' ' g <ltl)tiltiau~utr.l . 11 s Jed Spirit, which he hath protnife,d·to them that ask it: tell the Lord, that thpu canft not think a good thought, or fpeak a good~ word without that bleffed Spirit, but it lhall help thine;. infirmities, and teach thee what to fay: oh beg hard for that holy Spirit; and then, let fome means be ufed toget matter of Prayer: you know ic confifl:s ofconfeffionof fin; petition for good things,de· precation~ of evil, and ~hank~giving for mercies : Weil then, fit do~n, and th.mk wtth thy felf, what fins th,ou; .art guilty of; origin_al, or actual; of omiffion, or corn•. miffion ; this is too ,too. fruitful a fubjeCl : fake _them home, t~ll God of them,by ingenious confeffion : Then bethink thy felf. what thou wanreft at the hands of God,asParaon, Grace,. Peace,Heaven,and begg thefe ;– c.onfider alfo what thou art afraid of, as guilt, firength, effettsof fin,Gods wrath, Satans malice; anddefire the Lord to prevenr, apd remove thefe, for Chri{l:'s fake: And laftly, recollect what·,mercies thou haft had from God, and reckon therri up to God; with expreffionsof ·thankfulne!s : Do this with plainnefs,"and ferioufnefs ; heed not fo much for exaa method, or fine phrafes: the gilt of the Key makes it not open the door a jot · the better; artd a Prayer .doth not work upon God– the rather becaufe of the neat laagmige thereir;1, but · nnbofo1ne thy felfplainly,and ierioufly before thy God, and thou lhalt find prefent affifrance and acceptance, · and future iolatgement and incouragement : Behonefr,, though never fo ho-mely in Prayer; , . . _ 10. Obj. But I like not this ~Hr, it's an hard and dif– ficult work, 1would rather do any thing than this, my . ·fpirit is wonderful averfe to it; fay what youwrll,it will n~t down·with me, to make all this ado . in Clofet... Prayer ; it's pretty fair ifI cankeep up fuch duties as Church and Family require. , ·. · · .An(w. T~is rs the pleading of.flefu an~ blood, t~is is· the bottomofthe former O~)eCltons, I expected tbtsaH ...
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