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Conrolations
for
fach
as
bewaile
their wants
in prayer.
quìreth
of
vs;for example,
the Lord commandeth
vs
to
loue
him
with
all
our hearts, and with
all
our
foule, and
with
all
our
flrength,..which dutie
ofloue
wee performe
with
great
w'cakeneife,
and exceeding
coldly
;
but
becaufe wee
can
not
doe
it
as
God
requireth
and
as
wee
ought,.
fhall wee
not
therefore
does
itat
all?
God
forbid.
So
the
Lord comman-
deth
vs
to
truff and
to
put our whole
affiance
in him,
but we
are
ready'to
reflandrelie
vpon the arme
of
fleíh
and
inferior
neanes,either
in
whole
or atleaft
in
part,and
when they faile
vs, our
truft
in
God
is
verie
vveake
and
mingled with
much.
diffidence
and
doubting
:
but
(hall wee
therefore put
no
af-
fiance in
God
at all,
becaufe we
cannot
doe
it
fo perfe6tly as
Godrequireth
?
be
it
farre
from
vs. Só in
the
very like
ma-
ner, the
Lord
expreífelychargeth and commandeth
vs
to
cal
vpon his holie name,
which dutie
oftentimes wee performe
coldly and negligently,h.auing
our
minds carried away
with
wandring thoughts
and worldly
imaginations
:
but
(hall Sa-
tan
working
'vpon
our ovine
corruptions, therfore.perfwade
vs
altogether to
defift
from this
holie
exercife
?
no,
in no
cafe
let
vs
not
yeeld
to
this
tentation.
For
it
is
not
left vnto
vs
at
our own
choice
as
a
thing
indifferent to pray,or
not
to pray,
but
it
is
a
notable
part
of
Gods
worfhip and
feruice,
and
a
fngular
duety which the
Lord
exprefly
inioyneth
vs;toperr
forme, whereunto
he
hath
adioyned-
utoít comfortable
pro
miles which depend
not
-vpon
our worthineffe,
and the ex-
cellencie
ofour
prayers,
but
on
his ovine
free mercy and
goodneffe,
andthe
merits
and
intercefiïon
of
our
Sauioar
Pfal.56.1...
Chrií
}.
SoPfal.5o.i
5.
Callvpors
me
in
the
day
of
trouble, fo
will
I
deliuer thee,
and
thou
fhaltMrifae
mee.
And
Matt.7.7.
eAkl.
Matt
7
7.
and it
(?ialbe
giuenyou.
And John
i
6,2 3.Verily,
verily
I
fay vtr-
toyou, whatfoe..eryou
'hall
afke
the
fathér
in
my
name
free
will
l
oh.
t
6.z3.
2
4.
yon.24.Ac
e
and
'e
¡hallreceníe,that
your
ioy
may bee
full.
.Thcf
s.i
y.
Andthe
Apoftle `Paul
chargeth
vs.
i.Thef.5.i
7.
that
wee
pray
contrrrisaliy.
Seeing
therefore
the Lord
exprefly
requireth
this dutie
at
ourhands;
though
our infirmities
and
corrup-
tions
bee
neuer
fo
great,
let
vs
labour
continually-
to per-
forme
it,affuring our felues,that
ifin
obedience
to
his
corn-
mandement.we
call
vponhim,and labour
and
friue
againít
thofe