Conditions after p.ay' 2. Booke. Cafes Of [onfcience. prefeneou1fures a11d requeJhtoanyofrhc A cr·catqres. II. Q!!e!lion. Whethermay aman la'W(ul~ /y mak.,: Imprecations, that is to jay, praie ag4injl his e– nemies? and how farre [orth is it !aJJJjuU~ V I. praycr'is to bee preleoted.ro God,in the name, merit, and tucdiationof C_hriU a– lone.for we our fclues ~r~notwurthy of any ri1i~1g,l?ut lh.tme, and confuGon. Therefore wec~nnotpl'ay in our ownc names, but murt pray onlymthe name ofChrifl.Our prayers are our facrifices,and Chrifl ~lone is that AI· t3r,whcreon wee mu(! otf<r them to God the father. Forthis Altar mull fantHfi~ rhem, beforetheycan be alacrificc of afwecte fmellingfauour vntoGod. Hence it is, that nor s,a. 1 • oaely our petitions, but all other things, as Foranlivcrto this, 1vc mufl marke and ob• p...,/wilheth, arc to bee done in the name of feruciimdry difiinC!iDns,aod differences. the LordJ,fus,Colo!f.J. q. And Chri(l him· B F~rfl,wc mu(! dillingmll1 borwcen thcc•Hfc, felfc[aith,Wha~[cmerycte,u'<:th'F•thcrin my and the perfcn that defends and ruainraines nameJ, n>illgitt<itycu,Ioh.l6.zJ. the caufc. Thccuill caufewhichan cuill man V I I. There mu(! be in praycrs,lo(lancy defendcth,is robe condemnedofvs;and wee and Pcrleucrauce. The heart mull be inCbnr, may ahvaics, and that lawfully, pray againfl not onclyin rhc aCl: of praicr;but afrer\Vards, it; but we may not in Ukc fort,condcmneand tdhhc thingasked beegranted. This inllan· pray againll hisperfon. cie, iscommcndcd vnto vs in thc.parablc of Secondly, wee mu(! dWmguiOJOf the perthe widdow , and the vnrighreous Judge, fans of our enemies; Some bee priuarecneLuk.t8.I .Hcreunto the Prophet cxboftcrh, mies,fomcpublike.Priuarc1call thofe,which when hcc[aith, ---f?.!qcnotftltncr, and giue the bccnemicsof fame particular men, and are •Lcrdncrrji,&c. Efa. 62.7. And S. PaHiin like again{! thcm,in regardofrhisortharcaufc or manner wi01cth the Komanes, toJlriut with matter,and yet are nor enemies of God,or of" him bJ praim re Gcdfer him,Rom. 1 5. 3o. histruth.Publike are rhofe,which arc not on. V Il I. Eucry true praicr, mull hauc in it ly ourcncmies,burrhecncmics ofGod,ofhis Come thankCgruing vnro God for his bene- C kiogdome,ofhistruth,and religion. Nowwe firs. /n;~llthingulet rourreqtJeftbufonvdvwto may not pray again!l priuate enemies:wee qod, in prayer a'Jd (upplicatim, with giuingof may(as before) prayagam!l their cuiJI caufe, thankes, Phrl.4.6. Chrillhim(clfcgauc diCe· but nor ag~infl their perfons.Mat.5·44.B/,ffc Chon rouchir.a this, in tbar forme of prayer them that cmfeJOU)doegoodto them that h4teyou, which he taught his Difciples, Fcrd;m< ri the •nd pray for them which hurt ycuand p<r{ccHie k.;•gdcm,,powcr and glorie. 7ou. Andwe arc commanded to loue our eneSc£1. 3· mies as our !clues, The third fort of Conditions, arc thole Againc, pubhke enemies of God and his wi1ich are required after P'"yer ;and they arc truth,arcalfoof two f<>rts,either Curable, or lpeciallytwo. Incurable. Curable are fuchasoffend ofigThe fir(! is, a particular faith, whereby he norancc, or fome other humane frailrie, fa as dmpraycth mu(! bealfured that his particu· time is fome hope of their conuerfion, and larrcque(l llrallbe grantcd,Mar.t I.>4.What· repentance, Wee mu(!not prayagainll the (ieucryedeftrewhmJ' pr.y, BELEEVE thatye perIons of rhefe, but onelyagain(l their dea. fb•llha•eit,Andit foal/ bredonev•toycll, And lings and badde caufes, and pray fortheir that heemay hauc this particular faith, bee perfons,& forthcirconucrfion, Thus Chri(l mull fir(! haue that whenceit arifeth,namcly, D prayed t";,r thofc that crucified him ; FAther true iuUifying foirb, flanding in a pcrfwafion jorgiue tbfm ' and Stephen, At!. 7. forthem of his rcconcihation with God. that lloned Inm. Incurable arc thofe that The fecond is,that a man mu(! dDfand prnfinne ob(linarely &ofmalice,foas thereis no Elif.: rhatwhich hce praiesfor ;and hee is not hopcoftbeir amendmentand conucrfion. onely to pray for bleflings, bur alforo vfc all And further, for the better anfwering of lawtull meancs that hecan,whercby the bid· thisQne(lron, we mu(! ruarkeanothcr dir!in· lings he askcrh,may beobtained. For examcbon. There are rwo forts of men,thar arc to plc: As thoupraie(l for the vardonof thy makcprayervntoGod. Somerhathaueexliones,Co thou mufl leaue thy linnes, and v(c rraordinaric gifts ;as theProphets and Apoall good mcanes, whereby thefame may be Hies. Now bee that is an extraordmane man, morti~cd and crudfied. And the like i• robe hath,and mufl hauc thcfe twogifts; namely, done in AI orhcrrhingswhJch weaskcofGod. fir(! a fpint of D ifccrning, to difccrne and Thus wee haucrhe firll qu~(lionof confciiudgc whether the perlon againll whome cnccrcfolucd touchingPrayer;thar then the bccpraycs, be incurable orno: and fecoodly, prayer isacccptablcro God, when hee that opure Zealeof Gods honour and glory.The praycth ob(crues,as much asin him lyctb,aH cxrraordinar~e OJan, that is qualified with thcfcconditions before, in, and after pr;aycr. thefc rwogifrs, may pray nor oncly againfi !-----~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~F~. ~3~~~~~~~t~he ofrll'li're– C.Jt!ons.
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