Chap.6. according to St lbt ñ T r u E Vv. ---- -- David, Pfal.3a. He prevents cis with many mercies we never tought him for ; that our praises may exceed our prayers. 1 am. föund of them that frissght menot, faith God : butyet in the fame place it is [aid, Í am darght of them that asked not fir me. Im- ICa,6ç . porting, that we never feel( tohim for grace, till effectually called by his grace. Howbeit no fooner is any truly called, but hepre- fently prayeth. Say not then, If Godknow ourneeds, what heed weopen them tohim ? The truth is, we doe it not to informhim Ikonf4. èue ofthat he knows not, or to flit- up mercy in him, who is all bow- aeur injtrua- els, and perfectly. pitieth us : but a. Hereby we acknowledge curs f dutmens + , him as achilde doth his father, when he runs to him for food, ru rasonftrua. 2. We run that courfèof getting good things, -that he hath pre- Lurk. i r.a3., fcribed us, 3er.39.II,Iz. Which Mofes and Elias knew, and Exod.9. therefore the former turned Gods predii ions, the later his pro- i King.i8. miles into prayers. 3. Hereby weprepare our [elves holily to en- joy the things we crave : for prayer both fanctifieth thecreature, and encreafeth our love and thankfullntff , PfaI.116 I. 4. Pray- er prepareth us, either to go without that we beg, if God fee fir, as David, when he prayed, for the childes life,and was fitted thereby to bear the bile of it; or rife to part with that we have got by prayer,for the gloryof God the giver of it. Thole that wake their requefis known toGod with thaok'giving, (hall have (at leaf' ) the peace of Clod that paffeth all nnderfanding, to guard their Pgviese. hearts and minder in Chris !elm. They (hall have flrength in Phil 4 6,7. their fouls, thejoy ofthe Lord (hail be their firength, the gloryof Plu ï 38 ;. the Lord (hall be their rereward. In their marching in the wil- Nehe,8tc' dernt fl,e, at the fourth Alarm, arofé theftandard of Dan, eíffber and Nepthali; thefe were the rereward cf the Lords hull; and to thefe were committed the care of gathering together 'the lame, feeble and fick, and to look that nothing was left bchinde. Unto this the Prophet feems (in that text) to.alluic, and fòdoch David, Pfal.27.Io. When myfather andm..tber *fake rye, the Lord will gather me, And this comfortable affaránce was the As the ¡rift fruit ofhis prayer, muff live by Verle 9. After thú m.enner therefore pray ye] Forms of his own faith, 'wholefomé wordsare profitable. A {et formof prayer is held fir- fo mull he get tell for the publike; and for fuck weak Chriflians as are not yet his living by able to exprefle their own deliires in theirown words. Theutter- his own pray. ers. i Pet.3.7. of wifdom is given to fume Chriflians only, I Cor. t x, 8. y ,ur rr;yero. yet are all to ftrive unto ic, that `the te.ftimony ofGbrifl ',jay be {;,C 14,4 0 4 confirmed
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