$90 Cbap.4.2. an Expofition upon the BeokofJ o E. Verf. $, fo he will help him ro dohis duty. Thus the Lord engaged for Abraham (Gen, a 8. 19.) Shall I hide from Abraham the thing that Iamdotng ? Iknow Abraham (I am well enough acquainted with Abraham) that he will command hie children and his houfhold after bim, and they fhall keep the way of the Lord. I know him, I will be furety for him. The Lord (peaks with confidence concerninghis people, that they will do this and that, they will humble themfelves before him, and that they will forgive- and pray for their enemies; he knows they will do alltheCe things, be- caufe he knows he bath given them power and a heart todo them. The Apoftle was confident of the obedience of the Church of Galatia (gal. S. ro.) I have (faith he) confidence in you, through the Lord, that you will be none other wife minded. When the A- poIlle undertook that they (hould do their duty, he did it refpe- 8ively to a divine aff stance and prefence with them ; I herecon- fidence in you (not in your felves, but) through the Lord, &c. but God undertakes abfolucely, My fervent Job ¡hall pray for you. Thirdly, Note; The prayers and interceffion; of the righteous, prevail much with God. The Lord having allured them that his fervent 74fhould pray for them, tells them in the next words, Him will I accept ; which intimates, that his prayers (hould have a great power with God fóc them (fames s. 16.) The effec`Iual fervent prayer of a righte- ous man availeth much ; and it Both fo in a twofold refpe t. Firft, For himfelf. A godly man gets much good of God in his own cafe, by prayer. Secondly,. It prevails very much with God, in refpe6 of others. 'Tis a great honour with which the Lord crowns the prayers of his faithful fervants,,that they prevail, not only for themfelves, but for others. Thus the Lord fpake to Abiroelech (Gen. 20. 7.) Now therefore reflore this man (meaning Abraham) his wife, for he is a Prophet, andhe (hallpray for thee. And his prayer was aofwered. When the Lord had fmitten Miriam with the Leprofie, Mofes cryedunto the Lord,fling, heal her now, OGod, Ibefeech thee; and the was healed (Numb, t 2. a 3.) ThusSamuels prayer prevailed (t Sam.7 .9.) AndSamuel took a fucking Lamb,andoffered it up for a burnt-ofering,and Samuel cryed unto the Lord for Ikael (not ffthimfclf, but for ITraci) and theLord beard him. And in the twelfth
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