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of_o the_o congregation_n must_v not_o ignorant_a secure_a hard-hearted_a sinner_n stand_v in_o far_o great_a need_n of_o this_o help_n with_o what_o seriousness_n and_o fervency_n shall_v they_o commend_v their_o condition_n to_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n but_o alas_o many_o will_v rather_o perish_v then_o complain_v of_o their_o case_n and_o danger_n want_v of_o this_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n be_v in_o great_a part_n i_o dare_v say_v the_o cause_n why_o many_o walk_n so_o uncomfortable_o many_o be_v weak_a faint_a and_o disquiet_v and_o be_v ashamed_a to_o tell_v what_o all_v they_o and_o god_n punish_v their_o pride_n with_o desertion_n and_o suffer_v they_o to_o 68â—3_n to_o psal_n 68â—3_n lie_v among_o the_o pot_n till_o they_o call_v for_o help_v from_o their_o brethren_n i_o have_v sometime_o reflect_v on_o job_n 42.8_o to_o know_v why_o the_o lord_n do_v commend_v eliphaz_n bildad_n and_o zophar_n unto_o job_n prayer_n add_v a_o threaten_a if_o they_o shall_v 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the_o lord_n from_o heaven_n say_v unto_o thou_o upon_o what_o term_n desire_v thou_o this_o mercy_n and_o will_v thou_o have_v it_o upon_o any_o term_n though_o it_o may_v prove_v a_o weapon_n to_o dishonour_v i_o what_o will_v thou_o reply_v can_v thou_o true_o say_v nay_o lord_n my_o soul_n abominat_n it_o as_o such_o and_o i_o will_v rather_o part_v with_o what_o mercy_n i_o enjoy_v then_o receive_v a_o addition_n to_o they_o upon_o such_o term_n and_o thus_o if_o thou_o be_v as_o ready_a to_o pray_v against_o and_o deprecate_v these_o outward_a thing_n under_o that_o redpulication_n as_o thou_o be_v serious_a in_o ask_v they_o as_o suppose_a blessing_n thou_o need_v not_o fear_v lest_o thou_o have_v ask_v amiss_o if_o thy_o end_n have_v be_v wrong_a thy_o desire_n have_v be_v more_o peremptory_a neither_o will_v it_o have_v thus_o stoop_v to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n self_n and_o lust_n be_v impetuous_a and_o 30.1_o and_o gen._n 30.1_o rachel_n like_v be_v impatient_a in_o desire_v and_o can_v bear_v a_o denial_n or_o delay_n but_o if_o they_o be_v satisfy_v it_o be_v no_o matter_n though_o god_n lose_v of_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o its_o beauty_n and_o heavenly_a ornament_n but_o when_o god_n glory_n be_v intend_v temporal_a thing_n will_v be_v ask_v 1._o moderate_o both_o as_o to_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o desire_n and_o to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o thing_n desire_v 2._o with_o submission_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o 3._o in_o subordination_n to_o his_o glory_n and_o thus_o all_o regular_a prayer_n for_o temporal_n have_v two_o part_n as_o we_o pray_v for_o such_o a_o mercy_n upon_o supposition_n of_o expediency_n and_o subserviency_n to_o the_o great_a end_n so_o either_o virtual_o or_o express_o we_o deprecat_fw-la it_o upon_o the_o supposition_n of_o inexpediency_n and_o hurt_n as_o shall_v appear_v part_n 4._o chap._n 1._o and_o herein_o honest_a supplicant_n do_v imitate_v their_o master_n and_o when_o they_o pray_v for_o any_o outward_a mercy_n or_o deliverance_n either_o actual_o or_o in_o the_o habitual_a intention_n they_o include_v a_o proviso_n and_o either_o imply_v in_o their_o desire_n or_o express_o add_v this_o postscript_n to_o all_o such_o supplication_n 42._o supplication_n mat._n 26.39_o 42._o nevertheless_o not_o as_o i_o will_v but_o as_o thou_o will_v thy_o will_n be_v do_v 2._o what_o we_o much_o love_n and_o main_o intend_v will_v be_v much_o in_o our_o eye_n and_o will_v often_o run_v in_o the_o thought_n we_o will_v not_o need_v a_o monitor_n to_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o it_o but_o end_n but_o what_o the_o poet_n say_v of_o the_o land_n of_o our_o nativity_n viz._n that_o it_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o forget_v it_o may_v more_o true_o be_v say_v of_o our_o chief_a good_a and_o ultimas_fw-la end_n sva_fw-la dulcedine_fw-la semper_fw-la ducet_fw-la &_o immemores_fw-la non_fw-la sinet_fw-la esse_fw-la svi_fw-la the_o mind_n must_v frequent_o meditate_v upon_o that_o which_o the_o heart_n much_o love_v and_o though_o it_o be_v shut_v out_o yet_o it_o will_v intrude_v and_o insinuate_v itself_o and_o creep_v in_o again_o upon_o the_o thought_n nay_o absence_n distance_n hazard_n and_o difficulty_n will_v but_o rather_o inflame_v the_o desire_n quicken_v and_o double_v our_o diligence_n and_o arrest_v and_o more_o serious_o take_v up_o our_o thought_n then_o divert_v they_o from_o look_v upon_o that_o which_o we_o much_o love_n and_o effectual_o intend_v if_o then_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v the_o great_a errand_n and_o business_n and_o mark_n thou_o aim_v at_o thou_o must_v frequent_o meditate_v upon_o it_o unless_o the_o archer_n have_v the_o mark_n in_o his_o eye_n he_o must_v shoot_v at_o random_n you_o will_v say_v ans_fw-fr quest_n ans_fw-fr but_o we_o can_v always_o actual_o mind_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n when_o must_v we_o then_o and_o how_o often_o mind_n it_o ans_fw-fr the_o more_o we_o think_v upon_o it_o it_o be_v a_o evidence_n that_o we_o 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and_o lay_v it_o out_o for_o that_o end_n thus_o hannah_n ask_v a_o son_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o lend_v he_o to_o the_o lord_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v 1_o sam._n 1.27_o 28._o it_o be_v true_a she_o do_v not_o thus_o consecrate_v she_o other_o three_o son_n to_o the_o public_a ministry_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o it_o may_v be_v the_o lord_n will_v not_o call_v thou_o to_o part_v with_o all_o but_o yet_o thou_o shall_v be_v in_o readiness_n if_o it_o be_v to_o offer_v up_o thy_o isaac_n and_o to_o abandon_v thy_o darling_n and_o most_o belove_a comfort_n and_o though_o thou_o be_v allow_v still_o to_o possess_v yet_o may_v thou_o not_o improve_v thy_o possession_n better_a for_o his_o glory_n and_o spare_v so_o much_o of_o they_o as_o he_o call_v for_o which_o haply_o will_v be_v but_o a_o little_a but_o ah_o so_o much_o health_n and_o strength_n so_o much_o wealth_n and_o honour_n and_o nothing_o of_o that_o lay_v
be_v like_o a_o eclipse_n or_o sea-sickness_n that_o will_v quick_o pass_v and_o thus_o 3._o the_o one_o be_v foolish_o merciful_a to_o himself_o entertain_v a_o groundless_a fancy_n of_o god_n mercy_n as_o separate_v from_o his_o holiness_n a_o justice_n yea_o and_o deny_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o threaten_n thastand_v against_o he_o he_o laith_o claim_v to_o the_o promise_n to_o which_o he_o have_v no_o right_a and_o make_v lie_v his_o refuge_n and_o so_o perish_v in_o his_o delusion_n go_v to_o hell_n laugh_v and_o rejoice_v hope_v the_o best_a till_o he_o find_v the_o worst_a and_o see_v his_o case_n to_o be_v remeediless_a the_o other_o be_v unadvised_o cruel_a to_o himself_o torment_v and_o vex_v his_o own_o soul_n with_o a_o needless_a jealousy_n the_o one_o go_v laugh_v to_o hell_n the_o other_o weep_v to_o heaven_n the_o one_o enjoy_v a_o fool_n paradise_n on_o earth_n the_o other_o a_o sort_n of_o hell_n in_o this_o life_n live_v in_o darkness_n till_o the_o dawn_n of_o the_o glorious_a and_o long-lasting_a day_n of_o eternity_n and_o thus_o both_o mistake_v their_o state_n and_o condition_n the_o one_o apprehend_v it_o to_o be_v better_o the_o other_o to_o be_v worse_o than_o it_o be_v both_o pass_v a_o wrong_a sentence_n the_o one_o for_o the_o other_o against_o himself_o both_o mis-applying_a the_o scripture_n the_o one_o to_o his_o eternal_a ruin_n the_o other_o to_o his_o present_a trouble_n and_o disquiet_v and_o thus_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o judge_v who_o case_n be_v most_o dangerous_a and_o who_o fault_n and_o error_n most_o grievous_a only_o let_v i_o add_v a_o word_n to_o the_o doubt_v or_o shall_v i_o say_v unbelieving_a believer_n from_o luciser_n from_o non_fw-la orarem_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la crederem_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la veer_fw-la crederem_fw-la illud_fw-la cor_fw-la quo_fw-la deus_fw-la videtur_fw-la mundarem_fw-la manibus_fw-la tunderem_fw-la pectus_fw-la genas_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la rigarem_fw-la corpore_fw-la inhorrescerem_fw-la 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believe_v i_o can_v not_o pray_v but_o have_v faith_n with_o what_o humility_n tenderness_n reverence_n and_o godly_a fear_n may_v we_o draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n etc._n etc._n chap._n iii_o some_o consequent_a condition_n what_o we_o must_v do_v after_o we_o come_v from_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n 1._o we_o must_v wait_v 2._o watch_n 3._o be_v busy_a in_o use_v the_o mean_n and_o 4._o renew_v our_o request_n and_o 5._o we_o must_v thankful_o improve_v what_o the_o lord_n give_v in_o return_n to_o our_o prayer_n with_o a_o word_n concern_v the_o necessity_n of_o these_o and_o the_o former_a qualification_n psa_fw-la 85.8_o i_o will_v hear_v what_o god_n the_o lord_n will_v speak_v for_o he_o will_v speak_v peace_n unto_o his_o people_n but_o let_v they_o not_o turn_v again_o to_o folly_n psa_fw-la 50.15_o call_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n i_o will_v deliver_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v glorify_v i_o 2_o chr._n 30.18_o 19_o the_o good_a lord_n pardon_v every_o one_o etc._n etc._n have_v speak_v of_o the_o antecedent_n and_o concomitant_a qualification_n of_o a_o acceptable_a prayer_n now_o come_v we_o to_o show_v what_o must_v be_v do_v after_o we_o go_v from_o the_o throne_n ah_o too_o many_o go_v to_o work_v heedless_o and_o without_o all_o kind_n of_o preparation_n and_o perform_v it_o perfunctorious_o and_o in_o a_o dead_a formal_a manner_n and_o no_o wonder_n though_o such_o have_v do_v when_o they_o have_v say_v that_o when_o they_o leave_v off_o to_o speak_v they_o mind_n the_o work_n no_o more_o but_o thou_o who_o take_v heed_n to_o thy_o step_n while_o thou_o draw_v nigh_o and_o who_o be_v it_o serious_a when_o thou_o do_v approach_v pour_v out_o thy_o soul_n unto_o thy_o god_n will_v expect_v some_o fruit_n of_o thy_o labour_n and_o will_v take_v heed_n to_o thy_o way_n lest_o by_o thy_o folly_n thou_o shall_v intercept_v and_o obstruct_v the_o return_n of_o thy_o prayer_n 1._o then_o after_o thou_o have_v pour_v out_o thy_o complaint_n 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we_o may_v well_o argue_v from_o pari_fw-la from_o a_o pari_fw-la the_o like_a that_o thy_o performance_n of_o duty_n must_v be_v more_o acceptable_a than_o the_o omission_n of_o it_o especial_o since_o there_o must_v be_v some_o life_n in_o thy_o work_n if_o a_o saint_n though_o weak_a while_o there_o be_v none_o in_o they_o and_o thou_o be_v in_o christ_n through_o who_o thy_o imperfection_n will_v be_v pardon_v and_o do_v away_o 4._o the_o spirit_n may_v draw_v insensible_o he_o may_v be_v present_a effectively_o where_o he_o be_v not_o feel_o he_o may_v be_v stir_v up_o the_o heart_n to_o the_o duty_n though_o thou_o do_v not_o discern_v his_o motion_n and_o his_o help_n and_o assistance_n may_v be_v at_o hand_n when_o thou_o be_v ready_a to_o apprehend_v he_o be_v far_o off_o and_o have_v not_o the_o saint_n many_o a_o time_n bring_v a_o heavy_a deject_a and_o complain_v spirit_n to_o the_o throne_n and_o yet_o have_v go_v away_o rejoice_v and_o triumph_v over_o their_o fear_n and_o unbelief_n as_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n can_v afford_v many_o instance_n the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v strength_n to_o the_o upright_a prov._n 10.29_o the_o lord_n use_v to_o meet_v they_o that_o work_n righteousness_n and_o remember_v he_o in_o their_o way_n isa_n 64.5_o when_o we_o be_v follow_v our_o duty_n and_o improve_n the_o ordinance_n we_o lie_v in_o christ_n way_n and_o he_o will_v not_o shut_v his_o eye_n but_o will_v at_o length_n pity_n and_o heal_v such_o weak_a and_o impotent_a one_o i_o may_v then_o say_v unto_o thou_o concern_v the_o use_n of_o prayer_n and_o other_o ordinance_n as_o david_n do_v to_o solomon_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n 1_o chr._n 22.16_o arise_v therefore_o and_o be_v do_v and_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o thou_o 5._o ah_o where_o shall_v the_o sick_a go_v but_o to_o the_o physician_n what_o shall_v a_o trouble_a spirit_n do_v if_o it_o may_v not_o draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n for_o heal_v comfort_n and_o life_n the_o lord_n command_v we_o to_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n and_o have_v promise_v to_o hear_v and_o deliver_v we_o psa_n 50.15_o and_o who_o be_v he_o that_o dare_v forbid_v we_o and_o threaten_v wrath_n while_o he_o thus_o promise_v to_o pity_n and_o show_v mercy_n and_o what_o trouble_n be_v there_o that_o be_v comparable_a to_o soul-trouble_a and_o what_o weakness_n and_o infirmity_n be_v like_a to_o a_o wound_a spirit_n labour_v under_o the_o fetter_n bondage_n &_o captivity_n under_o which_o it_o have_v cast_v itself_o by_o its_o folly_n sin_n and_o negligence_n and_o shall_v it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o such_o a_o one_o to_o lay_v out_o his_o strait_n and_o weakness_n to_o god_n 6._o the_o lord_n complain_v when_o we_o will_v not_o call_v on_o he_o and_o stir_v up_o ourselves_o to_o lay_v hold_n on_o he_o isa_n 64.4_o and_o will_v he_o chide_v and_o challenge_v we_o when_o we_o stir_v up_o our_o heart_n to_o close_v with_o he_o and_o look_v up_o to_o the_o throne_n of_o mercy_n loc_n mercy_n metaphera_n qua_fw-la paulus_n utitur_fw-la sumpta_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la igne_fw-la exiguo_fw-la vel_fw-la qui_fw-la paulatim_fw-la extingueretur_fw-la nisi_fw-la flabellum_fw-la subiude_v admovendo_fw-la &_o lignum_fw-la novum_fw-la ingerendo_fw-la vires_fw-la resumeret_fw-la ac_fw-la flammam_fw-la proinde_fw-la meminerimus_fw-la in_o usum_fw-la applicanda_fw-la esse_fw-la dona_fw-la dei_fw-la nerubiginem_fw-la oâ—losa_fw-la &_o suppressa_fw-la contrahaut_fw-fr calvin_n in_o loc_n and_o do_v not_o say_v thou_o want_v the_o spirit_n to_o help_v thou_o as_o if_o thou_o dare_v not_o go_v when_o thou_o be_v not_o sure_a of_o his_o assistance_n for_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o give_v his_o spirit_n to_o they_o that_o ask_v he_o
less_o nam_fw-la licet_fw-la ex_fw-la duobus_fw-la malis_fw-la culpa_fw-la neutrum_fw-la paenae_fw-la tamen_fw-la minimum_fw-la est_fw-la eligendum_fw-la all_o the_o controversy_n than_o seem_v to_o stand_v in_o this_o whether_o we_o may_v pray_v for_o any_o evil_n either_o of_o sin_n or_o suffering_n for_o to_o one_o of_o those_o two_o head_n may_v every_o evil_n be_v refer_v relative_o and_o in_o reference_n to_o some_o good_a and_o necessary_a end_n that_o though_o neither_o of_o these_o two_o be_v good_a and_o desirable_a of_o themselves_o yet_o since_o god_n by_o they_o and_o from_o they_o may_v bring_v good_a to_o we_o and_o may_v make_v they_o mean_n to_o humble_v we_o and_o to_o cause_v we_o walk_v more_o circumspect_o may_v we_o not_o desire_v and_o pray_v for_o they_o in_o so_o far_o as_o they_o may_v be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o such_o a_o end_n ans_fw-fr we_o need_v not_o have_v move_v such_o a_o question_n be_v it_o not_o that_o some_o weak_a saint_n upon_o a_o mistake_n may_v be_v ready_a to_o pray_v thus_o for_o some_o rod_n or_o affliction_n and_o that_o the_o great_a school-man_n 19_o school-man_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr intrinsece_n malum_fw-la petere_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la mala_fw-la vel_fw-la sibi_fw-la vel_fw-la aliis_fw-la nam_fw-la haec_fw-la mala_fw-la erunt_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la bona_fw-la si_fw-la honesta_fw-la ratione_fw-la &_o propter_fw-la finem_fw-la simpliiâ—ter_fw-la bonum_fw-la appetantur_fw-la fatetur_fw-la tamen_fw-la hunc_fw-la mâ—dum_fw-la orandi_fw-la fortasse_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la omnibus_fw-la consulendum_fw-la cum_fw-la ipso_fw-la paulus_n ter_z dominum_fw-la rogaveritue_a stimulo_fw-la carnis_fw-la affligeretur_fw-la suar._n loc_fw-la cit_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 19_o suarez_n affirm_v that_o we_o may_v desire_v and_o ask_v thus_o not_o only_o evil_n of_o suffering_n both_o to_o ourselves_o and_o other_o but_o also_o temptation_n as_o for_o his_o argument_n they_o deserve_v no_o reply_n and_o he_o make_v it_o his_o work_n neither_o to_o prove_v nor_o vindicat_fw-la but_o to_o explain_v and_o illustrat_fw-la this_o his_o assertion_n but_o for_o establish_v a_o right_a directory_n of_o prayer_n and_o for_o prevent_v a_o mistake_n of_o the_o weak_a we_o shall_v 1._o bring_v some_o argument_n for_o confirmation_n and_o then_o 2._o answer_n such_o objection_n as_o we_o conceive_v may_v ready_o occur_v or_o become_v a_o occasion_n of_o error_n and_o because_o the_o main_a question_n will_v be_v concern_v affliction_n for_o few_o or_o none_o i_o think_v will_v be_v so_o impudent_a as_o to_o affirm_v that_o we_o shall_v desire_v or_o pray_v for_o strength_n to_o sin_n albeit_o suarez_n do_v mention_v temptation_n to_o sin_n among_o those_o evil_n he_o affirm_v we_o may_v pray_v for_o and_o speak_v of_o paul_n temptation_n 2_o cor._n 12._o as_o a_o thing_n he_o may_v have_v desire_v therefore_o we_o shall_v speak_v at_o great_a length_n of_o suffering_n and_o affliction_n and_o only_o add_v a_o word_n concern_v sin_n and_o temptation_n to_o sin_n arg._n 1_o first_o as_o for_o reason_n 1._o that_o which_o we_o may_v deprecat_fw-la and_o pray_v against_o that_o can_v be_v no_o fit_a material_a and_o object_n of_o prayer_n but_o we_o may_v deprecat_fw-la rod_n and_o affliction_n and_o pray_v according_a to_o that_o perfect_a pattern_n mat._n 6.13_o that_o we_o may_v be_v seq_fw-la be_v how_o we_o may_v and_o shall_v deprecat_fw-la evil_n both_o of_o fin_n and_o suffering_n see_v mr._n gurnal_a loc_fw-la cis_fw-la pag._n 491._o &_o seq_fw-la deliver_v from_o evil_a of_o whatsoever_o nature_n whether_o of_o sin_n or_o suffering_n and_o our_o lord_n jesus_n who_o know_v well_o what_o to_o ask_v what_o to_o deprecat_fw-la not_o only_o thus_o teach_v we_o by_o his_o doctrine_n and_o that_o copy_n he_o have_v leave_v we_o but_o also_o by_o his_o example_n to_o deprecat_fw-la the_o cup_n of_o suffering_n and_o affliction_n mat._n 26.39_o i_o deny_v not_o that_o the_o lord_n can_v and_o often_o do_v sanctify_v the_o furnace_n to_o his_o child_n but_o they_o themselves_o must_v not_o choose_v nor_o cast_v themselves_o into_o that_o furnace_n but_o if_o the_o lord_n determine_v their_o particular_a trial_n and_o call_v they_o in_o his_o wise_a providence_n to_o encounter_v it_o they_o shall_v not_o faint_v nor_o repine_v but_o shall_v submit_v to_o the_o dispensation_n and_o look_v up_o to_o god_n for_o the_o right_n and_o sanctify_a use_n of_o it_o and_o for_o some_o good_a of_o and_o fruit_n by_o the_o trial_n but_o that_o not_o be_v the_o proper_a and_o inseparable_a effect_n of_o the_o rod_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v able_a by_o mercy_n to_o work_v the_o same_o yea_o and_o without_o any_o outward_a dispensation_n by_o the_o immediate_a operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n on_o the_o heart_n why_o shall_v we_o make_v choice_n of_o such_o a_o rough_a and_o troublesome_a way_n and_o take_v a_o bitter_a potion_n and_o draw_v blood_n when_o pleasant_a cordial_n will_v do_v the_o turn_v hence_o arg._n 2_o 2._o that_o which_o be_v of_o itself_o bitter_a and_o evil_a and_o frequent_o accompany_v with_o a_o bad_a effect_n and_o drive_v the_o soul_n far_o from_o god_n and_o to_o take_v wicked_a and_o desperate_a course_n that_o can_v be_v a_o object_n of_o a_o regular_a and_o reasonable_a desire_n and_o as_o it_o must_v flow_v from_o inconsideratness_n so_o it_o will_v appear_v to_o take_v its_o rise_n from_o our_o pride_n and_o a_o conceit_n of_o our_o own_o strength_n to_o improve_v the_o rod_n aright_o and_o to_o make_v a_o better_a use_n of_o it_o then_o other_o who_o have_v miscarry_v under_o it_o but_o humble_a and_o considerate_a christian_n will_v remember_v how_o the_o rod_n make_v that_o king_n immediate_o after_o his_o sackcloth_n 2_o king_n 6.30_o to_o fall_v upon_o this_o desperate_a conclusion_n ver_fw-la 33._o this_o evil_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n what_o shall_v i_o wait_v for_o the_o lord_n any_o long_o how_o it_o send_v saul_n once_o 9.10_o once_o 1_o sam._n â—0_n 9.10_o among_o the_o prophet_n to_o the_o witch_n at_o endor_n and_o at_o length_n make_v he_o fall_v upon_o his_o own_o sword_n 1_o sam._n 28.8_o 1_o sam._n 31.4_o and_o how_o often_o it_o make_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o murmur_v and_o rebel_n against_o the_o lord_n nay_o as_o many_o rod_n and_o trial_n as_o they_o be_v exercise_v with_o so_o often_o do_v they_o miscarry_v and_o provoke_v the_o lord_n arg._n 3_o 3._o arg._n 3._o for_o withhold_a and_o remove_v of_o which_o we_o shall_v praise_v and_o give_v thanks_o to_o god_n that_o we_o may_v not_o desire_v and_o pray_v for_o but_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o praise_n god_n for_o withhold_a deserve_a judgement_n and_o keep_v our_o 5.24_o our_o job_n 5.24_o tabernacle_n in_o peace_n and_o according_o the_o saint_n from_o time_n to_o time_n have_v make_v conscience_n to_o perform_v this_o duty_n and_o it_o be_v a_o provoke_a sin_n not_o to_o acknowledge_v his_o bounty_n nor_o ascribe_v to_o he_o the_o praise_n of_o these_o outward_a mercy_n and_o for_o which_o he_o be_v often_o provoke_v to_o remove_v they_o in_o wrath_n hence_o arg._n 4_o 4._o that_o which_o be_v a_o token_n of_o divine_a displeasure_n and_o of_o itself_o the_o bitter_a fruit_n of_o sin_n ought_v not_o be_v make_v the_o object_n of_o our_o desire_n and_o prayer_n but_o rod_n and_o affliction_n be_v such_o and_o do_v call_v we_o to_o fast_v and_o mourn_v and_o to_o run_v to_o the_o lord_n by_o fervent_a prayer_n entreat_v that_o he_o will_v remove_v those_o token_n of_o his_o wrath_n according_a to_o the_o exhortation_n psa_n 50.15_o jam._n 5.13_o etc._n etc._n and_o when_o the_o saint_n remember_v their_o former_a enjoyment_n job_n chap._n 29._o they_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o great_a mercy_n and_o their_o present_a affliction_n as_o a_o sore_a and_o sad_a trial_n and_o oh_o say_v job_n that_o i_o be_v as_o in_o month_n past_a as_o in_o the_o day_n when_o god_n preserve_v i_o etc._n etc._n 5._o that_o which_o we_o may_v not_o procure_v nor_o bring_v on_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_n shall_v labour_v and_o strive_v against_o and_o use_v all_o lawful_a mean_n for_o withhold_a when_o it_o be_v fear_v and_o remove_v when_o it_o be_v feel_v arg_n 5_o and_o cause_v 2._o cause_v i_o think_v few_o will_v join_v with_o mr_n collings_n in_o his_o cordial_n part_n 2._o serm._n 11._o where_o he_o seem_v to_o candemn_v all_o disquietment_n of_o spirit_n all_o sorrow_n and_o trouble_n for_o external_a and_o temporal_a thing_n as_o sinful_a unless_o by_o sorrow_n he_o understand_v the_o excess_n and_o distemper_n of_o that_o affection_n which_o be_v act_v by_o christ_n pure_o and_o without_o sin_n mat._n 26.38_o as_o for_o his_o reason_n viz._n that_o our_o nature_n be_v so_o corrupt_a that_o we_o can_v act_v such_o a_o sorrow_n but_o we_o shall_v sin_v if_o it_o be_v concludent_fw-la here_o it_o will_v as_o well_o conclude_v the_o act_n of_o
and_o such_o end_n and_o have_v fix_v such_o a_o order_n and_o connexion_n between_o the_o mean_n and_o the_o end_n if_o he_o i_o say_v enable_v we_o to_o do_v our_o duty_n and_o if_o we_o prove_v so_o wise_a as_o to_o follow_v the_o right_a way_n and_o use_v the_o mean_n we_o may_v be_v confident_a of_o the_o success_n and_o that_o our_o labour_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a but_o it_o may_v yet_o be_v object_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v free_o promise_v to_o give_v what_o we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o ans_fw-fr obj._n 10._o ans_fw-fr and_o to_o withhold_v no_o good_a thing_n from_o they_o that_o walk_v upright_o ps_n 83.11_o etc._n etc._n it_o seem_v needless_a to_o interpose_v our_o prayer_n and_o request_n ans_fw-fr albeit_o the_o promise_n be_v altogether_o free_a yet_o the_o lord_n call_v for_o our_o prayer_n as_o a_o part_n of_o that_o worship_n we_o owe_v to_o he_o to_o testify_v our_o dependence_n on_o he_o and_o to_o show_v his_o delight_n in_o prayer_n that_o we_o may_v 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on_o 1._o thess_n 2.8_o strive_v and_o wrestle_v as_o in_o a_o agony_n rom._n 15.30_o and_o pray_v always_o watch_v thereunto_o with_o all_o perserverance_n â—ph_n 6.18_o and_o never_o faint_a in_o pray_v luk_n 18.1_o and_o seek_v god_n diligent_o and_o with_o the_o whole_a heart_n and_o soul_n heb._n 11.6_o deut._n 4.29_o never_o hold_v their_o peace_n day_n nor_o night_n and_o keep_v no_o silence_n be_v 62.6_o ps_n 22.2_o and_o ask_v in_o faith_n nothing_o waver_v jam._n 1.6_o and_o still_o wrestle_v with_o tear_n and_o supplication_n until_o they_o prevail_v gen._n 32.24_o 26._o hos_fw-la 12.4_o etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o saint_n shall_v be_v and_o have_v be_v enlarge_v upon_o special_a occasion_n trial_n and_o temptation_n while_o the_o lord_n have_v pour_v out_o upoh_o they_o the_o spirit_n of_o supplication_n and_o have_v fill_v their_o sail_n with_o a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a gale_n and_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o meet_v with_o such_o trial_n praise_v he_o who_o have_v 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the_o will_n of_o god_n must_v be_v our_o alone_a rule_n and_o warrant_n the_o purpose_n the_o we_o will_v not_o here_o meddle_v with_o the_o school_n debate_v and_o subtlety_n concern_v the_o conformity_n of_o our_o action_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n albeit_o for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o rabbi_n be_v very_o gross_a and_o erroneous_a yet_o i_o know_v no_o question_n handle_v by_o they_o with_o so_o much_o obscurity_n and_o confusion_n as_o this_o by_o those_o i_o have_v peruse_v as_o lomb._n lib._n 1._o send_v do_v 48._o thom._n 1.1_o q._n 19_o a._n 9_o 10._o scot._n in_o lib._n 1._o send_v do_v 48._o q._n uniâ—a_o guâ—_n occam_fw-la &_o gab._n biel_n ibid._n jo._n mayor_n in_o 1._o send_v do_v 47._o q._n unica_fw-la &_o in_o do_v 48._o q_o un_o raynand_n mor._n discip_n do_v 4._o q._n 1._o a._n 3._o §_o 77._o vasquez_n tom_fw-mi 1._o in_o 1.2_o disp_n 72._o suarez_n ibid._n tract_n 4._o disp_n 11._o and_o it_o may_v be_v inquire_v by_o what_o secret_a sympathy_n these_o two_o last_o name_v doctor_n have_v so_o far_o homologate_v in_o this_o question_n as_o that_o you_o will_v scarce_o discern_v any_o difference_n between_o the_o child_n albeit_o the_o parent_n live_v at_o so_o great_a a_o distance_n but_o arriaga_n in_o another_o case_n clear_v this_o mystery_n show_v that_o though_o valquez_n do_v first_o publish_v that_o tome_n in_o print_n yet_o he_o do_v see_v suarez_n dictate_v and_o transcribe_v several_a particular_n from_o thence_o we_o need_v not_o name_v those_o who_o only_o in_o the_o by_o have_v speak_v to_o that_o question_n such_o as_o becan_n petrus_n a_o s._n joseph_n etc._n etc._n since_o these_o who_o have_v spend_v whole_a and_o entire_a disputation_n for_o clear_v the_o matter_n have_v so_o
rule_n so_o it_o be_v 2._o constant_a perpetual_a and_o immovable_a we_o need_v not_o fear_v lest_o the_o lord_n abrogate_v and_o disannul_v it_o but_o that_o same_o hand_n of_o providence_n which_o now_o hold_v out_o to_o we_o what_o our_o hair_n desire_v may_v in_o a_o moment_n be_v lift_v up_o against_o we_o that_o same_o hand_n that_o now_o seem_v to_o open_v the_o door_n may_v shut_v it_o when_o he_o please_v and_o crush_v thou_o if_o thou_o stand_v in_o the_o way_n sect._n 2._o for_o what_o thing_n and_o in_o what_o order_n and_o manner_n shall_v we_o pray_v the_o promise_n be_v such_o a_o sure_a ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o prayer_n we_o may_v safe_o go_v where_o see_v this_o star_n point_n out_o our_o way_n the_o promise_n be_v not_o only_o precious_a and_o exceed_o great_a 2_o pet._n 1.4_o but_o also_o like_o the_o 119.96_o the_o ps_n 119.96_o commandment_n exceed_v broad_a and_o of_o a_o large_a extent_n they_o go_v as_o far_o as_o a_o rational_a and_o sanctify_a appetite_n can_v reach_v the_o will_v i_o confess_v may_v choose_v every_o cap._n every_o bonum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la omne_fw-la appeâ—uus_fw-la arist_n eth._n 1._o cap._n good_a thing_n and_o the_o promise_n be_v of_o as_o large_a a_o compass_n the_o lord_n have_v say_v that_o he_o will_v give_v grace_n and_o glory_n and_o be_v not_o these_o very_a large_a and_o comprehensive_a yet_o lest_o any_o shall_v complain_v he_o will_v leave_v no_o room_n for_o any_o exception_n but_o as_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o give_v these_o great_a mercy_n so_o that_o he_o will_v withhold_v no_o good_a thing_n from_o his_o honest_a servant_n and_o supplicant_n ps_n 84.11_o ps_n 34.9_o 10._o ps_n 23.1_o ps_n 85.12_o etc._n etc._n and_o that_o he_o will_v preserve_v they_o from_o all_o evil_a ps_n 1_o 21.7_o that_o he_o will_v preserve_v their_o soul_n ver_fw-la 7._o and_o their_o body_n their_o go_v out_o and_o come_n in_o and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v their_o foot_n to_o be_v move_v 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thus_o limit_v and_o do_v carry_v alongst_o with_o they_o this_o proviso_n we_o will_v not_o be_v so_o peremptory_a in_o our_o request_n nor_o so_o impatient_a under_o a_o repulse_n nor_o so_o ready_a to_o call_v in_o question_n god_n love_n and_o care_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o promise_n when_o in_o mercy_n he_o refuse_v to_o satisfy_v our_o lust_n and_o foolish_a desire_n and_o o_o with_o what_o confidence_n security_n and_o calmness_n of_o spirit_n may_v we_o roll_v ourselves_o and_o all_o our_o affair_n over_o upon_o our_o kind_n and_o provident_a father_n who_o as_o he_o will_v not_o withhold_v what_o as_o good_a so_o will_v not_o suffer_v what_o be_v evil_a to_o come_v near_o we_o but_o as_o thou_o may_v ask_v every_o good_a so_o only_o what_o be_v good_a for_o no_o evil_a can_v be_v a_o object_n of_o love_n and_o desire_n but_o rather_o of_o hatred_n and_o aversation_n and_o so_o fall_v not_o under_o a_o promise_n but_o a_o threaten_a and_o thus_o can_v be_v a_o fit_a material_a for_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n but_o rather_o for_o deprecation_n or_o imprecation_n but_o here_o we_o may_v speak_v to_o this_o question_n whether_o we_o may_v desire_v and_o pray_v for_o any_o evil_n whether_o of_o sin_n or_o suffering_n though_o not_o absolute_o and_o for_o itself_o yet_o as_o it_o may_v be_v a_o mean_a for_o humble_v of_o we_o and_o draw_v we_o near_o to_o god_n there_o be_v few_o of_o those_o we_o have_v read_v who_o propound_n and_o none_o who_o at_o any_o length_n do_v speak_v to_o this_o material_a as_o we_o conceive_v case_n but_o since_o there_o be_v so_o many_o particular_n which_o we_o must_v speak_v to_o in_o this_o chapter_n we_o shall_v remit_v this_o to_o part_v 3._o and_o handle_v it_o among_o the_o case_n only_o let_v we_o from_o thence_o suppose_v that_o the_o object_n of_o our_o prayer_n must_v be_v something_o that_o be_v good_a fit_a convenient_a and_o profitable_a to_o we_o and_o that_o not_o only_o respective_o and_o in_o reference_n to_o such_o a_o end_n but_o also_o absolute_o and_o of_o itself_o at_o least_o negative_o and_o permissive_o and_o thus_o it_o must_v not_o be_v evil_a either_o moral_o or_o physical_o it_o must_v not_o of_o itself_o be_v either_o dishonourable_a to_o god_n and_o contrary_a to_o his_o law_n or_o afflictive_a and_o bitter_a to_o we_o but_o as_o to_o what_o be_v thus_o good_a thou_o be_v not_o straighten_a either_o by_o the_o promise_n or_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o performance_n we_o have_v both_o conjoin_v and_o meet_v together_o in_o this_o centre_n or_o rather_o diffuse_v through_o this_o large_a circumferene_a mat._n 7.11_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n shall_v give_v good_a thing_n to_o they_o that_o ask_v he_o we_o need_v not_o descend_v unto_o particular_n these_o be_v so_o many_o and_o different_a whatever_o thou_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o what_o ever_o may_v be_v useful_a and_o profitable_a either_o for_o soul_n or_o body_n for_o this_o life_n or_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v for_o thy_o state_n and_o calling_n for_o thy_o present_a exigence_n and_o condition_n etc._n etc._n thou_o may_v ask_v in_o prayer_n and_o plead_v a_o promise_n for_o the_o obtain_n of_o it_o all_o which_o good_a and_o desirable_a thing_n be_v summary_o comprehend_v under_o six_o head_n in_o that_o perfect_a pattern_n which_o our_o lord_n jesus_n teach_v his_o disciple_n mat._n 6.9_o luk._n 11.2_o a_o commentary_n and_o explication_n whereof_o we_o purpose_v not_o to_o offer_v now_o especial_o since_o that_o have_v be_v often_o and_o full_o do_v by_o many_o judicious_a and_o learned_a divine_n but_o we_o shall_v reduce_v what_o we_o judge_v necessary_a to_o add_v concern_v the_o object_n of_o prayer_n into_o two_o general_n viz._n of_o thing_n and_o person_n of_o the_o first_o we_o shall_v speak_v here_o and_o of_o the_o second_o in_o the_o follow_a section_n 1._o then_o as_o to_o these_o good_a thing_n and_o mercy_n which_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o prayer_n it_o will_v be_v observe_v 1._o that_o these_o be_v either_o temporal_a belong_v to_o our_o bodily_a and_o perish_a being_n in_o this_o world_n or_o spiritual_a which_o do_v end_n do_v for_o even_o these_o temporal_a thing_n have_v a_o remote_a tendency_n and_o shall_v by_o we_o be_v refer_v to_o such_o a_o noble_a end_n more_o immediate_o concern_v the_o soul_n and_o our_o everlasting_a be_v and_o happiness_n 2._o both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a mercy_n may_v be_v subdivide_v for_o some_o of_o they_o be_v more_o some_o less_o necessary_a for_o obtain_v the_o aforesaid_a end_n as_o among_o spiritual_n some_o be_v necessary_a for_o our_o be_v and_o spiritual_a life_n other_o only_o for_o our_o great_a comfort_n vigour_n and_o activity_n in_o do_v so_o among_o temporal_n some_o be_v necessary_a for_o our_o bodily_a be_v and_o life_n other_o only_o for_o the_o comfort_n better_a
call_v to_o thou_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o for_o without_o they_o thou_o can_v not_o obey_v the_o etc._n the_o rom._n 12.13_o rom._n 13.7_o 8._o etc._n etc._n commandment_n of_o pay_v tribute_n of_o owe_v nothing_o to_o any_o man_n thou_o can_v not_o be_v hospital_n and_o distribute_v to_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o saint_n etc._n etc._n 4._o and_o as_o the_o want_n of_o they_o do_v thus_o hinder_v the_o performance_n of_o several_a duty_n so_o it_o be_v a_o great_a temptation_n to_o many_o sin_n o_o say_v agur_n let_v i_o not_o have_v poverty_n lest_o i_o steal_v and_o take_v the_o name_n of_o my_o god_n in_o vain_a 5._o go_v to_o the_o lion_n and_o raven_n and_o they_o will_v teach_v thou_o thy_o duty_n they_o cry_v to_o god_n in_o their_o own_o way_n the_o eye_n of_o all_o thing_n wait_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o may_v give_v they_o their_o meat_n in_o due_a season_n ps_n 104.21_o 27._o ps_n 145.15_o ps_n 147.9_o they_o cry_v with_o the_o voice_n of_o nature_n and_o will_v not_o thou_o lift_v up_o thy_o soul_n and_o thy_o heart_n to_o god_n indigence_n make_v they_o groan_v and_o will_v it_o not_o send_v thou_o to_o the_o throne_n and_o make_v thou_o cry_v to_o thy_o father_n that_o he_o may_v pity_v thou_o 6._o what_o we_o get_v by_o prayer_n have_v a_o heavenly_a excellency_n in_o it_o though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n it_o have_v more_o dignity_n in_o it_o then_o all_o the_o gem_n and_o diamond_n and_o all_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o the_o world_n which_o come_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o common_a providence_n all_o these_o thing_n be_v but_o the_o bone_n without_o the_o marrow_n the_o whole_a turkish_a empire_n say_v gen._n say_v luth._o in_o gen._n luther_n as_o great_a as_o it_o be_v be_v but_o a_o crumb_n which_o the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n cast_v to_o the_o dog_n but_o be_v it_o little_a or_o much_o that_o be_v give_v in_o return_n to_o prayer_n it_o be_v a_o blessing_n indeed_o and_o part_n of_o the_o child_n bread_n and_o 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christi_fw-la existimari_fw-la potest_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la tam_fw-la como_fw-mi unis_fw-la orat_fw-la notitia_fw-la messiae_n venturi_fw-la aâ—_n apud_fw-la nos_fw-la christi_fw-la jam_fw-la nati_fw-la â—xâ—ra_fw-la illum_fw-la vero_fw-la populum_fw-la qui_fw-la sideles_fw-la erant_fw-la apud_fw-la gentes_fw-la &_o justi_fw-la vel_fw-la illuminati_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la divinitus_fw-la per_fw-la angelum_fw-la well_fw-mi notitiam_fw-la fidei_fw-la per_fw-la homines_fw-la acceperant_fw-la &_o id_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la poterat_fw-la niâ—_n vel_fw-la quio_fw-la à _fw-la judais_n eam_fw-la acciperent_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la traditionem_fw-la in_o aliquibus_fw-la familiis_fw-la conseruatam_fw-la at_o sine_fw-la notitia_fw-la mediatoris_fw-la futuri_fw-la fides_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la non_fw-la communicabatur_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la traditioâ—e_fw-la patriarcharum_fw-la simul_fw-la cum_fw-la notitia_fw-la very_fw-la dei_fw-la conservabatur_fw-la apud_fw-la eos_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la conservabantur_fw-la vera_fw-la religio_fw-la &_o â—ides_fw-la unius_fw-la dei_fw-la lâ—g_n loc_fw-la cit_fw-la §_o 101._o and_o albeit_o thomas_n do_v think_v that_o in_o some_o case_n a_o implicit_a faith_n may_v be_v sufficient_a viz_o suppose_v some_o of_o the_o gentile_n to_o have_v be_v save_v to_o who_o no_o revelation_n of_o this_o mystery_n be_v make_v which_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o absolute_o affirm_v and_o though_o he_o say_v that_o these_o among_o the_o jew_n who_o he_o call_v minores_fw-la have_v but_o velatâ—m_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la de_fw-fr christo_fw-la venturo_fw-la which_o he_o suppose_v to_o be_v a_o explicit_a knowledge_n of_o the_o mediator_n 22_o quaest_n 2_o art_n 7._o ad_fw-la 3._o &_o in_o â—orp_n yet_o elsewhere_o he_o plead_v for_o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o explicit_a faith_n in_o christ_n as_o while_o he_o maintain_v that_o faith_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n consistere_fw-la in_o duâ—bus_fw-la viz._n in_o vera_fw-la cognition_n dei_fw-la &_o mysterii_fw-la incarnationis_fw-la 22._o quaest_n 174._o art_n 6._o in_o corp_n and_o while_o he_o affirm_v that_o articuli_fw-la fidâ—â—_n non_fw-la creverunt_fw-la quoad_fw-la substantiam_fw-la licet_fw-la quoad_fw-la explicationem_fw-la sâ—cundum_fw-la successionem_fw-la temporum_fw-la &_o vicinitatem_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la 22_o quaest_n 1_o art_n 7._o in_o corp_n &_o quaest_n 2_o art_n 7._o item_n â—_o part_n quaest_a 61._o art_n 3._o ad_fw-la 2._o scotus_n bannez_fw-fr becanus_n and_o lugo_n cite_v on_o the_o margin_n there_o be_v another_o distinction_n which_o may_v also_o be_v here_o allege_v for_o clear_v the_o present_a question_n it_o be_v one_o 16._o one_o aliud_fw-la est_fw-la petere_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la christi_fw-la aliud_fw-la dare_n &_o concedere_fw-la uâ—_n &_o virtute_fw-la ejus_fw-la vel_fw-la potius_fw-la ut_fw-la infra_fw-la addit_fw-la aliud_fw-la virtute_fw-la christi_fw-la impetrare_fw-la toâ—et_fw-la come_v in_o joan._n cap._n 16._o thing_n say_v tolet_n to_o ask_v in_o christ_n name_n and_o another_o to_o obtain_v for_o his_o sake_n or_o as_o bannez_fw-fr speak_v it_o be_v one_o 3_o one_o aliud_fw-la est_fw-la fidem_fw-la christi_fw-la esse_fw-la necessariam_fw-la aliud_fw-la sive_fw-la christo_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la salutem_fw-la vel_fw-la justificationem_fw-la bannez_fw-fr loc_fw-fr cit_fw-la pag._n 192._o concl._n 3_o thing_n to_o say_v that_o faith_n in_o christ_n be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o say_v that_o salvation_n be_v impossible_a without_o christ_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n also_o may_v that_o distinction_n of_o lugo_n which_o he_o bring_v from_o augustine_n be_v understand_v we_o must_v say_v he_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o faith_n in_o christ_n as_o the_o object_n â—â—_o object_n alia_fw-la est_fw-la side_n christi_fw-la ut_fw-la objecti_fw-la seu_fw-la ut_fw-la loquor_fw-la â—ugustâ—nus_fw-la qua_fw-la christum_fw-la credimus_fw-la alia_fw-la est_fw-la side_n christi_fw-la uâ—_n causae_fw-la meritoriae_fw-la sâ—u_fw-la quam_fw-la pâ—r_v christum_fw-la accepimus_fw-la viz_o fides_fw-la explicita_fw-la unius_fw-la dei_fw-la remuneratoris_fw-la quam_fw-la â—atuit_n essenecessarium_fw-la necessitate_v medii_fw-la propter_fw-la ilâ—uà _fw-la pauâ—t_fw-la ad_fw-la heb._n 11.6_o oportet_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o hanc_fw-la fidem_fw-la statuit_fw-la esse_fw-la supeâ—naturalem_fw-la &_o infunâ—i_fw-la ac_fw-la dari_fw-la propter_fw-la christum_fw-la quamvis_fw-la ipse_fw-la christus_fw-la ignoretur_fw-la loc_fw-la cit_fw-la disp_n 12._o sect_n 5_o â—_o 108_o &_o sect_n 4.885_o disp_n 13_o sect_n 3_o §_o 5_o 〈◊〉_d with_fw-mi etiam_fw-la sect_n 1.2_o 2.5_o disp_v â—â—_o and_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o meritorius_fw-la cause_n or_o between_o that_o faith_n whereby_o we_o know_v and_o believe_v in_o he_o and_o the_o say_v which_o we_o obtain_v for_o his_o sake_n and_o merit_n viz_o the_o faith_n of_o god_n as_o the_o remunerator_n of_o 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as_o pupil_n and_o child_n this_o be_v the_o time_n of_o our_o underage_n and_o if_o now_o we_o have_v our_o will_n we_o will_v undo_v ourselves_o adam_n be_v more_o know_v and_o wise_a than_o we_o who_o yet_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o will_n do_v prove_v a_o prodigal_a and_o quick_o spend_v one_o of_o the_o large_a patrimony_n that_o ever_o do_v fall_v unto_o any_o mere_a man_n be_v it_o not_o then_o for_o our_o good_a that_o the_o lord_n himself_o will_v be_v our_o tutor_n and_o governor_n and_o will_v give_v we_o what_o be_v good_a for_o we_o but_o will_v not_o satisfy_v our_o ficin_n our_o recordaris_fw-la dixisse_fw-la te_fw-la in_o plarima_fw-la dubitatioâ—c_fw-la discrimineque_fw-la versari_fw-la ne_fw-la teipsum_fw-la fallere_n cum_fw-la mala_fw-la quandoque_fw-la pro_fw-la bonis_fw-la opâ—ares_fw-la verum_fw-la mi_fw-mi hi_o uâ—detur_fw-la ab_fw-la animo_fw-la tao_fw-la prius_fw-la oâ—ortere_fw-la caliginem_fw-la qua_fw-la nunc_fw-la offunditur_fw-la auferre_fw-la deinde_fw-la illa_fw-la proâ—iuâ—_fw-mi admovere_fw-la per_fw-la quae_fw-la seu_fw-la bonum_fw-la quid_fw-la fit_a five_o malum_fw-la dignoscas_fw-la nunc_fw-la enim_fw-la impo_n esse_fw-la videris_fw-la insanum_fw-la quiddam_fw-la mibi_fw-la videtur_fw-la temero_fw-it deum_fw-la precari_fw-la ac_fw-la diligenter_n considerandum_fw-la ne_fw-la quis_fw-la seip_v they_o fallat_fw-la mala_fw-la petens_fw-la dum_fw-la bona_fw-la se_fw-la putat_fw-la orare_fw-la prudentior_fw-la poâ—ta_fw-la qui_fw-la precabatur_fw-la mala_fw-la ab_fw-la orantibus_fw-la abesse_fw-la plato_n temo_fw-la primo_fw-la alcib_n 2._o pag._n mihi_fw-la 139_o 140_o 136._o interpret_v mars_n ficin_n hurtful_a and_o sensual_a desire_n but_o you_o will_v say_v albeit_o from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v i_o be_v now_o convince_v that_o the_o lord_n often_o yea_o even_o then_o while_o he_o withhold_v the_o particular_a that_o be_v ask_v do_v that_o which_o be_v best_a by_o way_n of_o return_n to_o the_o 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do_v stir_v thou_o up_o to_o praise_n god_n for_o his_o mercy_n he_o have_v help_v thou_o to_o pray_v and_o to_o obtain_v such_o a_o mercy_n by_o thy_o prayer_n it_o must_v then_o be_v a_o good_a sign_n that_o a_o mercy_n have_v be_v win_v by_o prayer_n when_o it_o be_v wear_v with_o thankfulness_n 3._o if_o the_o receive_n of_o mercy_n make_v thou_o careful_a 1._o to_o pay_v thy_o vow_n make_v in_o prayer_n and_o 2._o to_o improve_v what_o thou_o have_v receive_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o giver_n it_o be_v a_o evidence_n that_o such_o mercy_n have_v come_v from_o god_n otherwise_o they_o will_v not_o thus_o lead_v in_o to_o he_o 4._o if_o thou_o look_v over_o second_o cause_n by_o faith_n acknowledge_v his_o sole_a hand_n who_o govern_v and_o order_v second_o cause_n according_a to_o his_o pleasure_n it_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o thy_o dependence_n on_o he_o and_o that_o thou_o have_v pray_v in_o faith_n and_o so_o must_v have_v prevail_v 5._o if_o the_o mercy_n obtain_v 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stable_a mercy_n if_o the_o trouble_n vexation_n and_o snare_n that_o otherwise_o may_v accompany_v it_o be_v remove_v it_o may_v be_v a_o evidence_n that_o it_o be_v a_o blessing_n indeed_o prov._n 10.22_o now_o for_o the_o right_a caution_n right_a a_o caution_n improvement_n of_o these_o direction_n i_o deny_v not_o that_o these_o and_o the_o like_a particular_n deserve_v our_o serious_a consideration_n and_o when_o they_o occur_v may_v be_v helpful_a for_o discover_v the_o lord_n mind_n in_o his_o dispensation_n towards_o we_o but_o we_o will_v distinguish_v and_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o those_o necessary_a qualification_n of_o prayer_n which_o be_v require_v on_o our_o part_n and_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o performance_n itself_o and_o so_o be_v indispensable_o require_v at_o our_o hand_n and_o between_o those_o gracious_a dispensation_n which_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o his_o mere_a good_a pleasure_n may_v impart_v or_o withhold_v as_o to_o the_o 1._o we_o will_v 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their_o success_n and_o thus_o though_o we_o can_v espy_v no_o ground_n of_o hope_n and_o encouragement_n from_o any_o dispensation_n of_o providence_n yet_o if_o we_o find_v our_o prayer_n run_v parallel_n with_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o qualification_n and_o condition_n thereto_o annex_v and_o that_o we_o have_v pray_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n both_o as_o to_o the_o matter_n and_o manner_n of_o performance_n we_o need_v not_o doubt_v of_o their_o success_n whether_o we_o have_v get_v the_o particular_a we_o ask_v or_o not_o but_o here_o it_o may_v be_v inquire_v whether_o those_o mercy_n which_o the_o saint_n receive_v when_o they_o be_v on_o the_o decline_a hand_n and_o be_v negligent_a in_o their_o walk_n and_o cold_a and_o formal_a in_o their_o prayer_n be_v give_v in_o
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his_o tribunal_n to_o be_v judge_v 2_o cor._n 5.10_o such_o as_o in_o their_o life_n deride_v holiness_n and_o say_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o call_v upon_o god_n will_v then_o say_v in_o vain_a with_o the_o foolish_a virgin_n mat._n 25.11_o lord_n lord_n open_a to_o we_o o_o if_o thou_o will_v know_v in_o this_o thy_o day_n the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o thy_o peace_n before_o they_o be_v hide_v from_o thy_o eye_n luk._n 19.42_o sect._n 2._o objection_n answer_v and_o this_o queree_n consider_v whether_o prayer_n may_v be_v say_v to_o move_v he_o with_o 1.17_o with_o jam._n 1.17_o who_o be_v no_o variableness_n neither_o shadow_n of_o turn_v dan._n 9.2_o 3._o i_o daniel_n understand_v the_o number_n of_o the_o year_n that_o he_o will_v accomplish_v seventy_o year_n in_o the_o desolation_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o i_o set_v my_o face_n unto_o the_o lord_n god_n to_o seek_v by_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n etc._n etc._n jon._n 3.8_o 9_o 10._o let_v man_n and_o beast_n be_v cover_v 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stand_v in_o need_n of_o be_v great_a and_o second_o cause_n be_v far_o off_o and_o i_o see_v little_a probability_n of_o success_n ans_fw-fr see_v support_n for_o strengthen_v thy_o faith_n ans_fw-fr ans_fw-fr part_v 2._o chap._n 2._o sect_n 2._o and_o part_v 1._o from_o christ_n intercession_n ch_n â—_o sect_n 1._o and_o from_o christ_n death_n chap._n 8._o obj._n 4_o 4_o obj._n ah_o but_o i_o fear_v lest_o i_o be_v a_o enemy_n and_o the_o lord_n prove_v a_o consume_a fire_n if_o i_o shall_v draw_v nigh_o to_o he_o and_o be_v it_o not_o better_a to_o stay_v away_o then_o to_o cast_v myself_o in_o the_o fire_n ans_fw-fr whatever_o be_v thy_o fear_n yet_o thou_o must_v draw_v nigh_o to_o he_o or_o perish_v if_o thou_o will_v come_v in_o sincerity_n ans_fw-fr ans_fw-fr there_o be_v hope_n but_o otherwise_o he_o will_v come_v against_o thou_o to_o tear_v thou_o in_o piece_n see_v thy_o duty_n vindicate_v obstruction_n remove_v and_o encouragement_n hold_v forth_o part._n 1._o chap_n 5._o sect_n 3._o obj._n 5_o 5_o obj._n o_o but_o i_o fear_v lest_o the_o day_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o acceptable_a time_n be_v pass_v and_o that_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o i_o now_o to_o seek_v the_o lord_n ans_fw-fr you_o have_v this_o case_n discuss_v and_o this_o plea_n remove_v here_o ans_fw-fr ans_fw-fr chap._n 2._o sect_n 2._o obj._n 6_o 6_o obj._n but_o i_o can_v call_v god_n father_n nor_o follow_v that_o copy_n christ_n have_v set_v down_o and_o according_a to_o which_o every_o supplicant_n must_v frame_v his_o prayer_n mat._n 6.9_o luk._n 11.2_o ans_fw-fr either_o thou_o be_v a_o child_n of_o light_n walk_v in_o darkness_n ans_fw-fr ans_fw-fr and_o thy_o case_n be_v propound_v part_v 3._o chap._n 1._o sect_n 1._o page_n 560._o or_o thou_o be_v yet_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o iniquity_n but_o will_v fain_o shake_v off_o those_o grievous_a fetter_n and_o then_o i_o have_v speak_v to_o thy_o case_n part_v 1._o chap._n 5._o sect_n 3._o and_o now_o let_v i_o only_o tell_v thou_o though_o god_n be_v not_o yet_o thy_o father_n reapse_n &_o à _fw-la parte_fw-la rei_fw-la thou_o not_o be_v as_o yet_o beget_v bear_v and_o regenerate_v by_o his_o spirit_n yet_o he_o be_v thy_o father_n voto_fw-la ac_fw-la desiderio_fw-la &_o fortassè_fw-la etiam_fw-la decreto_fw-la ac_fw-la aeterna_fw-la electione_n as_o to_o the_o longing_n and_o desire_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o perhaps_o as_o to_o his_o secret_a purpose_n and_o decree_n otherwise_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o desire_v to_o have_v such_o a_o father_n and_o to_o stand_v under_o the_o sweet_a relation_n of_o a_o obedient_a son_n thou_o have_v no_o 8.21_o no_o act._n 8.21_o part_n nor_o lot_n in_o this_o mater_fw-la what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v to_o take_v his_o covenant_n in_o thy_o mouth_n or_o to_o lay_v hold_n on_o any_o federal_a relation_n to_o he_o ps_n 50.16_o but_o if_o thou_o wish_v and_o desire_n if_o that_o be_v the_o one_o thing_n thou_o will_v ask_v if_o thou_o be_v put_v in_o solomon_n case_n 1_o king_n 2.5_o whâ—t_v may_v thou_o not_o thus_o call_v he_o thy_o father_n thou_o have_v a_o sâ—rt_n of_o claim_n by_o this_o thy_o desire_n unto_o that_o high_a relation_n which_o the_o lord_n will_v never_o challenge_v nor_o upbraid_v thou_o for_o lay_v hold_n on_o it_o unless_o thou_o forfeit_v that_o plea_n by_o 22._o by_o 2_o pet._n 2.20_o 21_o 22._o return_v with_o the_o dog_n to_o thy_o vomit_n for_o sincere_a wâ—shes_n and_o 6._o and_o mat._n 5_o 6._o desire_n pass_v as_o current_a money_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o not_o to_o insist_v on_o particular_n which_o may_v here_o be_v multiply_v if_o that_o labour_n have_v not_o be_v prevent_v by_o handle_v they_o in_o their_o proper_a place_n neither_o can_v they_o have_v be_v there_o omit_v without_o much_o confusion_n and_o deficiency_n and_o many_o needless_a repetition_n here_o there_o be_v one_o objection_n which_o like_o obj._n like_o 1_o sam._n 10.23_o 7_o obj._n saul_n among_o the_o people_n be_v by_o head_n and_o shoulder_n high_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o it_o be_v this_o many_o have_v what_o their_o 4.13_o their_o job_n 21.7.14_o 15._o ps_n 73.7_o qfq_fw-fr ps_n 44_o 22._o qgq_n 1_o cor._n 4.13_o heart_n can_v desire_v and_o more_o who_o yet_o make_v no_o conscience_n to_o call_v upon_o god_n but_o cast_v off_o fear_n and_o restrain_v prayer_n before_o he_o and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o saint_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v f_z kill_v all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o be_v count_v as_o sheep_n for_o the_o slaughter_n and_o be_v g_o make_v as_o the_o filth_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o offscouring_a of_o all_o thing_n they_o ask_v but_o receive_v not_o they_o seek_v but_o find_v not_o they_o knock_v but_o it_o be_v not_o open_v unto_o they_o what_o then_o do_v prayer_n avail_v and_o what_o truth_n be_v there_o in_o the_o many_o promise_n that_o be_v make_v to_o it_o ans_fw-fr this_o be_v that_o mountain_n which_o blind_a atheist_n can_v look_v over_o ans_fw-fr ans_fw-fr this_o be_v the_o stumble_a block_n on_o which_o they_o fall_v and_o can_v rise_v again_o and_o which_o often_o have_v prove_v a_o sore_a temptation_n trial_n and_o exercise_n to_o the_o saint_n therefore_o we_o speak_v to_o it_o at_o so_o great_a length_n here_o chap._n 1._o where_o we_o show_v 1._o that_o prayer_n can_v not_o want_v a_o answer_n 2._o that_o no_o good_a thing_n be_v withhold_v from_o honest_a supplicant_n and_o 3._o that_o no_o good_a thing_n be_v enjoy_v but_o by_o prayer_n and_o that_o the_o mercy_n of_o prayerless_a soul_n be_v curse_v and_o all_o the_o cross_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v bless_v etc._n etc._n we_o come_v now_o to_o the_o objection_n that_o
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