Of Prayer, 55 and therefore profitable every day, a arena 6,23. It is good ro make meditation fweet, Pia1.Ia4. 33,34 and to (titre up affe6tion, and to put glory upon Gods pralles, Afal.66,a. good die. to ¡titre up the 1piric of Prophetic,, or of Prayer, a King.3,15. its a duty that requires much grace, Col.3,16 and great underfianding, Pfa1.47,7. and fpirit, I C er.t4,1 5. and great modefty and gravity, it being melody to the Lord, Eph.5 t9. the heart not being upon the tune, but fixed upon the fence and upon God, Pfal, 57,7. not as though we did fing to one another, but unco the Lord, Pfal,13,6. that we may not only (ring David! Plalms, but that we may be fweet fingers of them, as he Baas, a Sam. 23,1. or Secondly, Profeyeall, which is either publique prayer in the Congregation, Pfal.7,7, or private in the family, a Pet.3,7. or lécret alone, Math. 6,6. and all are either ordinary prayer, which is every day, Pfal.145. a. or extraordinary, as at a Fait, Jonas .3,8. Q.119. What fay yes o f pnbli yue `Prayer ? A. The Minifter is to performe ir, and that with an audable voyce, Nehenu,.9.4. in the publique SanE}uary, Pfal. 150.1. which may be in any place now,Ma1.1, 1 1. all the Congrega- tion ; firf}, joyni ^g with him with one conlent,Zeph.3,9. as though they were 11 one man, J,adg.to.1,8, Secondly, ready- ing this their confent by laying Amen, t C or. 14,16. Amen,A- men, Nehem.8,6. Thirdly, all praying the fame prayer with as much uniformity of thoughts and i ff lions as can be, that it miy make all one And in Gods Bare, a Chron 5,13. though the perfons Praying be many, }yet the a6} mutt be as if it were one a6},Luke 1,/c). and this publique Prayer is neceffary. Furl, hecaule when it is publique-, it is the more glorious,. Pfa1.96.6. becaufe men are fociable creatures ; and thereore as they love 'to live together, and trade together, fo they fhould pralle God together, P fat. t II .1 , 2 : its fir to fi i-re up one another. O praife the Lord with me, Pfal.34,3. Fourthly, the Lord is the likelier to pity, when there be many, yon.4,1 t. Fiftiy there be many publique ordinances of God, which all have need to be fanó}i- fied by Prayer; there is the admini( }ration of the Sacrament, and
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