. . . Q €IJ~tfitatt ilitt: .. . . Sl ~ri&ht to b~. .ArF not.,g~od : Souls ~uilty . of frequen r omrfl!ons, ultermt~on~,~t le.aft n~gltgen;t perf9rm~nce of rhts duty? It ·was one of old Mr. Dod sInftruchons, ~hat at night we fuould ask our felves, Have I twice this da.y hurrible~ my ·: · ..; . :.; , . ·· ·; ,.~ . ! .. : .ielf beforeGod in pri• Who goc_~ to,_?ed and ~pth no.~ pra.y)) · .. t -;>A d' , '. H .. · ~ w Maketh two Nights to every Day. va/ ~· n agatn, . o . Herbert (Halpray,inFaithand" . , . '·· . , . , · , Love? I a~ afraid; many of us q1ou1agive but - ~ . forry ~ccount of tbefe ~eriotis inquirie_s; Let's b~ a!hatned; lay it to our hearts, and giveGodgloryby tepentance and reformation. .: . .:.. ; . ·.~-· , .·~ .' .. . ' For .the hmnbling of'c>ur hearts _ in this cafe, let me propo~ndt~efe.tei1 awakning I~t~rro~a~~ries, th~t we may inourri for otir neglect of th1s duty of Clofet· Prayer; .- .. .-.- - ___ ... .~ . ·· ,, , ., J • I. Are ,you hot very unlike J~ru~ Chrift? 'Is fl~t hfi the p~rfe{l: ~opy that we fhould_wnre afr~ ~ .. ~,nd,,d~ we not find hintoften in .pdvatePrayet ? We meet ~ith h!_~ in, thisFolitary pti~y ~on1~- Lrik. 6 _. 12 • !t.mes tn th.e ~ay, fomet~mes . t~ the\ Mat. 20 ; 36~ ptght ; fo.mettrtles .al! .. nt?h~; _t~ . ~ . _. \ . ., ·l : " _, ~ Garden, t~ ~ Mountatn, he took aU oppor~utitties ,. to go ·to his Father ~ _All_ the .?Jays o.f his fle{h he fffered up Prayers and Supp~~cat:ons rpjth /fr~ng cryin[~and tears, lieb. ) ..7· , As he was.. a tJl~n. offorrow.s~ J~; he was~. man ·o( Prayers, and the !harper his forrows, the ftronger h~s cryes,; L~~ 22. 44· . !fe.in._e;_ i.n;tt1fagony, h.e prt~:yed more e4rneftlj : Aud was p,ot th.is fsYr ,9f}t exam-.· pie ?._·And for our advantage? _fhould -we not learn of bitn? Nay,,. clothriot our very Chrifl:~nity_ cor;dift in ~urcanfonnityto _ C~r~~ ?. ;.f\las, ·~o.~j unlik~him are. ·moft ofus ? ~hall w~ paf$fo~ Chnfhans~ that follow not his fteps? Was,it riot bleifed P-aufs frudy, .and .am-. l)itiori to be conformed,to thisbleffed. -{'attern ? Can we . imitate abettef!~.erfon? Wa~ltneceffary, Chfift lhould, E 2 wrefUe
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