2.16 How Cod hurcfhthc \•i'"kcd. e.AnExpojition ofChrifls \:!;t'b·7· 'i o-u-g-ht_t_o_p_r-ay_v_p_o_n_h-is_c_o_m_t_n_at_ld_e_m_(_·t,-though A cr!tcs; b~r f~~ipi~ituall ~leffings, which per- ~-·--~ he had made: no promifc vnto vs. But now firh tat.nc ~o ialuattonm Chnll,when:ofthis text is\ \ he bath made a grations promifc to heare and pnne1pally to be vndcrfiood, they arc not gri.•, j graum our rcqudls , this mull Hirrc vs vp to all ted to the wicked. \ diligence and alacrity in prayer: ICe the praCtiic Ill: O!J~~il.Abrahampraycd dircCHy againft Ger~Ji, hereof in Dauid, vpon <;Jods promifc bee inthe "'·tll at God,_for th(foHing ofSodom, which couragcrh himfclfc to pray,z.Sam. 7.::7,28,29. God was,purpotcd to Jdlroy. Anfw. .Abr~:- Thou, 0 LordofI:JI>jh, haft rrucalcdVnto thjferham no doubt had in him a fpeciall motion to uanc that thou wilt besild him anbot~fc: ThcrcfoYe make t~at praier,and '.\'ithall he asked leaue of nowO Lard G"d(for thouarr God, /{11d thy words God to pray fol' them; neither did he pray :~bare true, and thou h.u1 tJJ!drhitg?odne;%vnto thy folutcly, but with fubmiffion to Gods will,and J(ru.':nr.-...) 71Jer~forc no., let it pleaforhee to b!ej[e lo he finned not, though he obtained not his rh:hor.~fo oft~rforuant, that it mtty conti'11leforede lire: othcrwifc, without thcfe cautions· he Mer:f!J;' thou0 Lord Gad hai1_(pol:.!n it. So Danj... had done ami{fc:and we muH not make the cxe/pcrceiuing by the prophefic of Jcrc:ny, the r traordin:tric pra~"hfes ofthe faithtUIJ, ordinaric promt{e ofG'odfor theretuYne oftbepeoplefrom th~ B rule-s for our imiution. So that Gods promife captiuity,doth fct himfclfc to moll carnc!l pray- ~-here is firmc., ,_.,,hofoeucr askcth thofe bldlings er to God, for the 3CComplifhmen:: ofthat proof God wht_ch hce h:uh promifcd to giue, in mifc,Dan .. 9.2,3· And fo mufi we doe in~ll our that mannel' which God approoueth, £hall be wants , tirll JCarch our Gods promifC tOr the 1 furc to rccciue. fupply thereof, and then goe boldly and di.BThcvft. In thisrcafon we !came, that God 1 God~rcati. , gc:ndy toGoJ by prayer in the n.amc o£Chrifi. is moll readie and wiUing tohcarc: his children ! ndfc t~ whenthcypray;lfao6s.t. I wmfound()/throJ hcarc. V. 8. For 'fPhojOeuer M# thatfoughrm,nor,Ifaidbeboldmc,beboldme,to Leth, rrceiueth,· and hee that anationtharraltcdnotvponm1 name:•nd,v.z4• '\: Beforeth<J ca//lwill.tnfwer,al1dwhtl<th'l fJ••k..~ feef?..tth,findeth: andto himthat lw~~~:·;h~n 'is firfi a pl3i~e proofc that the vr.: ftnoc{eth, itjhal/6e ooened. . Lord whom wee wodhip is the true God; be- ~:·.?~; f caufe he is fo able to hclpe, 2nd fo rcadic and tn1c Go4,. Here ChriH: confirrneth the fanner r~afon :C willing to hcarc, bceiu~ ncerc to all that eaU· that was included in the former vcrfc witl\,thc vponhim in truth. Thui MoflJ reafoncth with connn•ndmcntto pr3y, In cffeC\ and fubflance his people to prooue thatthey oncly had the they are all one; onely here the r.eafon is protrue God for their God: Deut.tJ.7.Wh4t n4ti~n pounded more bcncrally, without limitation U fo grc11t vntowh~m thegodJ come fo nure 'VIItt1 toChrifis hearers,thus; wbofocHer atk..!th,rccetthem, at the Lordour GodU ne.~r~·vntovJin~tll Neth; whofocucr foek!th,jinderh, &c. that is, obthitt we citllvntohim for. fcruing the due t:onditions of prayer, wh1ch Sccondly,this mull pcrfwadce vs to loueGod ~:o~~d.co G~..")ds word rcquiteth. vnfaincdly and heartily, v.ho is fo rc::tdic and i.O~.Hcrc fomc 1113f fec,that God oft hears ·willing to graunt our rcqueHs inpraicr, fpcci.. thofe that pray without faith; as thccric ofrlu ally confidcring we!l.rc b~ nature his c:ncmics.. poare, when thr:y tH't'[ctheir cppr(J]OrJ, Exod. 22.. A rare thing it is to fee any rcfcmblancc of it·~ 1 J. And fo the.: Lord heard the lfraelitn whc11 jn the world; and indccdc among men thiS tlt~y ~k!d~ai!cJ in their !11ft, P(al. 78. 18. 27. dealing is able to drawe louc from an .cnemic Anfw. True it is,God lomctimes graums the when we ihewc our fclucs willing to doe him requclls ofthofc th:it pray without faith, but any good we e311: this he:~pcs coalcsof fire vphi! hearing is not in mcrcic, but in :mgcr and on his he2d, to confume his malice, andkindle ,~·r3.th, :a.nd is amcancs to execute his iudge- D in him loue to vs : oh then how fhould Gods ment vpon them. Thus he gauc the Ifraelitcs" gr3cious bounuc and readindfe to hcarc vs, King in hUwrath, Hof. t 3. 1 r. and fo bee gaue draw our hearts to God in allloue and thank c- l them fl.:!._ai!u, tOr ':Vhi!t d:c multe wa~ in their fulneife ! mDuthc..r, thewr.tth ~fGodcame -:.'pon them, Pfal. J hirdly, this ferues tO be anotable flay :md '.cnmforuo 78·. 30,; 1. Thusthe de11ills had the:r reGucfi comfort ea all thofe that arc cafi do't\'n in foule I the afflu:tcd. gr:mtcd,toenttr into thchcardoffwin(, Matth.8. with the light and bunhen of their tinnei: ~ 1 ,p.3nd fo God permitted him to ai!lictlob, for behold ifth<yaske mcrcie at Gods hands, , lob. J .Iz.but altwas to his own fhame, to m3thcy.fhall hau~ ir;ifthe:y cancall,hC' \\'ill heare; nifdThis ab(olutc fubietlion vnto God, that ;md 1f they w1ll but knocke at the doore of beyond his ~,·ill he cannot goc, no not to hurt his merde, he i~ rc::tdic to open vnto them. 'the b::afctl ofGbds creaturcs. Here they vfc to plead, that they haue long 11. Ohi,iJ. .Ahahpraycd •nd humbkd himcalled, and cried, •nd knoekc~\, butthey F.nd (clfc and ..,.,·:ls hcard,though he did it oncly hyno comfort. An[~Rn-. 0 conbdcr the vfi.1::all pocritically, for fcare ofpuniflm1ent, t. Kings dealing of God with his ownc children, fOr a 21 .2.9. An[. That w~s a g.rnunt cfa tcmporall time he will hide his f.'tce, and fi·cme to lockc ~~~~.5:ly, which God oft giucs to h~povp his metde: and compafliOn from thcm~~s we ffil)'
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