lamcomeintomy Garden, I ~3 our defires and thoughts. And therefore accepts Sa 1l M. I. ofour prayers and heares us;becau(e he loves the voiceofhisowne Spirit in us.Soit is faid,Heful- . ls the dejires of them that feare him; ttnd he is IJCttre to allthat call upon him, to tzll that eaU upon him in Cant, u4. truth.Andour Saviour he fahh,L/[skeandyejhall PCal.14S·'s. rcceive,&c. So we have it, I Ioh.5 .14. LAndwe know ifwe tUke any thing according to his will, he Mat. 7 ·7· heareth tu. Let it therefm·e be a fingular comfort to us, Vf: I· that in all wants., fo in that of friends, when we have none to goe to, yet we have God to whorn we may freely powre out our hearrs,there being no place in the world that can refiraine us from his prefence, or his Spi::ir from us, hecan heare us and help us in all places. What a bleifed efiate is this ~ None can hinder us from driving this trade wirh Chrifi in heaven. And let us make another ufe of it Iikewi(e, to Vfe 2 • be a means ro fiirre up our hearts,tomake ufeofour pritt·iledges. What aprerogative is it for afavou . rite to have the Eare of his Prince, him we account happy:furely he is much more happy,that hath Gods eare,him tobe his Father in the covenant ofgrace:Him reconciled ,upon all occafions to powre out his heart before Him,who ismercifoll and foithfoU, wif! and moft able to help us. Why Are we difcpuraged therefore .? and'why ttre we P1al42. ult. caftdowne? when we havefucha powerfull,and fucha gracious God to goeto in all our extremities. He that can pray, can never be much un– comfortable. D So,
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