."itiTn ,':ssñ- 4)9i'sÏt`t :t4äucb:MH.,.:-¡ 70 Of`Prayer. when fhewas nothereby difcouraged, nor her faithextiii.;- guifhed, but ratherofaíparke increafed toa great flame, at thelaa fhe dothnot onely receiue what fhe defired, butalto was lent away with great commendation.But wherefore did not our.Sauiour graunt her petition at the fira hearing?Sure- 1ynot that he grudged herher fuite,orwas loth to entertaine itbut to the end that he might make her more earneflyitn. plore his helpe, and manifef to all the world her fingular faith ; and lafly, that fhemight bean example to vs for our. imitation, both to encourage vs in askingofGod the fupply ofour wants, andalto to perfeuere in prayer, thoughat the fire God feemcthnot to regardvs, yea though wee receiue divers repulfes andmanydifcouragements : which ifweper- forme wee fhall haue a notable teflimonieof a true faith, whenas we canpatientlyabide the Lords leifure,though he Bfa.:29. t6.. doe deferre his helpe,for he that beleetteth, lbillnot makehale; as it isEfa..28.i6. and in the end wee fhall be fure to obtaine our godly and honea.defires,ifnot as wewould,yetas it Thal be moll for our good,and withall eternall.bleffednes. For the Bfa, 3 o. i$; Lord is the Godo f iudgement; andblefedareallthey that ivaite forhim, as it is Efa.3 o. i 8.. When therefore weare aflaulted by our friir-itual enemies, and readie to faint-in the combat oftempta :ions, letvs call vpon theLord for his aflìfance, that weemay be freed from danger and delivered from them; and .ifthe Lord do feeme to deferre his helpe, and fuffer vs fill to beare the brunt of the battaile, after wee haue many times implored his aflî fiance, yet let vsnot bedifcouraged,but.confantlyperfeuere inprayer,affuring our felues that the Lord will either free vs from the temptation, or elfe giue vs ílrength to endure and . ouercome it : forhehath promisedthat he will not fuffer vs tobe tempted aboueourpower,but that he will giue a good iffue to the temptation that wee may be able tobeare it, and a,Cor.MM.x3. he is faithful' and true ofhis word : as it is a.Cor. ia. i 3. It may be that the Lordwill not quite freevs from theskirmifh oftemptation,thoughwe haue oftendefired it ofhim,either hecaufe he would further trieour Chrifianvalour,andcxe -- cifeourfaith, or ref{raine vsfrom fume, efpecially fpiriruall pride,..
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