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of duties to be performedafter prayer. rightly conceived. For we ought all to be of that mind which fome of the heathen expreffed in their prayer mentioned in Plato and in the Greek Epigramme, Z& ßctoiMC zú NRc; aAct, 7Gj L,26401; s% ävsixjots AuNct didl, vu j mixet 4 Ziv2eN cov campvxo15% Goodthings,great yove,pray or pray not, impart To us; but bad, though crav'd, from us avert. CH AP. XXIX. of duties to be performedafter prayer. A Nd there are the duties to be performed in the anion of prayer. Out of the aftion, before is required preparation: wherein we are to meditate of fuch things as may help and further us for the ex- ercife of fuch duties as are required in the a6tion, which I have already noted in the particulars. f. We muff After our prayer is ended we mull quietly ref' in refs upon the good will and pleafure of God ; not doubting Gods plea- but the Lord as he hath heard our prayers, fo in his faire for the obteining of good time will grant the fame as (hall be mot' for ourfuits. his glory and our good. And this is the meaning of the word Amen,wherewith our Saviour hath taught us (as it were) to feal up our prayers : for thereby as we fignifie the confent of our defire, fo alto the af- fent of faith. This was Davids difpofition, Pfal.3. 4, 5. i did call unto the Lord with my voice; there is his prayer: and heheard me out of his mountain; there is his affurance that he was heard: Ilaid me down and fiept; there is his quiet and fecure retling in the good will and proteaion of God who did fuftein him. So Pfal.