CFtAP.s. Epiileto the Thffilesiou. Wt. 17. caufeth delay of the Melling. It may be,we arc not hum- bled fufficicntly, vnder con ciencc of our infrmitie, and vnworthinetfe: perhaps our coldnelfe of affcEtions is the impedimenr;we pray not wish that feeling of wants, or leniency of defile that is conueaietit. Secondly, It may be the things wee pray for, are fuch 2 asGod bath not abfolutely promifed ; and perhaps fore - fees will be hurtfull vnto vs. There bethings which wee may requelt,nimisardenter, faith v4aflnae, as temporal - ties. A difcrcet Father, Parmaloquerenti panem, libenter Bernard rot porrigit; quarenti cultellum non con(ent it,B ERN A R D. fhpra. Thirdly,Perhaps theLord would hereby cry our pa- 3 tience, or cxercife our faith, or fet a price vpon his bief fings, that by no meanesgrow into meane eftceme more often, than by cafineffe ofobtaining. Secondly, it would be confidered, that the Lord forme- times in bellowing his Wettings at our requea, deales by way of exchange and commutation. Denies he wealth he giues contentment. Peace? he glues patience. De- linerance? he giucs grace to fupport. Behan Dominue gut iaguJtln.epiß. non tribstit [ape quodvolunmd,vt quodmalimtn attri6uat. 34 Godneuer denies the requdt of his Saints, made accor- iing to his Will ; though he often debits the grant for cauces fore - mentioned. It is Gods mercy to withhold what he fees inexpedient for vs to haue; and to delay the grant, of what is not conuenient for vs, fo Toone to ob- scrnard. qua [acne: lVo, quidoremusflttttapartetnefcimus: fedtnifere- cur ilk japer ign.. rantiatra noffram; fr orationem benignè fapra. fufeipiens, gated nobis ant omnino non eft vtile, ant non tam cit, dari necee eft, minimì tribnit : oratio tarnen infrxílu- o ja net, onit. Meanes to preuent fainting in prayer. Firs, ferioully confder,órlt,the mifery of the want; fecondly, as duely weigh the excellency and worthof the bleffing prayed for. Suppofe for inftance it bee pardon o f finne, peace of Confsience. 51 lagespg I i 4 Secondly,
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