' (li ! t. } I _ _ I And moll: men that hauc knowlcdgJuffcr their 1 A firfi:, The rcafon from thepi·omifi· ii1, this .....\•cf!'l!' I j minds to wander from God byvallle imag~~aJ may thus be f1::1mcd: . • ~:; 1 ' ~ ·tions: now all comes for la.ckc of that fcc11ng 'lfrhe; wluch .u/!s,ftNtlirrc~mc·; t{ rhr;· rbat· I . in pr':~.ycr, which ChriH here rcqUiretl1, : fock!, fba!!Jiud; a11i:~ rhe)' thtu lz..nockfjhaltbe kt i;:,, .. Thus much ofthe comn\.1ndcmcnt 111 gene11h:n duyo;ur-sk§,J~cf.:.t, tmd/.:.:.:ock$: • · rail, Now 01lt of the v~ords more p:ttticular_Iy ' Bttt rhey tb:l; M~_,(JM!Ircceim·,rbcy ~hat jtdz;) we nuyoblcruc two'poin5s.Fidl,:-,.~hr;~c: Chnfl Jl.Hl!!fnde, &c. Ther·efvre dceyotJ tuf:.!Jrek,t, and 1b_ids vs .Ark$,fock!,lftJotk!, he fpcakcs no_t p_arI f<...noco\t.. · . . . : t. . . ticularly to fomc, bm gcneral~y to a~l hts icrIn t!Hs rta(on our S::am~ur.Cl:rdl te~ch:rH P.i.'i~\~~~~;~i. ,uams, folhlt all mull pr.ay; .wh1chphuocly ltnvs, th~t "''h.cn we pr.:-l to Coa, vv_c muH brtn~ ·red m "roll.·: Sermon in the ~Motmt, ring ehis life in want of fomc grace or blc!ling. pa_mcular tlnn.gs \·\C aske a:~orrl1llg. to God~~ plycs th~t his Dell and dccrdl feruams are du-. a fj)~Clall f.11t.h whcrcl)Ywe arc :Hl.utcd rha~ the:.. I Thebdl::are And indccdc~whcnGod.giues mo!l: excellent wdllltall be g1ucn vs. So f:uth Chrdl, Mark. I noth~rc. gifts and blcffings tohis children, yet tl~cn hcc 1 I. ~4.wh.-ttfaeJJer}e.e Mb_t inprPye~,kcleme l~lf._fl { pe&fr. lcaucs thetn in fotilc notable want or wail for yeefha!lh.auc tt, rmd tt foal/ be dvr.ev~:oJ'at~: and~ fl their humiliation ~nd prou?cation to prayer. B lam. I. 6. Let himaik.§ i~fai!b : 1for hcc t_hii~1 !{ · ~.cor.u.,.. Part! was r-af.:.!11 vpmtoparadife , ttnd there heard doubtcth of Gods promt(c defr'audcth lll:l~-· I worduh 4 t cannotpojfibf;be vtteredhy man in this fclfc of the thing he askcth. Now ifv<:cm11~r, I life: this."vas a great grace and preroga.tiuc: bring this fpeeiall f.1ith, then of'nec'c!Titie m,rft 1 • t but yet to humble hi:n,/o.fl hecjb~ufd be.e>.:a:- we h~ue afp~ciall .k'novd~dgeof[hc w!!l an4 1 ' 1 J tedoHtofmc.afure, there wmgiuenh11n apnckpn protmfc ofGod tor the thmgs \\'C a~kc: for ~s· 1 1 thtljlefh~themeJTengeroJSfrttm to huffc:t bim:hcrewithout faith we canQOt pi-ay arigln , fo V.•ith~1 )1 by h~· was bf·ought to pr&y moll: carndlly for oUt knowlcdg.~, no faith: And therefore wee 1 ! dcliud:2nCc}bm y'ct he mu.(l: rtft contcntFd'~virh· t'h;ift.bc carCful_l to acq_uaim6ur fd.L1es Wit,.h the . 1 \I GodJ gmc>·;-for G'od will maf<EperfeEI huponler w!lj and pronlllc:'f Go1, d':"<.~K '=;ods .c.•"!i , ! rtho.roqgl~ibc-we.tk§neffo ofkis fl:~ant,,v,8,g.This m:tun~cment vve,may k~l~w v.·hat to ~sl.c., and r· ! point muH: be obfcrucd, to 01fcouer to many· by Hurh.may ~lfo askc mafli.Jrancc; for 1fvy,cC ·•·- I fecurc perfonsthcir mi!Crablc fiatc, \•vho fcclc pray without tf1is knowledge and fai~h, our\ ' no want.ofgracc in themfclucs , and therefore praicrs o.rc buc l1p-labour and vhprofirablc. : ~ ' - 1 thinke.·•ll is well. But " 'bt mcanc!l thou to , _ ~ccon~ly, hence we learne that_th".Papills ~.::~~~:~,';, .•. 1 profcffcCh!l{f!lfthou h2uc no need ofhun nor C cncgrollcly,wlHch teach that this ipccJ:tl f::mb :Belhrm.dc , Rcv.3.17· thine owpc ht:art, thou arr.richand lttclzyfl mJ!. Deuills: for we ought to Bring 'in prayer a parofhis graacS?oh know it.' when ehou faieft i!1 is nof ncc.efl:aric in ptaycr; this1s :1 OoChin~.ro· t·'.l· iulbf.l.J.c.IJ j thi~tg; thc'n~ilftJu artpoore, a;,d'b(jr..d, andmtferaticular faith to apply to our felues thepromffr' ble,andwretChcd. Al1d indeede ifthou knewdl ofGod concerning that thing which \yce ask''C' thecorrupdonofthine OV\'11 heart, thou woulin prayer. But this we can IlCUCrbr1ng, Vtil(lfe- ~ dell cric out with the ApofHe, in refpeCl ofthy we firfl hauc 111peciall fauing faith, whereby . Rom.7.,.;. \ wan(s;Dmiforab!c man that I amJrvho {hallde!iwe belc!:ue our reconc1hation '"'ith God iq \ uermefromtbu bod;tofdcath! Chri(l: for therefore doe we belcounhat Co1l \ Godwith· drawcshim– felfcfooJJe– timcfr&his children, • Sccond!.y, Chrifl faying not onely AJk§,but will graunt our panic~Jar reqtidh,brbdfc by \ ' . ' Jec/zr,and /z.noc/zr; doth hereby imply what is faith wee knowc our {clues t<>b( in <:;hri£l, id .f \Gods dealing many times with his 0\.\'!1C ferwhom he lOucs vs,& thei-cfbfC {,·ill make !lobd. uants:.n>mely,that he fo;fakcs them to;.:! timC, his promifc vnc.o v~. ,as the A_r.o.lllc ~1ir.l~;fi;1J if· I doh.s.t:t· :md,nt=part,and m. (omc fort h1dcs hHYJld fc,and the afforancethfttwe httuf in l,:IIM, tb.:i~ij-we dJ~ as it wer.c k•cks h11nfclfc from thcn1. No\Y thus an7 thing according iohUn:Hl, hehetlrethp};l"'.. h~ dcaleih for two caufes: Fir.n, hereby to c.h~- Thi~·dly, hence we karOcho\\:to \c~rr?e ~i\j . 1 !bfc and correCt them for thctr ftnncs: for tnlfclucs m all danger's, troublcs,a:1d affliElions; \ quitie fopar·atu 6c.twcene qodandhisJcopl~ J and D, namely, we muff fettle our f!dns byFaith 1'po0 theirfinnes hid~hwfaceftom them, Ila. 59.2. Sethe promife ofGod, who harh-faidE he willhot I condly > ro.makc trfail of his ~rac~s it: his chilfa~[tt,k vs, ~tH·b~ »:i~h ~~in ~~~~~'lea11'd dcti:terVi , dren,to fee '"'hcthcr they delight m his louc,to Pfal. 92. 1 5. Thrs IS nrcdfar:c, for \\'l[hout fhcw them their owne v·:rakncs,and to m~uc faith in urcat ~ffiitlions mir ··ownc natural! · them to dcauc vnro him more infeparably. By patlions v~ill confound vs : Hc-;,ce Hlbaltt& J·1Jb.1.4· 21l which ·we fee it (b.nds vs in hand to pray (peakingof gricuous times ofitBiCHoi'i rifthi,l 1 car.ndlly and continually,for God mayforfakc The lu/fjha!lliuebyfaith. And thisf)auid" iefH1v~ for ou~ finnes : and hemay iuflly tak~ occ:1fied, Pf.1l.6z.1. ~ttmJfrm!e /:.!C~eth (i!C>!ce Vnr~ Ifion totnc what we hauc profited by h1sGoGod: o{htmcon.:methmyfal<vatton. Pfal. 2i. ·~,. I fpcl,whichwe hauc long cnioycd with abounThough·I {hort!dwallzr thor~tt'gh ~heva!!c"f ~f the . cl:mcc ofpeace. fhadow of dcafh, / willfcm·c none et~t/1: fnr rhou l l~cafur.~ 0~ I Thus much ofthe comrfi:Indment ro carncfi (Lord) artwilh me; ti!J ;·odde dnd thyjfajfe the; I,\~~,~~~"~ea.· praicr: Now Chrill: cnf~rc~+h it by two rca(Os. comfort nu:.' , · • · ; )my. i rirft>by apromife, infolded in this vcrfc \\'ith Fourthly, this mufl fHrrc vs vp to grc'lt d'iii- A \llot:::c to j : the comm:~.ndmcnt, and confirmed in the next. gencc in prayCr. VVe beein'g Gods creatures, ~~1_!f,~~:cc i,, 1 j yccondly, by a comparifon, vcrfe 9· For the &our God rc(Juiring this ftruiccat our h:tnds, ~~--~- T_3 _ .:. _ __,_ _ __ ougb:_
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