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104 Of Faith required generally in prayer: out faith it is impofsible to pleafe God : For he t !at co . meth to God mull believe that God is, and that he is a rewarder ofthem that fek him. Rom. 1o.1 2, t 3. The Lordis rich towards allthat call upon him. Pfa1.864. Thou art plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee. Ifa.65.24. Secondly, in particular, to our felves in Chrift : John 16. 27. Rom. 8.3 2. and 5.5. and 8. z 5,16. Pfal. 5 5.16,17.Iwill callupon God,& the Lord will_ oe me. Evening and morning and at noon will pray, and he will heare my voice. Pfal. 4.3. The Lord will heare when I call unto him. Pfal. 56. 9. When I cry unto thee, then /hall mine enemies turn back: this I know, for God is for me. Pfal. 86.7. In the day of my, trouble I will call upon thee, for thou wilt anfwer me.. In the merits of Chrift, whereby we are accept- ed, and in his interceffion, whereby our prayers are made acceptable, Heb. r o.2 2. And in this fenfe al- fo we are to pray in the name of Chrift, that is, not onely with defire that for Chrifts fake we may be heard, but allo with perfwafion and fome meafure of alfurance that for Chrifts fake we (hall be heard, John x6. 23. To call upon God in the name of Chrift implyeth two things: r. To defire that for Chrifts fake we may be heard; 2. To believe that for Chrifts fake we (hall be heard. That we That we are thus to pray in faith, appeareth both "muíc pray in by teftimonies & reafons.Rom. i o.14. flow f lull they yea, T. B call upon him in whom they have not believed,: Heb. aeftimonies; 11.6. Without faith it is impofsible to pleat God. For as Bernard faith , How fhatl he pleafe God whom God Both not plea fe? for he that believeth not maketh God a liar. z.ry reafons z. God is to be worshipped with a willing nnind and