CH AP.5, Apiffle to the Ihef/alontans. VER. 17. beeaufe our Sauiour laid, d Pray alwaies, and the Apo- file here, Pray wit hont caling. Length of confutation were ill belfowed'on an opi nion fo phantafficall. This once we know ; Gods Pre- cepts fight not, but are fubordnate, and may, yea muff be fo forted to their feafons, that none may exclude ano- ther. He that Paid, Pray continually ; laid alío, e Bee in- flant in Preaching: frequent in Meditation : and to the people, Delp f net. prophefying. f Labour with your hands the thing that is good : hee that walkes otherwife, walks inordinately ; violates that whole ome and holy Order, God hash flablifhed in his Church. Yea, fee, how as other things, fo theft alto of Religi- on, the Lord hath forted to their íeafons ; infomuch that he blames the people to f or mourning, in a time when he called them toreioycing. And that place in Salomon is knówne : Heck that turnetyo bis care from hearing the Law, what euer his pretenfes arc for other deuocions, his very prayer(hall be abominable. The Expoltions here are various : Firíf,Prayer, fome made of three forts; one, Mentall onely, ifanding inele- I nation of the thoughts and de fires v nto God : A fecond, Vocali ; when by words wee expreile the delires of our hearts : A third, as they called it, ¡? talis : thus it is ex- plained, Acontinued good life isa continued praier ; Sommer orar, qui feriaper bona Tacit, faith the ordinarie Glotffe. Good worker, are praiers vertually ; becaufe as praiers, fo thcfe are rneanes to procure Gods blcflings. And as forne fumes are laid ro.crie, as that, vox ianQuiní,, Sodotnoruns ; fo good workes of Gods Children haue their voice, and impottunate crie in the Bares of the Lord : but the Apoffle would apparantly be vnderffood ofpraiers, properly fo called. Secondly, Thedetirehath with God theeffeme of Praier; and if the deftre be continuall, the Prayer is co:7ti nesafl, faith Aufufiine; the famee44ugraftine in his Epilfle. to 509 a Luk 18.t.
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