Al AA i r ron ants taR;zta t®n. 19 Petition, is the firfi part ofpraier, whereby wee, according to the rule of Gods word, askehis helpe,fortheobtainingoffuchneceffariesas we want, r. loh 5. i4. This ie the af urance that aifeè*aide inhim, that f vcaske any thing according tohis will,heheareth vs. In euery peti:tion,wemuft.expreffe two things : I. A fenfe ofour wants. I L Adelire ofthe graceofGod to fupply thofe wantes. 1. Sam, r. 19. Shee was troubled in her mind, andpraiedvnto the Lord, andweptfare. Dan. 9, 4. And Ipraiedtothe Lord ivy God,andmademyconfe on,faying, 5, Wehauefinned 4ndbane committed :niviitie, &c. t 6.0Lord,according to thy righteoxftef è, Ibefeech thee, let thine angerand thywrath be turnedfrom thy citie 1eru(alt,. &c, to the zo yerfe.'Pfalni. 13o. r. Om ofthedeepe Icalledto thee, OLord. I . Sam,r. i 5.7 Then IIinnaharrfweredandPaid, Nay lord, but Iamawoman troubled in :rrt : I have drunken neitherwine, nor ftrong drir . e, but have pouredout myfvnle before the Lord, &c. to the i6. verfe. Pfal.r 43.6. Iflretch forthminehands unto thee, my foule defirethafter thee, adthe thirftie land. Affent, is the fecondpart ofpraier, whereby webeleeue,andprofeffe it be- fore God,that he, inhis due time, will grant vnto vsthofeour requefls,which befoiewehaue made vntohis maieftie.1. lob. 5.1 4, is. This is the*trance that wehaue vi ham ,that Ifwe askeany thingaccording to hidwill, he heareth vs. And ifweeknowthat hehearethvs,whatfoeuerweaake,weknow that wee haue the petitions that wee have defired of htm.Matt.6. i3. Lead vsnot into temptation, but deliuervsfrom euill. For thine is the I:ngdotne , thine is the pot'er, and thine is theglorie,foreuer andeuer, Amen. - As for the faithful!, howfoeuer they in their praiers, bewraymany infirmi- ties : yet no doubt they haue a notable fenfe ofUodsfauour, efpecially, when they prayzealoufly, andoftenvnto theLord. Iam. 5.16. Pray oneforanother, thatyeemay be healed:for thepraiercfa righteous man auatleth much,if it be feruent. Luk. i . I 3.TheAngel faidvnt ohim, Fearenot, Zacharias :for thy Prater idheard. Ionah 4 I. It dis6leafedlanab exceedingly,:andhetWasangrie. 2. Andfinial) prateavnto theLord, andlaid, Ipray thee,() Lord, was not this myfaying,when Iwasyet inmycountrey ? therefore I prevented it to flee vat*. TarfhiJh : for Iknew that thou art agrattotts Cod,andmercifull, flu«i, toanger, andofgreat kindnes,andrepentefft bee of theeutil.Roeam.8.z6.Gen.a9,18.Lot faidvnto them, Doe notfo , Iprat yott, my lords, &c. Pfal. 6.1 OLord, rebuke me not in thine anger, netther chsafir!eme vi t by taarath,M, verfe2,3,4,5.Pfal. 8,9 Pfal.zo.ç. Prat z 5.9.18.z8,PfaL16.7. w : Thankefgiuing, is acalling vpon Godsname, wherebywee, aith'royand gladnes ofheart, doepralfeGodfor hisbenefites either received, or promifed; Pfa1.45.1. Mineheart will vtterforth agoodmatter,! t 'ill intreat inmywords of the King : my tongue isas thepenof afvift writer,Eph.5.2 o.Giuing thanks alwaiesfor allth y vrtegod, even thefather, in theNameofour Lord fella Chrift. Pfal. a 6.8,9. How excellent if thy e ercy,0God? therefore the children ofmen trtafi wider the fhadow of thy wings. They 'hallbefatisfied with the L 3 fatneJe
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