearance of Children) 7hen ( faith the Text, Gen 25. at. ) _Ifaac entreated the Lord for his wife, becaufe fhee was barren, acrd the Lord was entreated- ofhim, and Rebecca his wife"conceived, It cannot be imagined that Ifaac being fo holy and gracious a man, not prayed for that mercy before ; Doubtlefs he prayed that Godwould fullfill the promife to his father Abraham in giving him a childe : but when he law the promife fo long delayed, or flick fo long in the birth, then he ,mreated the Lord ('tie°this word)he powred out many and firong prayers. The word is ufed againe concerning Maneah, after his wife had received apromife from the Lord of bearingsa Son; af- terwards called Sampfon (Judo: 13. 8. ) Then Manoah entreated the Lórd) and.faydp nsy Lord;let-she bran ofGod which thou didff fe,da 42i
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