I ~~ knowe,that Chrill rcprooues ~~:e~::~~O::~~::~~L they iliew plaincly ~<hat our I pr.::ty.cr hmply,but needles rcpetmons only;fo.r colii.mo.n prayers are-farrc thort of that \Vhich Pfal. st: D~uitidoth fundric rimc!i repeat his the lord rcquircth.:mdallov•-o:cth·; : ... ..- ; · rcquclls, for th~ pardon of finne, and for Here fome will fay,Iffo many things be difi fanChf1c:mou: aHo Mofu, E!::u, ami our Saut- ~llo~;.\•cd 111 prayer, how flull \VC fpcake'"ariohr How to fpeakta• rrghtin praier. :.our Chritl,praicd tOurtic <bi'es togerhcr,:md in in prayer? An[w. A~ the ApofUc ·Pmd fail·of ; t!li·s lotigpralcr (no doubt) ~·fed many rcpetifingin_g, fO I fay ofpr:tyer; it rimH: bee b with b CoLJ.l'- 1-tloll~j much ldTe c:t.n we pray.onc day tog.~'hcr grace m.our bt>ftrt.t, and all our words, both for I :v,ith~~t n~:mrrcpctiti~ns. Her~ then by v.ai~e mcafure and number, muft be tcm,rcrcd thercrcpctttto~.r IS meant h.16lm .. ~; that 1S, a deiirc at~d to,and·no more ought tobe vfcd itl,P,raic'~,thcn affcChnon to vfe an cl ipcake 1t1any words Hl n•ay.fcruc to cxpreffc~nd further in our tclues; I p.raycr::wd.vndcr this one vice,arc condemned or others, fomc inward oracc ofGod:.ns·fa'hk aU linncs o~ t~c f~mc kinde, th~t is, all fuper... repentance, v~ale ofGods glotie~&c:.Ecdef.-s: . 1 tluous multtplJC;mon ofwotds mpray~r.Af the r. Ben.ot raj}Jwir.; rhy mouth, nor let thinehe 4 rt ~ Eplu.. J.. /;eathcr., th:lt JS, fi.tch lS \\ere !lOt J rhe peopleof/ B behajhr-to'".l!tcr a thingbtforeGod;for GodM in God, biJt a/,cm from rhecommonwMith oflfrael, hemee11, and thoHart on tarrh, therefore let thJ ::,.~~:" an~:,·;;~"'!o;~7:a~~;;;:;:;'' ;(r;:;1;mned ;;;;.~~~t:~~~;v,~c;~c;a~~~~~ ~;!~~:L~0o~; I many ab.1fcs m the mrmner o~pratet; 1. /We.ere words alfo, when we com:ebeforeGod in praibabli11g, when worrl~ arc vfed for praycr,wluch cr,that they be fuch as may cxprcffc fome grace i ·4 HoreVirgi– nisio.hriZ"ld vfumSui~b. f,cdcf. J 6 7 c::Otaine neitht•r tcqud1:s vnto God, nor giuin_g ofour hearts. · oft~:"nks;.fuch ::trc many l)opifh.p.raycrs , . .:1114 A.s th~ h~ath~n l.ln.. t·hrs- infian.~c we may fuch 1s .thc-vfc of the Aue M'lfrtt~, amoJlg,our note that the heathen had fomc in~fight into tommot'l pe:ople,.for it is .the falutation Qf the matters of religion; fpr firfl:, they knew chqe· Angel G.tbria, to t~lc virgin.Afm·it", calling he~ \\';lS a God, and that the fame God muft bee by commiffion fromGo.dJ·t~~c the mother·of worfhippe9:Secondly,.they prn.Ctifc~·many exChrifi:; \shich ..:.vords, nonc.hoct: that day,.had celtcnt vcrtucs of the fccond Table; as IufHce warr<:nt to vre tO the .,;irgi'n. M:rrie, oncly tbcy both in word and decdc,liberalitic, contincnare to be rc:t.d ns apart ofth:u hiflorie: yc:a, the cic, fidclitic, and fiJ.ch.Hke: yca,they_c'lrcd to rchcarfall of thertfn''ll' Com)11t:i1d~m~r.tJ, and of doe romedmics of.thctf.irfr Table ,·as here \~C the G~ce.de for pr3yer~, is bm meere babling.1. fee thcy prayed vm,O.G'od: and fome of them Praycrs.mn.dcjn ;i_mr,r'r.ce arc here condemned: pcrfQrtn~d this dutic iofuch fort, as they ob• thus th.c..l]opiOl fort offend, }\·ho vfc to.pra.ic C tainc~ h~rcby fomett:mpQr:tll bleffings.• ' .T.he c lo:t.r.t 4 , vnto God in an ynknov·m:;: tot~gue.; :tn~ 1 thus 1 hearht." ·Ma~i,ers that carried l~wu to.w~rds many fin ne chat v.fc the Lords prmcr wnnout ; Tatfl)tfb, P:at~dvr.to Goda~:dohtamt'dfafettt': & ;;~~::~,"~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~d,'~~f,~~·;~;·~7~~! I :_~;~.} :·;::;~}!~~[~%;,; .h:;;J~~:;~{tt~ ~~··"'~"· drawe neer vmo God, but the heart 1s no }\'btt \ tcrvpor31l freedom from afcarefuJl'fudg~m:cnt-. affected therewith: thiSisacommon vice , 4.l)4 1 Now the confid'"ration ofthispoim,.f.cruos t_o fomc t:lint hncOf may cu<r.r~· til2l) finde in his 1 checkC many :u:nong: vs.,\'\ ho thinkc 'rha[ God ownc heart. 4· Sfipe;,-{litiouJ prtt)'e~J, "'hen as will hold them cxcl&·rl., hecauCe they mcane. Gods v•.'orfhip·is mcafure~l out, by let numbers, wefl ,. :md doe no man.h:umc; they plead that T his is the Popt01 praCtitc an.fwcrable to ·theit they art' no adulterers.,thkucs, nor ounaglous doC\rinc, that the reheading P.f fo many Par~ offcnd.s:rs: but all this the heathen man can do,. nofterJ, ·.Auiir,··Pzrg(s, A.fuJ!fs , O.nd fuch lik~, :111d yet he is but ~n a,damnable ca~e:for though ani cffecruall ·witl\ God,. to procure (uch ,.,d the(c be good thmgs, yet they w•ll not bring fudi things: this-opinion t:~kc~· place with our any man to faluatiO:wc muH therefore gn faith common peoplc,for they rhinke Go~ is fcrued D in Chrifi,an<i from chenc:e praCHfc ;J.ll Chrifiian by the worke done , ift~1e words be {aid, a_ll is \ venues. \\•ell. S· Ra(hpr'9·in ..rz.,v.:lthou;: ~ue prepar:won, . 1 Fo'l thq thinks to be beard6y thei;· mt4chbab1s hCrc condcmndl , \-\hen nH~1r pray onely on ling;. Thcfc words arc a reafonof the former J· opini<lfls chcfuddaiite,by tfe motionof.tt\:c fp.irit,asthey I comm:mdc:nent, wherein we may note 3. opiof the h~,. vfc to fpcakc :too many arc ofthls ::nmd,::~Ilo"''- nions ofth'c heathen.conccrnin~ God.I. They ~i~~~o~.cr· fng no fet fOn.nCofl'raicr to any.Jort:but ho:.v~ 1 thought God w:t~ hJ\c an earthly man, '.\'ho focuc: concciucq prayer .be 1~1?jl comfortal?l~, i might be inHmClcd ~nd perfwaderl by words. ycr \\•ahomdue prcparanon of the he~lYt, 1t ss , 2. They denied Gods prouidcnce, & were not moll fubieCt to vaine repetitions l6.Rt!{l:; vowu, l pcrfwadcd that God fa..,\·c them, or regarded e~lecially of thing:; not lawfullY or aboue ?ur t their cfta~e; & therefore thry vfed m:mywords pqwcr. 7· Raf!Jwi{bc.r, ofgood or cut!!; btcmg 1 to acqu<ltnt hnn thcre\\tth. ~.They thqugln framed according to our Ci!.rn<~ll ::dfcftiorls,and 1 by the fol cc of\\ords to prcua•lc \\lth God. I not by the word of Cod. And in a word, 'all 1 Hence \\em'ly karne thefe lllfhuC'hon$ t. ~~ vaiuc n.nd fuperfluom fpecch in any manner of 1 hat tbou~h the: heathen kncwe then~ "'as :t invocation, wh('rt?in rhc hc:J.rt,is not :l·ffcCleE! i (,od, yet they nnned hJln mro an 1doU, ':hen\ I according to the wH of God :aJI..,·I!hich n:uft be [ they"' QJ!l-uppedhnn;and thetcfo:~ Pa;;/lalth, I ---------~--- - ------ -' '·~'! ---- -- ,
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