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of everence requiredinprayer. C H A P. XX. of Reverence required in pray er, and Heartiseffe. TFie fecond thing required in the heart is a revel rence of the Majefly of God to whom we fpeak, according to Davids both advice, Pfal. z. z i. Serve the Lord with reverence, and rejoyce with trembling; and pracîice, Pfal. 5.7. I will come into thy houfe in the multitude of thy mercie (that is, trufting therein) and in the fear or reverence of thee will I ivorfiip towards thy holy temple. That we are thus to call upon God, I (hall not need to prove : For if when we are to fpeak to a Prince, we are touched with great reverence of an earthly Majeftie, how are we to beaffeaed when we fpeak unto Gode And ifthe bleffed angels being in Gods prefence and founding forth his prayfe, are defcribed in the Scriptures as having fix wings, whereof two pair ferve to cover their face & their feet, Ifa. 6. s, 3. thereby betokening their wonder- full reverence of God; how much more íhould we, who inhabit thefe houfes of clay, fubjeh to infir- mities and corrupted with finne, be ftrucken with an awfull reverence of God, If therefore we did but ferioufly confider,That we Meditations . are to fpeak vnto God, and did fet him before our to {litre up eyes who is in Majeflie molt glorious, and therefore reverence. robe reverenced for power omnipotent, and there - fore to be feared,Luke 12. for greatneffe or infinite - neffe rather in every place, and therefore prefent with us to heare what we fay and to behold what we do; for knowledge omnifcient and a fearcher of I the I I 3