210 ty1 Commentary ups the Gofiel Chap.6. Dew 27 pliants. Peter wanted power to deliver Chrift, Pilate wanted jvyh. w.r. will, but Cod wants neither : what a comfort's that ? Let us reft onhis mighty arm, and calf the labouring Church into his everla- Ring arms. He is able to doe more then we can askor think, and will not fail to k!ep that which we have committed unto him4.. gainft that 0,2 Ti ma. 14. e. And theglory] Towit of grantingour requefts. Praifes will. Follow upon prayers obtained, Pfd.5o. t 5. what a man winnes by Ffal. so aft. prayer, he will wear with thankfullneffe. Now Irhe fò oJereth praife,hegl,rifictb me, faith God : And the Gentiles didnot ea- rifle God,neither were thankkefull, (tom. I.2I,2S. But the 24 El- Rev. 4,, r t, ders afcribe unto himglory and honour. And this is amolt pow- erfull argument in prayer, as are alfo the two former. And it Gen.; z. v,te, pleafeth God well, to hear his children reafon itout withhim lu- "'t `' l3ni ,as Jacob did,and the womanof Canaan. Becaufe by (hewing 2$' fuch reafons of their requelts, as our Saviourheredirefts us, they (hewproof oftheir knowledge,faith, confidence,&c. And befides they doe muchconfirm their own faith, and(fir up good affections inprayer. }t isufe l in all Amen.]' This Hebrew word, that remaineth untranflated in languages to moftlanguages, is eitherprefixed or propofed to a fentence, and fo betoken unity it is anote of certain and earneft aileveration ; or elfe it is affixed, of faith and and oppofed, and fo it is a note eitherof afient or affurance. Of fpirú. ,Qixfïm. affent and that either of the underftandin to the truth of that Cbti/fur ilmen 3 sitar quinqua. that is uttered, as in the end of the Creed and tour Gofpels; or of gies. Gerard. the will andaffections, for the obtainingof our petitions, I cor. 14.16. how 'hallhe fay e..4men atthygiving ofthanks ? O[of a . rance next,as in this place,and many others. It is. the voice ofone that beleeveth and expeEteth that he (hall have his prayers granted._ It is as muchas fi be it, yea,fo it(hall be. Verfe 14 For if ye forgive men their trxfe¢.:c ff s ] Our Sa- viour refuneth, and inculcateth the fifth petition witti a repeti- von; becaufe upon charity ( which is chkfly feen in giving and forgiving) hangeth, atter a fort, the reftfull fucceffe of «(l our Iuites, a.Tim.a.8. Malice is a leavyn that fw:ls the heart, and Iowres the facrifice, t Cor.5.7,8. Out with it therefore, that we ÿQ2'á,wtt4V, may keep theiafor holy day ; that we may (asweought ro doe). Rom ,s' keep a confront jubilee, nexus folvenefò, noxas remittendv.. a s.t. _ This,faeth andbloud will nor eafily yeeld to. But *eare not deb- \V4,77 ; ters:lo the 1'101 ;_ weowe it nothing,_but the blew eye that S. Paul gave
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