424 Chap. 3 3. "In Expofition upon the Backof J o u. Verf, 26. Hence Note. Prayer inf:ckneffo, and in all ether cafes mull be d;'rellèd unto God, and to himonly. Divine addreffes are fit for none but God ; For Firft, none are worthyof this honour but God ; Prayer is fo great apart of thác honour.and wort-hip whicb is due to God, that it is often put for his whole worfhip. Mine hopfe ( faith the Lord, If,:. 56.7. ) fhall 6e called anhobofprayer for allNarious. Secondly, none canheare, that is, antïverprayer but God ; there is nohelp tobe had but in him. As it is his glory tobe prayed to, and fuch á glo- ry ashe will not part with to any other, fo it is in vaine to pray to any other. In urine isfalvationhopedfor fromthe hil1s,and from the multitude ofMountains (that is, from the greatef} worldly Pow- ers) truly ix the Lord our Godù thefalvation of Ifrael, (ferem. 3. 23. ) God onlywas David's Hills (Pfal. 121 . I, 2.) I Lift my eyes to the hills from whence cometh my helpe ; what there hills were, himfelfe explaines in the next verle. lily help c.methfrom theLordwhomade heaven andearth ; Baalr Priefls called upon Baal, they cryedBaal hear us, but faith the Text, there wasneither voyee, nor any that anfwered (I Kings 18. 26.) Ir is not only finfull, but fencelefs to pray to any other then God alone. That popith Marine of invocation to Saints and Angelis, is not only a will-worfl dp, but folly and dotage. Fourthly,Hefloall pray, &c. Hence ©bferve. if we wouldhave any mercyfrom God, we mul t asl¿,it. God is ready to give, but he looks to be intreated, and he will be intreated,: What God bath promifed to doe for us, his doing of it muff be obtained by grayer. Working prayer, w-0rketh the pronlifes to their iffue , yea prayer workerh the prophecies, whe- Cher of falvarion upon Sion, or ruine uponBabylon to their iflue. 4'i-omit-es and propheces are the exprefs willof God, and.fhall certainly be. fullfilled in their feafon ; yet ifwe delire their full filling, we mug- pray that he would fullfill them ; and 'tis a to- kenforgood that God isabout to fullfill them, when the_hearts of. his people are drawne out much inprayer for their fullfilling. Th are fame mercies, in the promiffes, rightly called prevent- _ . . ing,
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