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The generals of invocation applyed to the Lords Prayer. voice of his own Sonne (as Cyprian faith)our prayers fhall be acceptable unto him. Laftly,feeing our Saviour Chrifr bath command- ed us to pray and taught us how, we are unexcufa- ble if we neglea this duty. One thing further is to be confidered in thewords as they are fet down by Luke, When ye pray , fay: Whether fpeech in prayer be alwayes neceffary. There is `o 'in, 4 a Aal,(4, either inward or out- ward fpeech: and prayer is either vocali or mentali : And the Lord heareth the cry of the heart, and our fecret grones are not hid from him, Pfal. 38. io. Hpwbeit the voyce is to be ufed fo oft as it may conveniently , both for the attention of the mind and intenfion of the affections, &c. 229 .4gncfcit Pater fui fui verba crìm preces fandinps. E7rwópewcrs Anfw. O w let us come to the Lords Prayer it Pelf. In ofthe IN which is lively, though fummarily, fet down pray r. unto us the praice of that dotrine which hereto- fore we have learned concerning prayer. For as we have been taught that Prayer and Thanksgiving are to be joyned together: fo here with the Petitions is joyned a Thanksgiving , wherein we are taught to afcribe unto the Lord eternall kingdome, power and glory;which words almoft David ufeth in his folemn thankfgiving, i . Chron. 29.1 I . Again, whereas we have been taught that unto prayer are required duties before we pray and alto in prayer it felf, both here are prefcribed: Before we are to ufe preparation, wherein we are to medi- tate of fuch things as are fit to ftirre up thofe graces in us which in prayer are to be expreffed. In prayer 3 two