SB I.Mo I. f!!jeft•., An[W.I. 2. Row to kno'l¥1 when God heares our prayers., ~· I amcomeintomyGarden. maliceagainR thefe;but we mull: look that others have not caufe to grudge againfi us, as it iseom– . manded, t.;;J.{at ·5 .2 3. Ifthou6ring th_y gift to the altar, and there rememhreft 'tht~t thy Brother hath ought againjlthee:leave there thy gift hefore the al1 tar 1 andgoe thy way 'J .fir.fl he raonciled to thy Bro~ ther,and then comeandofferthy gift. So that ifwe· do not feek reconciliation with men unto whom we have done wrong, ·God will not be reconci– kd to us,nor accept any fervice fi·om us. It then we would have our prayers, and our Perfons accepted, or refpeeted, let us make con– fcience ofthat which hath bin fa id, and not lofe fuch abldfed priviledge as this is,that God may regard our prayers. But here may be asked, How Jhttlll know whether Godregardmyprayers or not? Firft, When-he grants the thingprayedfor, tr en– largeth our hettrts to prtty .ftill. It is a greater gifc thenthethingit felfe we beg, to have a fpirit of prayer w~th a heart enlarged: For as long as the heart is enlarged to prayer, it is a figne, that God hath a fpeciall regard of us, and will grant our ·petition in the beft and fittell: time. Whenhe anfwers tu in ahetter andhigher kind, as Paul when'he prayed for the taking away of . the Prick of the tlefh, had promifes offufficient grace. · When againe, Hegives UrSinw.<trdpeace, though he givesnotth~ thing : as Phit,4·7· .In nothing6e tttrefoll,/;ut in all things let yof!r requejls 6c made to G6d,withprayer andthtmksgiving. Btlt
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