338 Chap.z6. .AnExpofition upon the Book of JOB: Verf.z7 much delighted in reading Tullies Hortenfius, yet this at Tait abated the edge ofhis delight in it, That he did notfind the name of Cbrifi in it. As thename of Chrift is the greateft or- .Rugufl,lib.3. nament ofall Bookswhere it is fo the name of Chrifi às the ef- confef .. cap.4. fenceof allprayers, and that is no prayer, where his Name it not. John 14.13. Whatfoeverye ask in my Name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son : whatfoever ye do, do all in the Name ofChriff, giving thanks to God,through him, Col 3 17. To pray in the Name of Christ, ismore then to name Christ is prayer : it is eafie toname Chrift inprayer, but it is a hardthing topray to the. Name ofChriff. Topray in the Name of Chrift, is, Fitti, To look up to Chrift, as having purchafed us thispri- viledge, that we may pray; for it is by the blood of Chrill that we drawnear to God, and that a Throne of grace is open for us. Secondly, To pray in the .Name ofChia, is to pray,in the ftrength of Chrift. Thirdly, To pray in the Name of Christ, is topray in the vertue ofthe prefent mediation of Christ, which carries this acknowledgement in it, That what we askon earth, Chrift ob- tains in Heaven. To pray thus is no eafie matter, and unlefs we pray thus, we do not pray at all. John 16 . 2 3,24. In that dayyefhall.ask me nothing: Verily Ifay untoyou, whatfoeveryefball ask the Fa- ther in my Name, he will give it you, Hitherto haveye asked no thing.in my Name, ask andyefhall receive, that your joy maybe full. But how do thelé parts of the Text confrft ? Why doth Chrifi tell them, that they fhall ask nothing in that day, and yet promife, that what they ask he will give ? There is a two- fold asking Firft, By way of Queftion. Secondly, By way of Petition. The former, is asking, that we mayknow, or be informed in what we doubt ;, the latter, is asking, that we may receive and be fupplycd with what we want. Now, when Chtift faith, In that dayye jhaU ask,me nothing: He had a little before promifed filch a manifetiation of the mind of God to them, by the fpirit, that they fhould not need to come and ask him as if he had laid, Nowye put quefsions (as we read they did) about many tbings,yeunderftand littleof themyfieryofthe Gofpel; but
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