Cap.! 6. An Expofition upon th Book of J OB, Verf, r 7. 34,r prayingby the holy Ghoji (as Come trantlate) that is . by the strength and help of the holy Ghoî. We cannot make pure prayer with our own breath, parts, and gifts; the holy fpi- rit breaths holy prayer into, and draws it out ofour hearts : as we know not what tobelieve or do aright, till the .fpirit teacheth us; fo we know not what zve (houldprayfor is we ought, but the fpirit it Pelf maketh intercegion for us (Korn. 8. 26 ) The fpirit maketh interc.flion, not as Chrift doth ; the fpirit loth nót mediate betweenGod and us; but as it is the of,:eof Clain to intercede for us with God , fo it is the office ofthe holy Ghoft tomake thole interceffions in us, which we put up to God So that the fpirit is laid to make interceffíon for us, becaufe the interceffions and prayers which we make, are made by the fpirit ; the fpirit forms them in us. As fome duller Schollers in a School, who cannot make their Exercifes, get theirexercifes made for them by thofe that are more pregnant; fo the fpirit makes interceflion for us. We aredull, and low, avcwttsalcc,. and ft-raitned, we cannot make a prayer, the fpirit makes them r69va, porucu.. for us inour hearts : Hence it is laid in the beginning of the locus, ad nos Verle, The fpirit alto helpeth our infirmities : The Greek taborantes re. word tignifieth to help, as a Nurfe helpeth a little Child to ferrur,quorum go, or as a weak decrepid old Man is upholden by a ftaff, or roman f $ p P Y nis abeojpiritu rather (as the compotition of the word implies) The fpirit proficijcitur, helpeth together And then it is a Metaphor taken from thofe qui frour nos who lift a weight, or a piece of Timber ( too heavy for one) Penirur coUap. together : TheSpirit lend us his hand in this duty, and they é iam ereílas who have received grace : aft al to with the fpirit : Thus, the regit; idcoque ,fpirit helpeth together: The Spirit and a Believer are both at diciruripfe vi. it , to carry on this praying work yet all that ftrength which Ira onus or. we put to the work Howes from the fpirit; who as he'tolterenefube3 raifeth us when we are quite fallen, fo he Ails us when wef°tijcamrsJ. q Bet. in Epitàa are railed, and then we make good work, pure work of it in ad Rom, prayer. Lattly, That is a pureprayer which tomesfrom a pure perfon : And there is a double purity of the perfon neceffary too pure prayer. lira, There is the purity of his !late ; he muti be a conver- ted, and regenerated perfon, otherwife hisprayer is abomina- ble, though he (hould beright in as many of the forementio; vied requifites, as it is polfible for an unregenerate man tobe as
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