2
How
a
man
may
know
when
hee
prayeth
in
the
Spirit
.
AS
Prayer
is
the
special
gift
of
God
;
so
all
men
have
it
not
that
can
talk
well
,
or
that
seeme
to
have
it
;
I
will
poure
out
my
Spirit
(
saith
the
Lord
)
upon
all
flesh
;
that
is
,
upon
all
his
own
;
he
promiseth
no
such
thing
to
the
wicked
.
Pray
alwaies
,
The
first
evidence
of
the
Spirit
of
Praier
is
our
Adoption
,
Yee
have
received
the
Spirit
of
Adoption
whereby
yee
cry
Abba
Father
:
Where
observe
,
first
,
who
cryeth
,
namely
Sonnes
,
and
they
only
:
Secondly
what
they
cry
,
namely
Father
,
which
if
they
can
speake
truly
,
if
with
litle
children
,
they
can
say
litle
more
,
yet
they
pray
truly
,
speaking
the
language
of
the
Spirit
.
A
second
note
that
one
prayeth
by
the
Spirit
,
the
Spirit
maketh
request
for
us
:
Where
wee
must
understand
that
the
Spirit
is
said
to
make
request
for
us
after
an
other
manner
,
then
the
sonne
is
said
to
make
request
for
us
.
v.
34.
namely
by
the
vertue
and
power
of
his
merit
:
But
the
Spirit
maketh
request
by
stirring
us
up
,
and
putting
us
on
to
make
request
.
The
Spirit
(
as
one
saith
)
by
that
annointing
power
teacheth
and
frameth
us
to
frame
our
petitions
.
In
this
wee
must
be
like
Moses
,
If
the
Lords
presence
goe
not
with
us
let
us
not
goe
from
hence
.
The
best
of
Hypocrites
can
be
content
to
have
an
Angell
goe
before
them
,
give
the
Angellicall
stile
,
comming
from
lips
touched
with
a
coale
of
strange
fire
,
moved
by
no
internall
principle
,
except
it
be
from
some
common
gift
at
the
best
,
it
is
enough
,
and
in
this
they
please
themselves
,
and
gaine
admiration
from
others
;
but
their
praise
is
but
of
men
and
not
of
God
;
but
this
will
not
serve
the
children
of
Prayer
;
they
will
not
stirre
without
the
Spirit
of
their
Father
,
neither
can
they
doe
it
:
Wee
know
not
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
what
to
pray
as
we
ought
:
we
have
neither
thought
to
conceive
,
nor
will
to
consent
,
nor
art
to
perfect
of
our selves
.
As
the
Spirit
of
God
did
move
or
flutter
upon
the
waters
for
the
inclining
of
that
vast
body
,
by
a
powerfull
and
procreative
heate
,
so
the
heate
of
Gods
Spirit
must
either
quicken
us
to
the
duty
,
or
wee
,
and
it
are
no
better
then
a
deed
Carcasse
,
or
at
the
fairest
but
like
a
specious
Picture
.
The
people
of
God
doe
now
and
then
neglect
(
I
must
confesse
)
this
duty
,
the
taking
their
guide
with
them
;
they
weigh
not
so
attentively
,
nor
watch
so
seriously
after
this
first
mover
,
as
they
should
:
As
a
man
forgetteth
to
set
his
watch
,
or
to
take
his
guide
with
him
.
And
this
is
a
main
cause
why
they
seek
and
find
not
;
yea
,
why
they
walke
not
in
the
strength
of
the
Spirit
.
Againe
the
people
of
God
may
be
without
the
sence
and
feeling
of
the
Spirit
,
&
yet
the
Spirit
be
there
,
they
not
being
aware
:
howsoever
they
are
very
sensible
of
their
insensibility
,
and
much
humbled
for
their
neglect
.
The
third
evidence
The
fourth
evidence
of
the
guidance
of
the
Spirit
,
The
Spirit
helpeth
our
infirmities
:
It
teacheth
for
what
and
how
to
pray
:
It
strengthneth
memory
with
motives
,
Not
as
I
will
but
as
thou
wilt
Father
.
The
Spirit
doth
not
only
correct
and
change
the
aversenesse
,
and
deadnesse
of
the
affections
,
as
feare
,
love
,
joy
,
and
sorrow
,
but
it
sets
them
on
with
a
high
and
heavenly
temper
upon
their
proper
objects
;
As
that
the
soule
in
Prayer
,
should
love
nothing
in
comparison
of
God
,
and
his
countenance
;
hate
nothing
so
much
(
no
not
the
Divell
or
Hell
it selfe
)
as
his
owne
sinne
,
grieve
,
at
nothing
so
much
as
the
grieving
of
God
;
fear
nothing
as
the
God
of
his
feare
.
Lastly
the
Spirit
helpeth
the
stupidity
and
benummednesse
of
the
conscience
,
But
some
will
say
,
wee
find
no
helpe
at
all
;
I
answer
,
Againe
,
it
may
be
answered
for
some
,
that
sence
is
no
true
Iudge
:
For
as
some
may
conceive
of
help
from
the
Spirit
,
that
never
had
any
,
and
conceipt
of
sound
and
well
ordered
parts
in
Prayer
,
that
have
nothing
but
rottennesse
in
their
inward
parts
(
for
all
their
painted
oratory
&
glozing
words
)
so
some
may
be
unsensible
of
the
aforesaid
helpe
for
some
mistakings
,
or
some
disorder
in
the
course
,
yea
,
by
Gods
hiding
his
presence
,
of
sence
,
and
yet
he
helped
mightily
by
God
:
which
may
be
instanced
and
proved
by
these
two
particulars
.
First
,
the
sence
of
those
infirmities
in
Prayer
,
is
the
worke
and
evidence
of
a
praying
Spirit
;
Secondly
,
the
going
on
with
sighes
and
groanes
,
under
the
burden
of
these
infirmities
is
word
for
word
,
to
take
us
up
(
as
it
were
by
the
hand
)
and
to
goe
with
us
against
our
infirmities
.
If
the
spirit
in
these
two
be
with
us
,
it
is
not
want
of
sense
that
can
nullifie
his
presence
.
Elisha's
servant
,
while
his
eies
were
shut
could
not
see
the
armies
of
the
Lord
,
but
his
eyes
being
open
he
saw
clearely
that
there
were
more
with
him
then
against
him
:
So
let
the
soule
of
such
goe
on
,
and
wait
upon
the
Lord
,
without
censuring
the
Lords
work
for
want
of
feeling
;
and
let
them
for
their
better
stay
,
view
and
try
all
the
points
of
the
evidence
,
for
if
one
hold
,
all
the
rest
will
in
some
measure
make
for
them
.
Yea
but
others
will
say
they
are
so
farre
from
help
against
their
infirmities
,
For
answer
,
It
is
mad
folly
(
saith
one
)
to
thy selfe
,
&
great
iniury
to
another
,
when
thou
wilt
neither
attend
him
nor
look
to
thy selfe
;
yet
for
all
this
it
is
no
other
temptation
but
such
as
may
and
doth
overtake
the
children
of
God
:
but
with
this
difference
from
that
vagrancy
in
the
hearts
of
the
unregenerate
men
be
they
never
so
smooth
:
First
the
same
spirit
whose
worke
for
a
time
recoileth
,
at
length
like
a
great
&
sole
conquering
commander
,
routs
all
those
rebellious
thoughts
,
But
with
the
unregenerate
man
it
is
nothing
so
:
Last
of
all
,
I
answer
,
The
fift
evidence
of
Prayer
made
by
the
spirit
,
The
spirit
maketh
request
for
vs
with
grones
that
cannot
bee
expressed
:
By
these
unpressible
grones
,
is
meant
the
vehemency
or
fervency
of
Prayer
,
being
the
work
of
the
spirit
,
which
worketh
after
an
unspeakable
maner
in
the
hearts
of
all
that
pray
;
lay
hold
on
God
;
layeth
violent
hold
on
him
whom
the
soule
loveth
;
This
was
the
practice
of
our
Saviour
Christ
,
who
in
the
daies
of
his
flesh
offered
up
prayers
and
supplications
with
strong
cryes
and
teares
:
Against
this
his
own
practice
Christ
cannot
stand
out
;
witnesse
that
parable
of
the
importunate
prevailing
widow
;
here
is
the
sacrifice
but
where
is
the
fire
.
The
golden
Censer
receiveth
no
Odours
without
fire
,
more
or
lesse
to
consume
them
,
and
according
to
the
height
or
lownesse
of
the
fire
,
the
motion
of
prayer
is
the
swifter
or
flower
.
The
lazie
,
cold
,
&
frozen
prayer
prevaileth
nothing
with
God
,
but
by
weeping
and
making
earnest
supplication
,
we
may
finde
God
in
Bethel
,
Let
us
then
(
as
Paul
saith
)
labour
fervently
in
prayer
,
First
,
passive
faculty
thereof
,
and
are
more
soundly
and
judicially
wrought
on
by
the
active
faculty
,
so
the
fire
be
compact
:
so
that
you
see
this
fire
is
of
a
heavenly
operation
and
from
heaven
;
well
may
it
bee
compared
with
that
divine
fire
which
came
out
from
before
Iehovah
and
consumed
the
burnt
offering
upon
the
Altar
:
But
the
strange
fire
in
the
seeming
zealous
hypocrite
is
nothing
like
;
for
first
it
is
but
a
supernaturall
common
gift
of
the
spirit
at
the
most
;
againe
,
it
is
rather
an
inflammation
of
the
brain
,
arising
from
the
rapture
of
some
vainglorious
conceipt
,
deceiving
the
heart
,
and
running
all
along
like
a
devouring
wild-fire
,
rather
(
I
say
)
then
any
true
fire
,
warming
and
quickning
the
life
of
supplication
.
Secondly
,
Thirdly
,
the
coales
thereof
are
coales
of
fire
,
which
hath
a
most
vehement
flame
:
Of
this
David
saith
,
the
zeale
of
thy
house
hath
eaten
me
up
,
and
in
another
place
,
my
zeale
hath
consumed
me
,
or
suppresseth
me
,
because
mine
enimies
have
forgotten
thy
words
:
But
counterfeit
zeale
in
prayer
hath
for
its
end
or
object
,
the
ravishing
of
mens
conceipts
,
the
glory
of
applause
,
the
gaining
of
some
worldly
commodity
;
so
far
as
the
sun
shine
of
Gods
glory
is
adored
by
the
times
and
state
,
so
much
will
hypocrisie
seem
to
advance
it
:
like
cloudes
,
they
will
follow
the
Sun
,
and
seem
to
carry
Gods
glory
right
on
before
them
,
but
when
the
current
crosseth
it
they
goe
no
further
with
it
,
but
like
a
running
hound
,
they
cast
up
,
and
with
an
open
mouth
they
run
another
way
.
Fourthly
,
Iehu
,
come
with
me
and
see
my
zeale
for
the
Lord
;
if
you
separate
(
as
one
saith
)
the
splendor
of
glory
,
vertue
it selfe
will
goe
bitter
to
them
:
So
take
from
the
zeal
of
seeming
zealous
Hypocrites
,
the
swelling
cloud
of
puffing
up
applause
,
their
fervency
falleth
presently
into
an
atrophie
or
pining
away
under
abundance
of
means
;
so
that
their
pride
not
maintained
with
applause
either
like
a
handfull
of
gun-powder
carrieth
fire
and
fuell
and
all
that
lieth
in
the
way
out
of
the
chimney
top
,
or
like
a
dropsie
by
peecemeale
it
consumeth
the
naturall
heat
,
and
drinketh
up
the
radicall
moisture
:
But
the
heat
of
the
truly
zealous
is
like
the
harth
of
the
Altar
,
hallowed
by
humility
,
for
the
receit
of
Gods
fire
,
and
for
the
keeping
and
increasing
of
the
heat
thereof
.
Fiftly
and
lastly
,
fire
upon
the
Altar
which
burneth
continually
,
But
some
distressed
soule
will
say
,
Conclude
not
so
,
Againe
,
the
sence
and
sorrow
of
and
for
the
overswaying
suppressmēts
must
needs
arise
from
the
light
and
heat
of
true
fire
,
be
it
never
so
weake
or
litle
;
for
the
common
gifts
and
most
glorious
excellency
in
counterfeit
Prayer
,
cannot
truly
and
ingeniously
discover
an
essentiall
defect
in
Prayer
.
Againe
,
the
sparkles
of
life
that
the
most
distressed
and
daunted
of
Gods
people
finde
in
Prayer
,
now
and
then
make
the
strongest
kind
of
demonstration
,
that
the
Fire
of
Gods
Spirit
inlivens
their
Prayer
:
For
where
there
is
action
,
there
is
life
,
and
where
is
life
there
is
heat
;
for
life
consisteth
in
heat
:
As
the
Spirit
of
faith
in
the
Disciples
was
very
weake
when
they
counted
the
relation
of
the
Resurrection
but
as
an
idle
tale
;
burning
of
their
hearts
within
them
while
he
talked
with
them
in
the
way
to
Emaus
,
which
arose
from
the
quickning
of
the
Spirit
,
which
lay
as
it
were
quenched
in
them
;
even
so
the
fervency
of
the
Spirit
of
Prayer
,
may
seeme
to
be
quenched
,
&
yet
the
flames
bursting
out
now
and
then
,
in
sighs
and
Groanes
that
cannot
be
expressed
,
argueth
heavenly
fire
to
inspire
thy
Prayer
,
howsoever
thou
wilt
not
be
perswaded
of
it
.
Lastly
,
observe
thy
earnest
desire
of
fervency
&
striving
endeavour
to
goe
on
,
though
thou
feelest
but
litle
or
no
comfort
;
these
be
true
flames
of
the
Spirit
,
which
were
never
kindled
in
the
least
measure
in
the
breast
of
any
Hypocrite
:
will
an
Hypocrite
with
all
his
painted
flames
hold
out
?
No
,
they
will
murmure
if
God
heare
them
not
;
but
the
godly
will
trust
in
him
though
hee
slay
them
.
Lord
will
be
with
us
ere
we
be
aware
.
The
sixt
evidence
of
the
Spirit
of
Prayer
,
Hee
that
can
doe
an
errand
to
God
is
destitute
of
no
gift
,
Whatsoever
yee
shall
aske
in
Prayer
,
believing
,
yee
shall
receive
:
David
and
all
the
Saints
make
ever
this
foundation
of
their
Prayer
,
Vnto
thee
will
I
pray
Iehovah
,
thou
shalt
heare
my
voice
.
Secondly
,
as
Prayer
is
grounded
from
faith
,
so
it
is
under-propped
by
Hope
;
I
will
looke
unto
the
Lord
(
saith
Micha
)
and
I
will
waite
for
the
God
of
my
Salvation
;
My
God
will
heare
me
;
This
place
expresseth
also
the
Christian
patience
wherewith
the
Prayer
of
the
Saints
is
seasoned
,
and
also
that
perseverance
,
whereby
the
Charriot
of
faith
is
drawne
:
These
set
the
soule
upon
the
watch-Tower
(
as
Habacuk
speaketh
)
and
maketh
her
waite
,
and
hearken
what
the
Lord
will
answer
,
David's
Praier
in
his
distresse
was
thus
qualified
,
I
will
looke
out
saith
the
Prophet
.
Further
,
I
will
direct
my
Prayer
unto
thee
,
or
I
will
orderly
addresse
unto
thee
;
there
is
his
Preparation
:
In
or
at
the
morning
(
that
is
early
)
there
is
his
opportunity
;
I
will
looke
out
or
else
espy
,
there
is
his
diligence
,
or
I
will
pray
,
that
is
,
still
doe
pray
and
cease
not
.
Try
then
,
the
Word
heard
,
did
not
profit
them
,
because
it
was
not
mixed
with
faith
:
They
may
make
a
faire
shew
in
seeming
to
lay
hold
on
God
,
deceiving
others
&
their
own
hearts
;
they
will
leane
upon
the
Lord
(
saith
the
Prophet
)
and
say
,
is
not
the
Lord
among
us
,
&c.
But
they
build
upon
the
sand
and
hence
are
their
ruines
;
neither
is
their
hope
any
better
then
Hypocrites
hope
,
because
this
evill
is
of
the
Lord
,
why
should
I
waite
for
the
Lord
any
longer
?
As
for
the
attendants
of
Prayer
,
namely
Preparation
,
Opportunity
,
and
Diligence
,
the
Hypocrite
is
not
acquainted
with
them
;
the
counterfeit
shews
or
shadowes
of
these
he
may
have
,
but
the
things
themselves
in
the
true
nature
of
them
,
he
neither
hath
nor
desireth
to
have
:
The
Hypocrite
rusheth
into
Gods
presence
without
premeditation
of
Gods
most
glorious
presence
,
and
without
consideration
of
his
own
vilenesse
,
and
unworthinesse
to
speake
to
so
glorious
and
great
a
God
:
His
best
Preparation
is
but
a
vizard
of
Prepation
,
or
outward
shew
of
seeming
holinesse
,
in
the
position
of
the
body
:
Their
best
opportunity
is
base
and
by
respect
,
and
their
diligence
carrieth
the
duty
no
further
then
customary
performance
,
or
so
farre
as
it
is
in
request
with
the
times
.
So
never
an
Hypocrite
(
you
see
)
can
be
an
Embassadour
to
God
;
for
he
wanteth
both
the
Commission
of
the
Spirit
,
and
that
traine
of
attendants
that
doe
accompany
the
Commission
.
It
is
no-wonder
then
that
their
Prayer
be
converted
into
sinne
;
for
they
are
Traytors
to
God
in
taking
upon
them
his
Embassie
without
his
Commission
.
Let
them
pray
then
that
can
pray
;
Lord
,
Lord
,
a
multitude
of
faire
words
,
and
faire
shewes
will
not
serve
.
An
Embassadour
with
a
gilded
coach
of
temporary
faith
,
will
not
serve
the
turne
;
yea
,
though
it
were
full
of
miracles
attended
with
a
many
imbrodered
Lackeyes
of
smooth
words
&
courtly
complements
,
and
eare-pleasing
musick
,
shall
never
have
admittance
to
God
,
nor
audience
of
God
:
look
to
it
then
that
thou
be
an
Embassadour
indeed
,
&
that
thou
hast
thy
Commission
sealed
,
and
art
sent
by
the
Spirit
,
and
that
thy
traine
be
such
as
may
be
heartily
welcome
to
God
and
make
thee
welcome
.
In
the
first
place
make
triall
of
thy
faith
,
and
that
by
the
inward
acts
of
purifying
the
heart
,
Hearken
to
my
Prayer
that
goeth
not
out
of
feigned
lips
,
or
without
lips
of
deceipt
;
by
which
is
meant
the
syncerity
of
the
heart
,
agreeing
with
the
words
of
the
mouth
:
Nothing
so
much
adorneth
the
heart
as
faith
,
nothing
commendeth
faith
more
then
Prayer
,
nothing
graceth
Prayer
more
then
syncerity
:
This
(
with
the
proud
Pharisee
)
all
Hypocrites
want
,
drawing
nigh
God
with
their
mouth
,
and
honouring
him
with
their
lips
,
but
their
hearts
be
far
from
him
:
or
as
the
Psalmist
,
they
flatter
or
flatteringly
allured
him
with
their
mouth
,
&
with
their
tongue
lied
to
him
,
for
their
heart
was
not
right
with
him
,
or
not
firmly
prepared
with
him
:
And
this
especially
maketh
the
Praier
of
the
Hypocrites
of
an
evill
savour
in
Gods
Nostrills
,
for
as
he
is
the
hearer
of
the
heart
(
as
one
saith
)
and
not
of
the
voice
,
so
he
loveth
the
syncerity
of
the
heart
,
and
hateth
the
hollownesse
and
rottennesse
thereof
in
Prayer
above
all
things
,
because
they
goe
about
to
deceive
him
,
denying
him
in
effect
to
be
the
discerner
of
the
heart
;
otherwise
they
would
never
deal
so
with
him
.
Try
also
thy
hope
in
Prayer
,
the
love
of
God
is
shed
abroad
in
our
hearts
by
the
holy
Ghost
,
in
such
abundant
measure
and
unspeakable
manner
,
that
he
cannot
deny
us
the
things
hoped
for
.
Try
also
thy
Prayer
by
patience
,
waiting
on
the
Lord
,
and
going
on
in
Prayer
in
the
time
of
distresse
.
This
an
Hypocrite
,
as
I
have
shewed
,
cannot
,
nor
will
not
doe
.
In
the
time
of
affliction
they
wil
set
very
freshly
upon
the
duty
;
so
farre
as
great
words
will
carry
it
,
but
if
they
be
brought
to
any
strait
,
or
put
to
any
hard
shift
,
like
white-livered
souldiers
they
die
down-right
in
their
owne
ayre
or
element
,
or
else
fling
away
their
arms
,
and
run
from
their
Colours
.
It
is
much
to
be
feared
that
our
nations
woefull
experience
shall
teach
the
truth
of
this
in
one
as
wel
as
the
other
!
But
God
giveth
his
owne
another
heart
,
namely
to
overtop
the
height
of
their
affections
,
with
the
height
of
their
Prayers
,
and
never
give
over
till
by
patience
and
importunity
they
possesse
the
gates
of
their
enemies
and
become
more
then
Conquerors
:
The
Scripture
to
this
purpose
affordeth
abundance
of
remarkable
instances
,
for
a
touch
whereof
take
these
two
;
Steven
the
first
Martyr
being
cast
out
of
the
City
and
stoned
for
his
worthy
Sermon
,
as
the
stones
were
flying
about
his
eares
,
in
the
midst
of
all
the
mischiefe
that
they
could
doe
him
,
by
the
power
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
called
upon
God
,
and
that
with
cryes
kneeling
upon
his
knees
:
This
lesson
no
doubt
hee
learof
his
Master
Christ
,
the
best
and
only
pattern
that
any
man
can
follow
:
He
,
though
a
Sonne
,
learned
obedience
by
afflictions
,
in
the
dayes
of
his
flesh
,
offered
up
Prayers
and
Supplications
withstrong
crying
and
tears
unto
him
that
was
able
to
save
him
from
death
,
&
was
heard
in
that
he
feared
:
where
observe
what
force
,
feare
,
and
afflictions
added
to
our
Saviours
Prayers
,
which
as
swelling
seas
make
well
growne
fish
,
and
thundring
,
and
lightning
cleereth
the
ayre
,
and
the
nipping
frost
maketh
the
fire
the
hotter
;
So
the
afflictions
of
the
Saints
addeth
force
to
their
Praiers
;
they
cry
more
mightily
to
God
then
ever
they
did
,
yea
,
where
they
could
not
speake
before
,
now
they
cry
and
that
day
and
night
(
saith
the
Spirit
)
though
he
beare
long
with
them
:
I
will
bring
the
third
part
through
the
fire
,
and
will
refine
them
as
gold
is
tryed
,
they
shall
call
upon
my
name
,
and
I
will
hear
them
:
Affliction
maketh
the
wicked
impatient
,
&
driveth
them
from
God
;
because
they
are
a
burnished
blade
of
terror
in
the
hand
of
the
Almighty
:
as
the
pearle
in
oysters
by
thunder
vanisheth
,
so
doth
the
Prayer
of
the
Hypocrite
by
affliction
;
but
the
triall
of
the
godly
bringeth
forth
patience
,
&
driveth
them
nigher
to
God
,
because
their
afflictions
are
but
trialls
indeed
,
and
at
the
worst
they
are
but
as
a
rod
in
the
hand
of
a
loving
Father
.
In
a
word
,
as
the
Saints
extremities
are
Gods
opportunities
;
so
the
same
extremities
are
whetstones
to
the
Saints
importunities
.
Lastly
,
as
for
preparation
;
labour
to
set
thy
heart
in
frame
,
consider
what
thou
art
about
,
and
with
whom
thou
hast
to
deale
:
As
God
bid
Moses
,
put
off
thy
shooes
from
thy
feet
,
for
the
place
where
thou
standest
is
holy
ground
;
whereby
is
meant
the
putting
off
of
earthly
and
carnal
affections
,
preparing
the
mind
to
spiritual
and
heavenly
duties
.
Endeavour
to
come
before
the
Lord
with
a
simple
and
naked
heart
,
and
with
affections
duly
prepared
for
so
great
a
presence
.
As
for
Opportunity
,
endeavour
alwaies
to
be
fit
upon
every
occasion
,
and
fea●●
to
choose
the
best
occasion
,
not
omitting
it
at
any
hand
:
for
Diligence
know
this
,
that
use
maketh
an
Artist
or
Tradesman
.
To
conclude
this
particular
:
If
thou
callest
upon
the
Lord
in
truth
,
that
is
in
faith
,
syncerity
,
earnestnesse
and
constancy
,
the
Lord
will
be
nigh
unto
thee
;
which
is
both
the
cause
and
evidence
that
thou
prayest
by
the
Spirit
.
The
seventh
evidence
of
Prayer
made
by
the
Spirit
,
As
many
as
are
led
by
the
Spirit
,
they
be
the
sonnes
of
God
;
where
observe
,
hee
saith
not
,
they
that
have
received
the
Spirit
,
or
live
by
the
Spirit
,
or
pray
by
the
Spirit
,
or
doe
any
other
action
,
as
he
saith
other
where
,
but
that
they
are
led
by
the
Spirit
,
intimating
thereby
the
inclining
disposition
and
ever-ruling
power
of
the
Spirit
,
whereby
the
whole
spirituall
man
is
guided
in
all
his
waies
,
as
a
ship
by
a
pilot
,
or
a
horse
by
his
rider
;
the
place
alludeth
to
a
blind
man
,
or
a
man
wanting
strength
,
who
is
wholly
guided
or
carried
by
another
;
so
Gods
supplicants
as
they
pray
by
the
spirit
,
so
they
wholly
resign
themselves
over
in
all
their
waies
to
the
guidance
of
the
spirit
:
First
,
who
are
led
by
the
spirit
(
saith
one
)
but
they
whose
counsells
and
actions
have
nothing
to
doe
with
sin
&
Sathan
;
according
to
that
of
the
Apostle
,
Hee
that
is
borne
of
God
sinneth
not
,
or
commiteth
not
sin
,
viz.
he
serveth
not
sin
,
hee
delighteth
not
in
sin
,
he
maketh
not
a
trade
of
it
,
nor
lyeth
not
in
it
,
giveth
not
way
to
it
,
but
resisteth
it
and
hateth
it
;
it
is
an
intolerable
burthen
to
him
,
he
cannot
beare
it
.
But
on
the
contrary
,
he
that
committeth
sin
is
of
the
Divel
,
that
is
,
he
that
loveth
sin
,
loveth
and
obeyeth
it
in
the
lusts
thereof
.
Now
where
this
sin-subduing
power
of
the
spirit
beareth
sway
,
there
the
prayers
bee
the
prayers
of
the
spirit
:
For
as
divers
gifts
come
from
one
spirit
,
so
where
there
is
one
true
gift
of
the
spirit
,
there
bee
all
the
gifts
of
the
spirit
;
but
on
the
contrary
,
where
one
sinne
beareth
sway
,
there
is
not
the
guidance
of
the
spirit
,
and
where
the
spirit
is
not
the
guide
,
there
the
prayer
is
not
the
prayer
of
the
spirit
,
according
to
that
undeniable
position
,
God
heareth
not
sinners
,
but
if
any
man
be
a
worshipper
of
God
,
and
doth
his
will
,
him
he
heareth
.
viz.
he
heareth
not
,
nor
granteth
the
desires
of
such
as
live
in
any
sin
;
but
such
as
worship
him
according
to
his
will
,
and
live
accordingly
,
have
their
desires
granted
;
But
a
party
,
family
,
or
nation
,
that
liveth
in
any
sin
,
God
will
not
hear
them
.
If
I
regard
iniquity
in
my
heart
(
saith
David
)
or
look
upon
it
with
a
love
to
it
,
God
will
not
heare
me
.
Instances
of
this
are
innumerable
in
the
Scripture
;
The
Lord
telleth
the
Israelites
for
choosing
Saul
for
their
King
,
they
should
cry
out
in
that
day
,
and
hee
would
not
heare
them
:
So
all
that
set
at
naught
the
counsell
of
God
,
when
feare
,
desolation
,
and
destruction
commeth
upon
them
,
They
shall
call
upon
the
Lord
but
hee
will
not
answer
;
they
shall
seek
him
early
but
shall
not
find
him
:
Will
men
steale
and
rob
,
commit
murther
and
uncleannesse
,
and
conspire
against
God
by
impiety
and
iniquity
(
as
God
saith
by
Ieremie
)
yea
will
they
hide
it
under
their
tongue
,
and
will
they
cry
unto
the
Lord
when
unavoidable
evill
commeth
upon
them
?
yea
they
shall
cry
(
saith
the
Lord
)
but
I
will
not
hearken
unto
them
:
For
the
farther
confirmation
of
this
point
,
look
these
places
.
Ezech.
8.
to
the
19.
Micha
3.
to
v.
4.
Zach.
7.
13.
Did
God
ever
heare
the
Israelites
,
for
all
their
teares
,
supplications
and
cryes
under
the
oppression
of
the
Philistines
,
will
God
heare
his
cry
when
trouble
commeth
upon
him
?
No
sure
;
the
interrogation
is
a
vehement
negation
;
a
good
reason
is
given
of
it
:
As
hee
delighted
not
in
God
,
make
what
shew
he
can
,
so
God
delighteth
not
in
his
prayers
,
for
they
are
not
the
prayers
of
the
spirit
,
neither
hath
he
clensed
his
heart
for
the
spirit
to
reside
in
.
That
thou
maist
bee
sure
that
thy
prayer
is
from
the
spirit
,
bee
sure
to
walk
in
the
Spirit
:
submit
thy selfe
to
the
guidance
of
the
spirit
;
wash
thy
heart
and
make
it
clean
,
wash
thy
hands
in
innocency
,
and
then
compasse
the
Altar
of
the
Lord
with
successe
;
or
,
as
the
Apostle
,
pray
every
where
,
lifting
up
holy
hands
without
wrath
or
doubting
:
On
this
place
one
speaketh
well
;
the
hands
are
holy
,
when
the
heart
is
cleane
:
further
,
in
the
Text
observe
three
remarkable
conditions
of
prayer
,
holinesse
in
a
mans
self
;
love
towards
his
brother
;
and
faith
towards
God
:
prayers
thus
qualified
shall
surely
be
heard
,
for
Amen
hath
ingaged
his
promise
for
it
:
Iehovah
is
neer
to
all
that
call
upon
him
in
truth
:
the
Lord
is
far
from
the
wicked
;
but
hee
heareth
the
prayers
of
the
righteous
.
But
some
of
Gods
people
will
here
object
,
To
this
I
answer
;
they
have
a
law
in
their
members
rebelling
against
the
law
of
the
Spirit
,
whereby
they
are
led
captive
to
the
law
of
sinne
;
which
thing
was
the
matter
of
the
blessed
Apostle's
complaint
,
making
him
to
cry
out
,
Wretched
man
that
I
am
,
who
shall
deliver
mee
from
this
body
of
death
!
And
yet
the
spirit
lusting
against
the
flesh
will
hold
his
own
,
not
onely
overcomming
,
but
giving
good
evidence
from
the
very
strife
,
that
he
reignes
and
rules
there
,
maugre
the
heart
of
the
flesh
:
by
which
they
come
at
the
length
to
thanke
God
through
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
that
with
the
mind
they
serve
the
Law
of
God
,
though
with
the
flesh
the
Law
of
sin
.
But
Paul
,
For
answer
;
The
Papists
would
have
it
so
,
to
will
was
present
with
him
;
hee
delighted
in
the
Law
of
God
and
thanked
him
for
his
deliverance
:
all
which
are
evidences
of
a
regenerate
estate
.
But
this
is
strange
,
say
you
,
that
hee
should
be
carnall
,
&
sould
under
sin
,
since
the
Saints
are
bought
with
a
price
;
&
war
not
after
the
flesh
.
For
answer
,
he
was
not
carnall
in
the
service
of
the
flesh
,
as
the
unregenerate
are
,
but
hee
was
carnall
in
respect
of
his
pronesse
,
O
but
you
will
say
,
I
answer
,
That
which
I
doe
I
allow
not
;
for
what
I
would
,
that
I
doe
not
;
but
what
I
hate
that
doe
I
:
where
hee
sheweth
himselfe
often
to
be
so
foiled
by
his
carnall
desires
,
that
he
did
that
which
in
the
inner
man
he
did
not
desire
,
but
rather
hate
;
And
so
it
is
with
the
best
of
Gods
people
,
who
both
in
words
&
actions
crosse
their
inward
desires
,
Yea
,
I
answer
,
in
the
chiefe
desire
of
the
heart
;
The
latter
particular
wherein
the
guidance
of
the
spirit
consisteth
,
is
the
quickning
and
increasing
of
grace
:
as
by
the
spirit
,
the
deeds
of
the
body
are
mortified
,
so
by
the
same
spirit
the
graces
of
the
soul
are
quickned
,
spirit
of
grace
:
I
will
poure
out
(
saith
the
Lord
by
Zachary
in
the
place
quoted
)
the
spirit
of
grace
and
supplication
or
deprecation
:
Where
by
the
spirit
of
grace
is
meant
the
gracious
spirit
of
regeneration
,
proceeding
from
the
grace
of
God
,
guiding
and
quickning
his
own
in
all
the
waies
of
grace
:
&
by
the
spirit
of
deprecation
,
that
spirituall
immediatly
infused
ability
(
as
I
have
shewed
,
)
whereby
his
penitents
doe
beg
and
obtain
pardon
of
sin
and
all
other
things
conducing
to
Gods
glory
,
and
their
own
good
.
Between
this
spirit
of
grace
,
and
deprecation
there
is
a
mutuall
strengthning
or
corroboration
:
As
health
is
the
cause
of
walking
,
and
by
walking
is
strength
assured
and
increased
;
so
grace
is
the
internall
,
immediate
,
conjunct
cause
of
prayer
,
and
is
also
quickned
and
strengthned
by
prayer
:
Or
as
the
heat
of
the
sun
reflecting
upon
some
solid
or
impenetrable
body
,
is
made
more
forcible
;
So
the
radiant
beames
of
grace
,
exercising
themselves
upon
that
firmly
framed
object
of
prayer
by
a
gracious
reflection
,
they
become
out
of
measure
gracious
.
If
thou
wouldst
then
excell
in
grace
,
labour
to
excell
in
that
eminent
ability
of
prayer
,
which
doth
not
consist
(
as
I
have
shewed
)
in
the
excellency
of
words
but
in
the
heigtht
&
depth
of
the
grones
of
the
spirit
,
which
no
words
are
able
to
expresse
.
Try
also
by
the
gage
or
land-mark
of
prayer
,
the
ebbing
or
floing
of
the
tide
of
grace
:
for
so
much
as
thy
soule
is
taken
up
with
the
true
strain
of
prayer
,
so
much
dost
thou
gain
in
the
rich
traffique
of
grace
;
and
so
much
as
thou
loosest
in
the
faculty
of
this
heavenly
Oratory
,
so
much
thou
loosest
in
the
stocke
of
grace
.
Therefore
for
the
keeping
of
both
stock
and
interest
on
foot
,
it
shall
be
good
,
in
my
judgement
,
to
put
these
two
particular
observations
in
practice
:
First
look
what
particular
sin
either
of
person
or
calling
thou
art
most
addicted
unto
;
&
in
what
patticular
grace
thou
art
most
deficient
;
Another
remarkable
observation
to
be
practised
is
this
;
Let
no
day
passe
thee
wherein
thou
dost
not
call
thy selfe
to
a
strict
accompt
,
of
the
well
imployment
,
ill
imployment
,
or
misimployment
of
the
day
;
record
as
neer
as
thou
canst
thy
commissions
and
omissions
,
in
thy
calling
or
out
of
thy
calling
,
in
thought
,
word
,
or
deed
,
against
piety
,
equity
,
or
sobriety
;
recall
thy
company
and
conference
,
thine
or
others
profiting
thereby
or
unprofitablenesse
;
recompt
the
favours
,
the
frownings
,
the
cherishments
or
chastisements
,
mercies
or
judgements
towards
thee
and
others
as
nigh
as
thou
canst
;
observe
what
corruption
hath
prevailed
against
thee
,
or
in
what
particular
grace
thou
gettest
any
better
footing
.
This
course
deserveth
neither
obloquie
from
the
wicked
,
nor
should
it
seem
unnecessary
,
strict
,
or
impossible
to
professours
:
For
the
very
Heathens
by
the
guide
nature
have
given
order
for
it
in
their
morals
,
namely
,
that
wee
should
not
suffer
our
eyes
to
sleep
,
nor
our
eye-lids
to
slumber
,
till
wee
had
recompted
all
the
passages
of
the
former
day
.
But
alas
they
had
but
a
leaden
rule
to
walke
by
,
turning
all
their
strictest
&
most
glorious
actions
into
glistring
sinnes
!
but
we
have
a
golden
rule
of
trial
,
which
by
a
true
touch
will
(
indeed
)
turn
us
and
our
actions
into
the
purest
gold
.
It
is
a
double
shame
therefore
that
they
in
this
should
shame
us
:
this
same
point
was
a
particular
of
Moses
his
Petition
;
So
teach
us
to
number
our
daies
that
we
may
apply
our
hearts
to
wisdome
!
redeem
the
time
:
in
which
phrase
the
Apostle
implieth
the
calling
a
mans
self
to
accompt
,
and
his
actions
,
as
thrifty
Merchants
doe
;
the
Apostles
words
looke
both
backe
to
the
time
past
,
advising
us
to
make
good
one
time
what
wee
lose
at
another
,
which
cannot
be
done
without
reckoning
,
with
our selves
;
and
also
forward
to
the
time
to
come
,
injoyning
us
to
take
all
occasion
and
opportunity
of
serving
the
Lord
,
with
more
strictnesse
,
sincerity
and
alacrity
,
then
heretofore
we
have
done
,
suppose
it
be
with
temporall
losse
or
incommodityt
:
he
very
word
Redeeme
includeth
this
evidently
,
that
for
our
profits
,
ease
and
pleasing
of
others
,
we
put
off
,
or
altogether
neglect
the
casting
up
of
our
accompts
;
now
if
wee
will
redeeme
that
losse
,
wee
must
be
content
to
part
with
all
these
to
become
good
accomptants
;
not
that
men
hereby
should
neglect
their
callings
;
for
this
wil
make
them
more
strict
,
sincere
,
and
diligent
in
their
callings
;
but
as
to
this
strict
course
and
the
attending
it
many
incommodities
are
incident
;
(
For
you
must
know
the
Divell
,
World
,
Flesh
,
and
it
may
be
some
of
the
houshold
are
no
friends
to
it
:
)
So
we
must
accompt
all
are
for
Cyphers
for
the
furthering
our
accompts
.
These
strict
accomptants
must
make
this
a
part
of
their
reckoning
,
that
the
Crosse
will
follow
them
;
for
the
bearing
whereof
they
must
resolve
upon
selfe-denyall
,
with
the
hatred
of
father
and
mother
,
wife
and
children
,
and
life
it selfe
,
haires
breadth
from
the
marke
:
Secondly
the
way
is
hard
and
difficult
,
that
is
also
implied
in
the
words
:
Thirdly
,
the
dayes
are
evill
,
nay
sure
never
worse
:
Many
stumbling
blockings
&
rubbes
,
much
opposition
both
on
the
right
hand
and
on
the
left
,
within
and
without
,
when
Trading
groweth
hard
,
Wares
grow
slight
,
Pirats
abound
,
Merchants
cheat
their
Chap-men
,
&
Chapmen
fill
the
earth
with
bankrupts
,
and
the
Prisons
with
black
smoke
and
beastlinesse
,
is
it
not
very
hard
for
a
faire
trader
to
walk
with
a
streight
foot
,
to
give
every
man
his
owne
,
and
to
make
good
his
stock
,
and
maintaine
his
family
?
yes
sure
,
every
man
averreth
it
:
How
much
harder
is
it
in
these
wofull
times
,
to
make
good
this
spirituall
traffick
;
wherein
the
Parents
will
defraud
the
children
,
the
children
cheat
the
parents
,
the
husband
the
wife
,
&
the
wife
the
husband
,
the
brother
the
brother
;
yea
,
a
man
will
cheat
and
cozen
his
own
soule
?
It
standeth
every
one
therefore
upon
it
,
to
look
to
his
own
accompts
;
because
every
one
must
give
an
account
for
himselfe
.
This
taske
I
must
confesse
is
somewhat
hard
to
set
upon
,
To
this
daily
accompt
joyn
thy
weekly
accompt
and
thy
accompt
of
more
weekes
,
The
eighth
particular
of
the
Spirit
's
evidence
in
Prayer
,
viz.
The
precious
promises
of
God
.
The
same
Spirit
called
the
Spirit
of
supplication
,
is
also
called
the
Spirit
of
promise
,
which
doth
not
only
signifie
to
us
the
residence
of
the
Spirit
in
the
Saints
,
whereby
they
are
distinguished
and
discerned
from
the
wicked
,
but
also
,
after
an
Hebraisme
or
Hebrew
Phrase
,
the
assuring
of
them
of
those
great
and
precious
promises
,
or
things
promised
is
understood
:
on
which
the
Prayers
of
the
Saints
make
their
stand
and
rise
.
These
were
the
supporters
of
David's
faith
;
Remember
thy
word
to
thy
servant
,
upon
which
thou
hast
caused
mee
to
hope
;
wherein
is
well
observed
by
the
Ancient
,
And
now
Lord
God
(
saith
the
same
Prophet
)
the
word
that
thou
hast
spoken
concerning
thy
servant
,
establish
it
.
And
againe
,
thou
art
God
and
thy
words
are
true
:
whereupon
shall
the
weake
sights
of
a
weary
and
overladen
soule
,
and
the
heavy
groans
of
a
loaded
conscience
cast
themselves
,
but
upon
that
sweet
and
comfortable
promise
of
our
Saviour
,
Come
unto
me
all
yee
that
labour
and
are
heavy
laden
and
I
will
refresh
you
!
How
shall
the
poore
distressed
selfe
condemning
bankrupt
presse
home
his
earnest
suit
upon
God
with
any
confidence
of
discharge
,
but
by
putting
God
to
his
promise
of
the
new
Covenant
;
I
am
he
,
I
am
he
(
saith
the
Lord
)
that
blotteth
out
thine
iniquities
,
for
my
names
sake
,
and
will
not
remember
thy
sinnes
.
The
soule
in
Prayer
may
put
God
to
remembrance
of
his
promise
,
not
to
remember
sinne
.
Also
how
should
the
soule
tyrannized
over
by
the
body
of
some
corruption
ever
look
by
Prayer
to
prevaile
against
the
power
of
it
,
but
upon
the
promise
of
God
,
to
put
the
power
of
the
word
into
the
heart
;
whereby
the
heart
is
changed
from
a
stony
and
rebellious
dispsition
,
Call
upon
me
in
the
day
of
trouble
,
and
I
will
deliver
thee
?
Lastly
,
how
shall
ever
the
soule
attaine
by
Prayer
to
rest
it selfe
upon
the
hope
of
glory
,
but
by
interessing
it selfe
into
the
promise
of
the
Crowne
of
Glory
,
laid
up
for
him
,
and
all
them
that
love
the
appearing
of
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ
?
So
that
these
promises
are
like
Aaron
and
Hur
holding
up
the
hands
&
strengthning
the
heart
of
Prayer
;
yea
,
as
the
remembrance
and
application
of
these
,
faileth
or
increaseth
,
so
the
Spirit
of
Prayer
faileth
or
increaseth
.
And
here
lyeth
a
main
difference
,
of
the
Prayers
of
the
regenerate
and
unregenerate
:
The
Prayers
of
the
former
are
upholden
and
supported
from
an
externall
principle
,
namely
the
promises
of
God
that
cannot
faile
but
the
Prayers
of
the
later
lean
upon
the
broken
reed
of
something
within
themselves
,
namely
,
some
workes
of
charity
,
equity
or
out-side
pietie
,
the
worth
of
their
Prayer
it selfe
,
or
the
mud-wall
of
civill
honesty
;
all
which
are
but
as
a
rotten
wall
,
whereupon
the
best
Praiers
that
they
build
are
but
straw
and
stubble
,
and
both
foundation
and
building
being
naught
,
they
must
be
burnt
with
fire
.
If
any
object
that
Nehemiah
that
he
would
not
wipe
out
the
good
deeds
he
had
done
,
for
the
house
of
his
God
,
and
for
the
offices
thereof
:
So
King
Ezekias
in
his
Praier
to
remember
his
walking
before
the
Lord
,
his
integrity
of
heart
,
and
doing
good
before
the
Lord
.
I
answer
,
Iob
;
He
shall
call
upon
God
,
and
he
will
be
favourable
to
him
;
and
hee
shall
see
his
face
with
joy
:
For
he
will
render
unto
man
his
righteousnesse
.
False
and
forged
then
is
that
glosse
of
the
Doctors
of
Doway
,
upon
that
place
of
Nehemiah
:
Ajust
man
that
hath
merited
by
good
works
,
may
pray
with
great
confidence
of
reward
.
Further
,
For
answer
,
Father
glorifie
thy
Son
.
Try
then
thy
interest
to
the
promises
,
by
the
laying
hold
,
or
desiring
to
lay
hold
on
the
promises
,
&
thereby
thou
maist
know
,
whether
thou
praiest
in
the
Spirit
or
no
,
keep
alwaies
thine
eye
upon
the
promises
;
for
as
the
load
stone
keepeth
alwaies
the
point
of
the
needle
towards
the
north-pole
,
so
the
load-stone
of
Gods
promises
keepeth
alwaies
the
point
of
the
Prayer
touched
therewith
,
directly
towards
the
Mercy
seat
of
God
:
But
as
the
unregenerate
man
hath
no
portion
in
the
promises
,
so
the
promises
are
no
point
of
that
Compasse
whereby
his
Prayers
are
guided
.
It
is
true
indeed
,
that
a
wicked
man
out
of
the
darknesse
of
his
thoughts
may
charge
God
with
such
a
promise
as
God
never
made
,
by
misconstruing
of
the
promise
;
as
for
instance
,
Call
upon
me
in
the
day
of
distresse
,
and
I
will
release
thee
:
This
promise
a
wicked
man
may
thus
urge
;
Thou
hast
bound
thy selfe
by
promise
(
Lord
)
to
deliver
all
those
that
are
troubled
and
call
upon
thee
;
but
I
am
in
trouble
and
call
upon
thee
;
therefore
thou
hast
bound
thy selfe
by
the
promise
to
deliver
mee
;
and
so
from
thee
I
seeke
for
deliverance
.
The
Argument
is
a
sophisme
Againe
,
a
wicked
man
may
obtaine
that
which
he
payeth
for
,
as
successe
,
honour
,
wealth
,
temporall
deliverance
,
and
the
like
;
whereupon
hee
presumeth
of
some
interest
to
the
premises
;
but
it
doth
not
follow
:
For
as
God
heareth
not
in
every
thing
or
alwaies
,
the
children
of
the
promise
,
because
they
are
not
fitted
,
or
it
is
not
good
for
them
,
or
the
the
time
is
not
come
;
so
he
often
giveth
the
wicked
things
they
crave
,
in
his
wrath
,
they
having
no
ground
to
aske
or
receive
any
thing
from
him
,
as
a
promise
to
them
;
for
they
are
none
of
the
children
of
the
promise
:
They
have
neither
promise
of
the
things
of
this
life
nor
a
better
;
neither
doe
they
with
patience
waite
the
Will
of
God
,
that
they
may
receive
the
promise
;
but
the
childrens
only
care
is
to
make
good
to
themselves
some
interest
to
the
promises
,
and
that
by
cleansing
themselves
from
all
filthinesse
of
flesh
and
spirit
,
and
by
doing
the
Will
of
God
,
waiting
with
patience
for
the
promises
,
endeavouring
to
bring
them
home
by
faith
and
supplication
without
ceasing
.
The
ninth
Evidence
of
the
Spirit
of
Prayer
,
to
seek
the
Face
of
God
according
to
his
owne
appointment
,
but
to
seeke
him
in
the
Face
of
his
anointed
?
Drawing
neare
unto
God
in
Christ
,
hath
only
the
promise
of
hearing
,
witnesse
Christ
himselfe
,
binding
it
with
an
asseveration
,
Verily
,
verily
I
say
unto
you
,
what
soever
yee
shall
aske
the
Father
in
my
name
that
will
I
doe
;
By
no
other
,
nor
in
no
other
can
wee
speed
,
but
in
and
by
him
;
what
other
can
appease
the
wrath
of
God
against
us
?
Dare
man
by
any
other
shew
his
face
in
Gods
presence
?
In
the
worth
of
Christ
only
our
Prayers
find
acceptance
with
God
in
him
as
in
a
golden
Censor
,
I
pray
not
for
the
world
,
but
for
them
which
thou
hast
granted
me
;
for
they
are
thine
.
A
great
rabble
of
the
unregenerate
,
as
Hypocrites
,
carnall
Gospellers
,
meere
civill
men
,
will
tell
you
they
defie
Popery
;
they
hold
it
foolery
and
madnesse
to
pray
to
Saint
or
Angell
,
and
also
robbery
to
goe
to
God
by
them
;
and
therefore
they
scorne
it
,
they
acknowledge
no
other
mediatour
of
Intercession
but
Christ
Iesus
:
All
this
is
wel
spoken
,
but
what
availeth
this
them
?
They
will
tell
you
further
,
in
Christ
his
name
they
dayly
make
their
Prayers
to
God
:
This
is
not
so
,
for
they
have
no
interest
to
take
his
name
in
their
mouths
,
or
to
make
mention
of
it
,
hating
to
be
renued
.
It
is
true
they
may
speake
of
his
name
,
and
so
egregiously
abuse
it
,
as
they
that
will
alleage
it
in
the
great
day
,
that
they
prophesyed
and
cast
out
Divels
in
his
name
,
of
whom
he
will
professe
(
that
is
openly
proclaim
)
he
knew
them
not
:
viz.
he
never
acknowledged
them
for
his
,
yea
he
detesteth
them
and
biddeth
them
away
,
as
workers
of
iniquity
;
so
shall
it
bee
with
all
corrupt
pleaders
,
usurping
the
name
of
Christ
.
They
onely
that
know
this
name
(
as
the
Psalmist
saith
)
can
trust
in
it
,
and
fly
unto
it
as
a
strong
tower
.
They
know
the
Lords
name
&
the
Lord
knoweth
theirs
;
My
people
(
saith
the
Prophet
)
shall
know
my
name
,
&c.
And
because
hee
hath
set
his
love
upon
me
,
or
cleaveth
to
mee
(
as
the
Psalmist
speaketh
,
)
therefore
I
will
deliver
him
:
I
will
set
him
on
high
because
hee
knoweth
my
name
:
He
shall
call
upon
me
and
I
will
answer
him
.
Look
then
to
it
in
all
thy
supplications
to
look
towards
God
in
Christ
:
Moses
,
desiring
to
see
the
face
of
God
,
was
put
by
God
in
the
Clift
of
the
rock
,
and
covered
with
his
hand
till
he
passed
by
,
that
he
might
see
his
back
parts
;
so
thou
and
thy
prayers
must
be
put
in
the
Rock
Christ
Iesus
,
if
ever
thou
com'st
to
see
the
face
of
God
in
favour
.
As
they
that
would
make
an
echo
repaire
to
some
rocky
place
whereupon
the
words
resound
,
so
they
that
will
have
an
answer
from
God
,
must
either
ply
their
prayers
upon
the
Rock
Christ
Iesus
,
or
no
ccho
,
no
answer
at
all
:
As
they
that
are
dim-sighted
make
the
object
more
apparant
by
the
use
of
spectacles
;
or
as
some
speak
through
a
trunck
that
they
may
bee
the
better
heard
;
So
the
Saints
look
through
Christ
,
&
speake
through
Christ
;
that
they
may
see
God
and
heare
God
giving
a
gracious
answer
.
As
some
glasse
maketh
things
presented
by
it
,
to
be
the
same
colour
;
So
God
looking
upon
us
in
Christ
,
seeth
us
to
be
of
the
colour
of
his
Son
,
and
wee
looking
on
God
through
Christ
,
see
God
reconciled
to
us
in
Christ
:
Therefore
whatsoever
wee
offer
to
God
,
let
us
present
it
to
him
through
Christ
;
set
alwaies
Christ
betweene
thee
and
him
;
and
whatsoever
God
giveth
to
thee
,
labour
to
entertain
it
alwaies
&
through
Christ
:
herein
comfort
shall
abound
to
thee
&
honour
to
God
.
As
by
some
kind
of
Perspectives
a
man
may
bring
two
objects
together
;
So
by
the
Perspective
of
faith
,
directing
the
prayer
to
God
,
in
and
by
Christ
,
thou
maist
bring
God
and
Christ
&
all
the
promises
home
to
thy
soule
at
one
sight
.
The
tenth
evidence
that
a
man
prayeth
by
the
Spirit
,
Goliah's
,
there
is
none
like
this
;
so
there
is
no
sword
like
unto
the
sword
of
the
Spirit
.
This
is
a
true
Panacea
to
heal
all
maladies
,
a
balm
for
the
wounded
conscience
,
a
precious
medicine
for
all
diseases
of
the
body
,
a
plaister
for
all
sores
,
a
cordiall
against
all
discomforts
,
armes
invasive
&
defensive
against
all
enimies
:
The
Apostle
delivereth
all
this
in
few
words
;
If
any
bee
afflicted
let
him
pray
.
It
is
the
safest
guard
against
all
evills
of
sin
,
I
am
Iehovah
that
healeth
thee
,
or
I
am
thy
healer
or
Physitian
:
Now
what
receipt
giveth
he
thee
?
this
is
it
:
call
on
mee
in
the
day
of
distresse
.
Secondly
,
Thirdly
,
The
effectuall
fervent
prayer
of
a
righteous
man
prevaileth
much
;
There
is
nothing
(
saith
one
)
so
sensibly
sweet
to
the
soule
;
nothing
doth
weane
the
minde
so
much
from
the
loue
of
all
this
world
,
nothing
stirreth
up
a
man
to
the
exercise
of
all
and
every
grace
,
nothing
prevaileth
so
much
against
evill
of
sin
and
evill
of
punishment
,
whether
for
preservation
or
deliverance
,
nothing
standeth
in
better
steed
for
the
increase
of
Gods
kingdome
by
the
conversion
of
soules
;
For
as
prayer
brake
Peters
fetters
,
set
open
the
prison
doore
;
so
it
shaketh
the
chaines
of
sin
in
peeces
,
openeth
or
breaketh
up
the
iron
gates
of
a
sinners
heart
,
&
offers
violence
to
heaven
for
the
enterance
of
a
sinner
.
One
of
the
Ancients
doth
attribute
Pauls
conversion
to
Stevens
prayer
,
Had
not
Steven
prayed
for
Paul
(
saith
he
)
the
Church
should
never
have
had
Paul
for
a
teacher
.
In
a
word
,
nothing
maketh
a
man
so
amiable
to
his
God
,
so
deare
and
faithfull
to
his
friend
,
so
formidable
to
his
foe
,
so
contentfull
to
himselfe
,
and
so
profitable
to
the
place
where
he
liveth
.
Fourthly
,
Iacob
,
Moses
,
Iehosophat
,
Ezekias
,
Manasses
,
Samuel
,
Eliah
,
the
Cananitish
woman
,
the
Publican
,
the
Theefe
upon
the
Crosse
,
with
many
others
,
known
to
the
meanest
reader
of
the
book
of
God
.
What
was
Moses
his
best
fight
when
Amaleck
charged
Israel
?
Prevailed
not
this
sword
of
prayer
,
What
is
this
so
much
extolled
medicine
more
then
another
medicine
?
inquire
of
the
Lord
;
)
But
he
did
it
neither
in
sincerity
nor
constancy
;
and
therefore
in
another
place
he
is
said
not
to
enquire
at
all
,
he
enquired
not
of
the
Lord
;
for
not
to
enquire
of
the
Lord
in
truth
,
is
not
to
enquire
at
all
.
But
God
not
vouchsafing
him
an
answer
,
hee
commeth
from
him
to
the
Divell
for
an
answer
.
Let
every
soule
then
put
it selfe
to
triall
upon
this
point
,
whither
dost
thou
goe
in
thy
troubles
?
whereon
dost
thou
stay
thy selfe
?
dost
thou
be
take
thy selfe
to
prayer
?
dost
thou
walke
with
this
staffe
over
the
rocky
,
steep
and
invious
mountaines
of
thy
distressefull
troubles
?
Then
thou
talkest
by
the
spirit
,
thou
walkest
by
the
spirit
,
the
spirit
protecteth
and
directeth
thee
;
though
thy
feet
stick
fast
in
the
clay
,
&
thy
soul
be
sunk
in
the
pit
,
the
Lord
will
take
thee
out
,
and
set
thy
feet
upon
a
rock
.
If
thy
troubles
(
as
Iob
saith
)
were
more
and
heavier
than
the
sand
of
the
sea
,
yet
the
Lord
will
ease
thee
,
and
deliver
thee
:
though
all
the
waves
of
the
Lord
goe
over
thee
,
ply
but
the
oares
of
prayer
,
in
the
boat
of
faith
,
and
they
shall
neither
drowne
thee
in
the
depth
of
despaire
,
nor
split
thee
upon
the
rock
of
Apostasie
:
If
all
thine
enimies
conspire
against
thee
,
and
all
thy
friends
for
sake
thee
,
bee
thou
ever
with
God
in
prayer
,
and
God
will
ever
be
with
thee
to
preserve
thee
;
yea
in
life
and
death
he
will
never
forsake
thee
;
and
this
shall
be
an
undeniable
evidence
in
thy
soules
deepest
distresse
,
that
God
is
with
thee
:
But
if
thou
canst
be
content
in
thy
trouble
,
onely
to
make
thy
triall
of
praier
,
and
if
thou
findest
not
present
successe
to
prefer
other
meanes
to
this
,
and
yet
thou
wilt
use
this
but
as
if
thou
used
it
not
,
then
thou
dealest
in
this
case
as
Achas
dealt
with
the
Altar
of
God
,
He
brought
in
(
as
the
History
telleth
us
)
the
Altar
of
Damascus
,
whereon
all
his
offerings
,
and
the
offerings
of
the
people
must
be
laid
;
but
the
Altar
of
the
Lord
must
haue
an
inferiour
place
,
and
be
reserved
only
to
consult
withall
a
litle
for
fashion
sake
;
So
though
thou
canst
bee
content
to
prate
with
praier
,
having
given
it
an
inferiour
place
and
respect
,
yet
all
thy
sacrifices
are
for
the
subordinate
meanes
.
As
the
Lord
abhorred
Achas
,
and
his
offerings
,
so
will
he
never
look
upon
thee
in
this
case
,
nor
on
thy
prayers
to
doe
thee
any
good
:
Therefore
looke
to
it
as
thou
lovest
to
thriue
:
All
lawfull
meanes
(
as
I
have
shewed
)
thou
maist
and
must
use
,
because
the
neglect
of
them
is
a
tempting
of
God
,
but
be
sure
to
use
them
in
subordination
to
prayer
,
by
which
they
must
bee
either
sanctified
or
supported
,
or
they
will
prove
but
rotten
and
deceitfull
reeds
.
But
here
by
the
way
,
thou
must
observe
a
necessary
Caveat
,
Ierusalems
deliverance
was
come
;
a
man
of
desires
,
or
as
it
is
translated
,
much
beloved
or
desired
of
the
Lord
.
So
if
thou
hast
assurance
of
the
thing
desired
,
yet
thou
shouldest
not
cease
to
desire
it
in
prayer
.
It
is
further
true
,
that
Gods
deare
people
may
in
the
damp
of
their
distresses
look
more
to
the
subordinate
meanes
than
they
should
,
and
lesse
to
prayer
than
they
ought
,
yea
in
this
particular
wee
may
all
lay
our
hands
upon
our
mouths
,
and
with
shame
enough
confesse
our
faultinesse
.
In
this
we
labour
of
the
squintnesse
of
the
eye
of
the
soule
;
for
as
this
is
caused
in
the
eye
of
the
body
from
loosenesse
of
the
muscles
or
nerves
,
or
from
inversion
of
the
Christaline
humor
,
or
from
the
suddain
sight
some
fearefull
object
;
So
the
other
of
the
soule
,
ariseth
from
the
weaknesse
of
Faith
,
the
terrors
without
and
the
feares
within
,
making
us
look
a
squint
upon
that
which
should
help
us
,
and
more
directly
to
that
which
cannot
help
us
:
but
the
cause
being
removed
,
&
the
sight
being
rectified
they
looke
streighter
and
more
directly
upon
the
proper
object
:
or
if
you
will
,
wee
may
be
compared
to
unadvised
patients
,
who
being
in
a
direct
and
approved
course
of
Physick
,
&
not
feeling
such
present
good
as
they
looke
for
,
they
fall
presently
upon
some
Emperick
medicin
,
either
from
a
Mountebanck
Foe
or
an
ignorant
Friend
;
the
evill
and
disorder
whereof
when
they
begin
to
feele
,
they
confesse
their
errour
and
resolve
thence
forth
to
walk
by
the
rule
:
So
the
people
of
God
in
their
brain-sick
fits
count
with
Naaman
the
rivers
of
Damascus
more
medicinable
than
the
rivers
of
Israel
:
but
upon
better
consideration
they
conceive
and
finde
it
to
be
true
,
that
one
bucket
full
of
Iordan
,
is
better
than
al
the
rivers
of
Damascus
;
A
few
graines
of
the
spirit
are
of
more
force
then
all
the
friends
and
means
whatsoever
in
the
world
.
And
as
a
wise
patient
grown
wise
to
his
cost
from
foolery
and
experimented
evill
of
a
hurtful
Medicine
,
resolveth
hence
forth
to
cleave
to
a
methodicall
course
,
and
to
die
or
live
by
the
Book
;
So
the
fooled
and
ashamed
Christian
by
relying
too
much
upon
subordinate
means
,
recalleth
his
wits
,
chideth
himself
for
his
foolery
,
&
resolves
for
ever
to
make
more
accompt
of
Prayer
then
all
meanes
that
the
whole
world
can
afford
him
.
wrestling
to
stay
the
Lord
,
and
not
to
let
him
goe
til
he
give
us
a
blessing
.
And
how
should
the
Lord
be
intreated
of
us
?
We
are
like
to
Iohas
King
of
Israel
in
our
Prayers
,
who
smote
the
ground
(
as
the
man
of
God
commanded
)
with
his
arrowes
,
but
not
often
enough
,
&
therefore
the
man
of
God
was
wroth
with
him
;
for
if
hee
had
smitten
often
enough
he
should
have
smitten
the
Assyrians
,
till
he
had
consumed
them
:
So
had
wee
followed
the
businesse
in
the
power
of
the
Spirit
&
smitten
often
enough
,
wee
should
have
smitten
the
Babylonians
til
we
had
consumed
them
;
but
wee
have
not
done
it
,
&
therefore
they
prevaile
:
The
breaking
off
of
Prayer
,
and
the
negligent
performance
of
it
,
is
a
fearfull
evidence
that
God
wil
never
honour
us
with
being
the
means
of
their
deliverance
.
But
to
leave
them
in
the
pit
,
(
for
there
they
are
like
to
be
for
us
,
)
what
shall
wee
say
of
our selves
,
or
what
shall
wee
doe
for
our selves
?
Wee
look
indeed
for
peace
,
and
for
a
time
of
health
,
and
behold
trouble
;
Is
not
the
day
of
our
calamity
neere
?
And
doe
not
the
things
that
are
threatned
make
hast
?
And
what
remedy
,
namely
this
,
to
cry
mightily
to
God
by
continuance
in
Prayers
:
Iohas
,
though
a
wicked
man
,
knew
reasonable
well
the
worth
of
Prayer
when
he
gave
the
Prophet
this
testimony
on
his
death-bed
,
weeping
bitterly
that
hee
should
depart
,
O
my
Father
,
the
Charriots
and
horse-men
of
Israel
!
By
which
speech
,
what
other
meant
the
King
,
stand
up
in
the
gappe
to
turne
away
the
wrath
?
violence
to
God
,
that
God
should
say
to
him
,
let
me
alone
?
Who
will
stay
by
the
Lord
as
he
did
,
and
will
not
off
,
nor
goe
one
foote
till
hee
have
the
Lord
to
goe
with
us
?
O
how
that
complaint
of
the
Prophet
may
pierce
us
to
the
very
heart
;
There
is
none
that
calleth
upon
thy
Name
nor
stirreth
up
himselfe
to
take
hold
on
thee
!
And
what
followeth
?
even
that
which
partly
is
upon
us
,
and
partly
like
to
come
upon
the
,
Thou
hast
hid
thy
face
from
us
,
and
hast
consumed
us
because
of
our
iniquities
.
Who
is
it
now
,
with
the
Spouse
in
the
Canticles
,
that
laieth
hold
upon
Christ
till
hee
have
brought
him
into
his
Mothers
house
?
stay
our selves
upon
the
Tower
,
and
stand
upon
the
watch
to
see
what
the
Lord
will
say
unto
us
:
Though
he
be
angry
with
our
Prayers
let
us
not
give
over
,
but
let
us
pray
continually
,
not
returning
againe
to
folly
;
and
wee
may
be
sure
it
shall
goe
well
with
us
in
the
day
of
tryall
.
Another
Evidence
of
the
Spirit
on
Prayer
,
We
know
not
indeed
of
our selves
what
to
pray
for
,
nor
how
to
pray
,
but
the
Spirit
teacheth
us
in
both
;
against
that
old
and
new
Pelagian
Heresie
of
mans
abilility
in
both
duties
,
the
Spirit
teacheth
us
to
aske
that
,
and
nothing
but
that
,
which
is
agreeable
to
his
Will
;
for
that
hath
the
promise
and
confidence
in
the
promises
annexed
unto
it
:
And
this
is
the
confidence
that
we
have
in
him
,
that
if
wee
aske
any
thing
according
to
his
will
,
he
heareth
us
:
So
that
the
Will
of
God
must
be
the
Rule
and
Square
of
our
Prayers
;
God
gave
Salomon
his
choice
to
ask
what
hee
would
,
yet
Salomon
knew
very
well
(
as
appeareth
by
his
choice
)
that
Aske
and
it
shall
be
given
you
&c.
For
wee
must
take
heed
(
as
it
there
followeth
)
that
instead
of
bread
wee
aske
not
stones
,
nor
a
Scorpion
instead
of
fish
,
that
is
,
hurtfull
and
not
lawful
things
,
instead
of
usefull
and
lawful
.
The
man
destitute
of
the
Spirit
of
God
asketh
ever
amisse
S.
Iames
saith
)
either
for
quantity
or
quality
,
or
for
ill
ends
;
hee
asketh
there
that
which
is
naught
in
it selfe
;
or
if
it
be
good
it
is
not
fit
for
him
;
or
if
it
might
be
fit
for
him
,
if
hee
were
such
as
he
should
be
,
yet
hee
is
not
fitted
for
it
because
he
is
not
such
as
he
should
be
.
I
must
confesse
upon
wofull
experience
,
that
the
Children
of
God
in
their
Lunatick
fits
,
fall
often
foul
upon
these
shelves
or
sandes
:
As
for
asking
things
unlawfull
;
the
Dilciples
would
have
fire
from
heaven
;
sit
on
the
right
hand
,
and
on
the
left
of
Christ
;
David
would
have
the
wings
of
a
Dove
that
he
might
flie
from
his
colours
:
and
so
they
aske
things
not
fitting
for
them
,
though
to
good
intent
,
and
often
they
are
not
fitted
for
the
things
they
aske
.
But
thus
they
doe
in
their
hast
,
the
Word
of
God
checketh
them
;
Gods
Spirit
&
their
owne
conscience
diverteth
them
from
this
course
;
and
they
endeavour
to
square
their
desires
according
to
the
Will
of
God
.
But
the
wicked
are
like
to
Elies
sonnes
,
They
will
have
what
they
will
,
if
they
perish
for
it
.
Try
thy
Prayer
then
by
the
object
of
thy
desires
;
if
thou
canst
heartily
submit
thy self
to
the
Will
of
God
in
all
things
,
then
thou
hast
assurance
of
the
guidance
of
the
Spirit
;
but
if
thou
wilt
be
both
begger
and
chooser
,
thou
art
too
saucy
to
be
guided
by
the
Spirit
.
Secondly
,
as
for
the
Matter
so
they
have
due
respect
unto
the
Order
:
The
Spirit
whereby
they
are
guided
,
is
a
spirit
of
Order
&
not
of
confusion
.
They
first
seeke
heaven
and
heavenly
things
,
Seek
yee
first
the
Kingdome
of
God
and
his
righteousnesse
,
and
all
these
things
shall
be
added
unto
you
:
where
by
the
Kingdome
of
God
and
his
righteousnesse
is
meant
heaven
and
all
the
means
of
Gods
appointment
,
that
bring
us
to
heaven
,
which
both
for
excellency
and
order
we
must
seeke
and
esteem
above
&
before
all
things
;
not
but
that
wee
may
and
must
seeke
earthly
things
,
for
there
is
a
necessity
of
them
,
we
have
the
promises
for
them
,
but
it
must
be
as
they
are
necessary
helps
to
the
better
things
,
giving
them
their
due
time
and
place
:
A
pattern
for
this
our
Saviour
giveth
us
in
that
perfect
patterne
of
Prayer
,
wherein
he
teacheth
us
first
to
pray
for
heavenly
things
,
and
then
for
earthly
things
.
Where
if
any
object
,
dayly
bread
is
prefixt
to
the
asking
of
forgivenesse
of
sinnes
,
the
former
being
earthly
,
the
later
heavenly
;
Remission
of
sins
,
as
some
think
,
because
the
former
of
petitions
is
for
good
,
the
later
is
in
the
number
of
the
deprecations
for
evill
:
Others
,
that
from
the
sight
of
our
necessities
of
earthly
things
,
we
are
led
to
a
sight
of
our
necessity
of
heavenly
things
:
According
to
this
patterne
is
the
practice
of
the
Saints
;
Salomon
makes
first
choice
for
Wisdome
,
the
light
of
Iehovah's
face
or
countenance
,
red
pottage
,
and
let
him
deale
afterward
for
the
birth-right
as
hee
can
;
let
Saul
be
honoured
before
the
people
,
and
hee
will
take
his
venture
of
the
honour
from
God
.
Againe
,
Then
try
thy selfe
by
the
right
ordering
of
thy
heart
towards
the
object
of
thy
desires
;
if
thy
heart
pant
,
and
thy
soule
thirsteth
after
the
living
God
,
and
the
promises
of
God
Christ
Iesus
:
Doest
thou
desire
the
loving
kindnesse
of
the
Lord
more
then
Life
it selfe
,
then
let
this
assure
thee
,
though
thou
want
other
assurance
,
that
thy
desires
are
the
desires
of
the
Spirit
;
for
every
desire
is
of
the
nature
of
the
thing
desired
:
Beasts
affect
only
sensuall
objects
,
because
their
desires
are
meerly
sensuall
,
and
the
naturall
man
desireth
naturall
things
as
the
adequat
object
of
his
desires
,
though
by
some
sparkle
of
common
instinct
he
may
glance
at
better
things
,
which
he
neither
knoweth
,
nor
truly
affecteth
.
So
the
Kingdome
of
God
and
his
righteousnesse
is
the
adequat
object
of
the
spirituall
mans
desires
,
although
the
stomach
may
be
affected
with
the
maukin
,
or
such
a
disease
as
women
with-child
and
men
also
labour
of
,
arising
from
an
excrementious
or
venemous
,
humour
,
whereby
they
long
extremely
for
things
hurtfull
,
like
the
humour
it selfe
,
and
desire
them
more
then
holsome
food
:
But
as
this
is
cured
by
vomiting
,
so
the
Lord
by
some
crosse
or
other
purgeth
out
his
malignant
menstrous
humour
,
after
which
they
come
to
hate
their
owne
desires
:
David
was
taken
with
a
longing
desire
for
the
water
of
Bethlem
,
but
not
when
hee
perceived
it
to
be
the
price
of
blood
;
by
hazarding
the
lives
of
his
worthies
,
hee
would
not
give
it
to
his
desires
.
So
when
the
Saints
perceive
their
inordinate
desires
to
hazard
their
esteeme
&
desire
of
Chirst
,
they
say
to
them
,
as
Ephraim
to
his
Idols
,
get
you
hence
,
what
have
I
to
doe
with
you
?
Look
to
it
then
,
for
if
thou
set
thine
ease
,
profit
,
pleasures
,
honour
,
or
any
thing
else
before
Christ
,
thy
desire
is
not
of
Christ
.
The
last
note
of
Evidence
of
the
Spirit
,
the
Praier
of
Iudah
,
and
bring
him
unto
his
people
:
To
heare
is
no
other
thing
but
to
answer
;
he
who
prayeth
then
intendeth
to
have
answer
,
looketh
for
an
answer
;
it
will
follow
then
by
conversion
,
that
he
that
looketh
not
for
an
answer
,
prayeth
not
at
all
.
That
speech
of
the
blind
man
,
God
heareth
sinners
,
carririeth
these
two
things
in
it
;
First
,
as
I
have
shewed
,
the
living
in
any
sinne
cannot
stand
with
the
Spirit
of
Prayer
:
This
hath
been
the
course
of
all
the
Saints
:
Iacob
looked
for
a
blessing
,
and
hee
would
not
away
without
a
blessing
;
The
Canaanitish
Woman
will
not
away
til
she
have
somewhat
,
though
it
be
but
crummes
;
David
will
look
out
,
that
is
,
(
as
I
have
shewed
)
he
will
waite
for
an
answer
;
My
soule
waiteth
for
Iehovah
,
more
then
a
watch-man
for
the
morning
:
As
the
eyes
of
servants
are
unto
the
hand
of
their
Masters
,
or
as
the
eyes
of
a
Maiden
unto
the
hand
of
her
Mistresse
;
So
our
eyes
are
toward
Iehovah
,
our
God
,
untill
that
he
be
gracious
unto
us
:
The
leadeth
us
unto
this
duty
by
the
very
instinct
of
brutish
creatures
;
The
eyes
of
all
looke
attentively
to
thee
,
and
thou
givest
them
their
meat
in
due
season
.
If
a
wearied
soule
object
I
answer
,
Thus
much
I
hope
shal
Grones
of
the
Spirit
,
which
in
some
measure
are
in
all
Gods
children
.
All
these
marks
indeed
,
or
,
at
the
least
,
some
of
them
be
very
conspicuous
;
yet
through
disuse
or
neglect
the
characters
may
be
mightily
raced
,
and
illegible
,
mosse-grown
with
the
cares
of
this
life
,
and
the
remnants
of
carnality
,
hypocrisy
,
&
security
,
yet
they
are
not
quite
raced
out
,
so
that
they
are
not
there
at
all
;
but
in
the
unregenerate
they
are
not
at
all
,
or
in
any
measure
.
I
have
beene
the
larger
in
them
,
because
of
the
deceitfulnesse
of
the
heart
,
the
neglect
of
triall
,
the
presumption
of
hypocrites
and
prophane
men
,
and
for
stirring
up
of
Gods
people
to
look
better
to
it
,
that
they
may
not
only
pray
in
the
spirit
in
some
measure
,
but
also
that
they
may
pray
in
sense
of
the
spirit
,
which
is
the
third
Point
in
order
to
be
handled
.
3.
How
the
Sence
of
the
Spirit
in
Prayer
may
bee
attained
.
BEFORE
I
For
answer
hereunto
,
I
must
acknowledge
,
that
as
the
prayer
of
the
wicked
is
never
mentioned
but
with
professed
detestation
of
it
,
so
I
never
read
of
any
prayer
of
the
wicked
in
secret
;
But
the
Pharisees
,
the
very
picture
of
hypocrites
,
are
reproved
for
turning
the
course
of
secret
prayer
to
publique
ostentation
:
It
is
discovered
in
the
Scripture
to
be
the
practice
of
the
Saints
;
Isaac
went
out
into
the
fields
with
deepe
meditation
(
for
so
the
word
signifieth
.
)
It
was
Daniels
ordinary
practice
to
goe
into
his
chamber
three
times
a
day
to
pray
;
So
David
,
evening
and
morning
and
at
noone
will
I
meditate
;
at
the
sixt
houre
Peter
went
into
prayer
.
Lastly
,
Now
having
answered
this
Question
,
I
come
directly
to
the
point
it selfe
,
namely
,
The
meanes
of
attaining
the
sense
of
the
Spirit
in
prayer
:
For
as
many
think
they
pray
,
&
yet
pray
not
at
all
;
so
many
pray
indeed
,
and
doe
not
belieue
they
pray
.
As
it
is
the
highest
happines
of
the
soule
to
converse
with
God
in
prayer
,
so
is
it
the
heavenliest
consolation
of
the
soule
,
to
know
it selfe
to
bee
conversant
with
God
in
prayer
:
Now
for
the
attainment
of
this
,
thou
must
,
1
First
stir
up
and
quicken
the
motion
of
the
spirit
:
As
in
nature
,
Motion
stirreth
up
naturall
heat
,
and
naturall
heat
maintaineth
Motion
,
making
the
part
moved
more
sensible
of
livelinesse
,
and
activity
;
so
the
stirring
up
of
any
spirituall
faculty
,
maketh
it
more
active
&
agile
,
and
the
activity
thereof
maintaines
the
vigor
of
the
faculty
,
and
maketh
the
subject
more
sensible
of
its
own
activity
:
It
is
directly
so
in
prayer
;
to
this
the
Apostle
is
very
pertinent
,
Stir
up
the
gift
that
is
in
thee
.
The
property
of
the
word
is
to
stir
up
the
sparkles
of
fire
,
covered
as
it
were
with
ashes
,
and
by
laying
fuell
to
them
,
to
kindle
them
up
,
and
make
them
burne
again
.
So
that
if
thou
wouldst
feele
the
heat
of
the
spirit
,
thou
must
by
a
devout
indeavour
&
carefull
assiduity
,
gather
together
the
sparkles
of
the
spirituall
motions
,
raked
up
in
the
ashes
of
corruption
,
and
the
rubbish
of
carelesse
neglect
,
and
by
laying
on
the
fuell
of
the
grones
of
the
spirit
,
with
the
soft
breath
of
the
bellows
of
heavenly
meditations
,
thou
must
resuscitate
and
kindle
up
againe
that
spirituall
fire
,
which
is
like
to
be
extinguished
.
The
neglect
of
this
maketh
want
of
sense
,
and
want
of
sense
want
of
comfort
;
and
therefore
(
as
the
Apostle
saith
)
neglect
not
,
or
be
not
carelesse
of
the
gift
that
is
in
thee
.
If
ever
then
thou
wouldst
have
comfort
from
the
sense
of
prayer
,
dig
thy selfe
out
of
thine
own
security
,
dull
not
,
neither
drowne
thy
pretious
thoughts
in
cares
,
pleasures
,
worldly
joyes
,
or
sorrowes
;
be
ever
bringing
the
dispersed
sparkles
of
the
Spirit
together
,
and
like
a
good
workman
,
look
well
to
the
fire
,
and
then
the
Lord
will
not
onely
take
notice
of
thy
prayer
,
as
he
did
of
Pauls
,
but
hee
will
also
give
thy
soule
to
know
,
that
it
is
such
a
prayer
as
he
taketh
notice
of
;
so
that
thou
maist
confidently
averre
with
David
,
I
have
called
upon
thee
,
&
maist
urge
it
with
an
argument
,
let
mee
not
bee
confounded
.
2
The
second
Mean
of
procuring
sense
,
is
the
removing
of
hinderances
,
as
the
distemper
of
the
body
by
intemperancy
,
the
distemper
of
the
soule
by
passion
,
dividing
cares
or
loose
and
unprofitable
company
;
these
bee
the
rubbish
of
our
ruinous
disposition
,
that
keep
us
from
the
view
of
the
straine
of
prayer
in
us
:
These
be
the
ashes
that
cover
the
sparkles
of
the
Spirit
,
&
keep
us
from
the
sensible
heat
of
them
.
Away
then
with
these
if
thou
desirest
the
sense
of
the
vigor
of
the
Spirit
!
First
the
soule
followeth
the
temperature
of
the
body
;
thou
must
labour
,
as
much
as
may
be
,
for
a
sound
minde
in
a
well
tempered
body
:
The
over-wearied
,
and
over-toyled
bodies
,
whereunto
most
men
reserve
their
families
and
secret
duties
,
are
unfit
to
organize
the
soule
,
or
to
vent
the
soul's
desires
in
prayer
;
It
is
good
therefore
to
ply
the
duty
in
health
,
&
strength
of
body
,
that
hence
comfort
may
arise
in
time
of
sicknesse
,
and
weaknesse
.
As
for
the
Passions
or
Perturbations
of
the
mind
,
if
they
be
the
symptomes
of
evill
affected
bodies
,
the
body
must
be
brought
in
frame
;
but
if
they
bee
the
more
spiritual
perturbations
,
or
such
turbulent
commotions
as
wee
call
properly
the
sicknesse
of
the
minde
,
as
anguish
,
slavish
feare
,
sadnesse
,
&
the
like
,
these
being
of
an
aëreall
and
subtile
nature
,
doe
trouble
and
miscarry
the
temper
,
as
the
winde
doth
carry
the
calmest
ayre
and
smoothest
water
against
the
rocks
:
So
that
for
want
of
smooth
waters
to
move
on
(
if
you
will
)
a
well-composed
minde
,
the
evidence
of
the
Spirit
,
can
neither
be
seen
nor
heard
.
Therefore
these
perturbations
must
be
alayed
by
their
opposite
.
Graces
,
(
as
I
have
shewed
)
not
quite
taken
away
,
with
the
Stoicks
,
but
they
must
bee
so
tempered
and
alaied
by
grace
,
above
the
temper
of
the
Platonists
,
that
they
may
be
as
sinews
to
the
motion
of
the
Spirit
,
whereby
evidence
may
bee
furthered
,
and
not
hindered
.
As
for
instance
;
an
angry
or
wrathfull
disposition
,
is
like
choler
,
distasting
or
distempering
the
rellish
of
the
Spirit
;
or
as
the
unnaturall
heat
doth
wast
and
consume
the
naturall
active
heat
that
commeth
from
the
heart
;
so
the
devouring
heat
of
anger
eateth
up
the
evidence
of
the
Spirit
.
The
minde
(
as
one
saith
)
must
be
at
peace
in
it selfe
,
if
it
look
towards
God
:
But
if
the
heat
of
anger
be
turned
into
a
holy
zeal
,
tempered
with
discretion
,
it
will
consume
that
rubbish
that
lyeth
in
the
way
of
sense
,
and
will
be
like
a
coach
to
carry
the
evidence
or
feeling
of
the
Spirit
to
our
Spirit
in
the
time
of
prayer
.
Secondly
,
And
so
a
habit
of
dulnesse
or
pensive
heavinesse
,
dulleth
&
flatteth
the
sense
of
the
spirit
in
prayer
,
but
a
well
set
or
moderate
mournfulnesse
,
is
that
sowing
in
teares
,
which
maketh
us
sensible
in
prayer
to
reap
in
joy
.
Lastly
distracting
and
slavish
feare
doth
weaken
the
sense
of
Gods
love
towards
us
,
but
a
reverent
awe
of
the
Majesty
of
God
in
prayer
,
will
give
thy
soule
assurance
,
that
he
is
thy
Father
,
and
that
by
the
power
of
the
spirit
,
thou
callest
him
so
.
Thirdly
,
As
for
the
removeall
of
any
reigning
sin
,
I
have
spoke
of
it
before
,
for
continuance
in
that
cannot
stand
with
the
Spirit
of
prayer
;
yea
I
am
of
that
minde
,
that
though
David
lost
not
the
Spirit
by
his
sin
,
it
is
probable
that
he
prayed
not
scarce
all
the
time
that
he
lay
in
his
sin
.
A
third
Mean
to
attain
sense
of
the
Spirit
in
prayer
,
is
in
thy
disposition
to
the
duty
,
and
desire
to
bee
guided
by
the
spirit
,
and
not
by
the
flesh
&
blood
.
In
thine
indisposition
,
or
averse
disposition
,
it
will
disswade
thee
from
praying
at
all
,
and
that
upon
some
shew
of
probable
ground
,
as
that
thou
hast
not
the
Spirit
,
thou
canst
not
pray
,
God
will
not
entertain
it
,
If
any
bee
by
thou
maist
shame
thy self
,
and
bewray
thee
to
bee
a
man
of
no
gifts
;
So
thou
hadst
best
let
it
alone
till
thou
be
fitted
,
God
will
accept
of
thy
good
intention
,
and
better
not
pray
at
all
,
then
not
to
pray
excellently
:
But
these
,
&
the
like
be
sophisticall
suggestions
,
whereunto
if
thou
hearknest
,
thou
neglectest
thy
duty
,
thou
weaknest
thy
prayer
by
thy
neglect
,
thou
disacquaintest
thy selfe
with
God
,
thou
bewraiest
a
doting
on
thine
own
ability
,
thou
interceptest
Gods
opportunity
of
manifesting
his
strength
in
thy
weaknesse
,
thou
givest
advantage
to
Sathan
,
thou
indangerest
the
very
habit
of
prayer
as
much
as
in
thee
lyeth
;
for
from
frequency
of
neglect
thou
maist
derelinquish
the
duty
,
or
bring
it
to
a
bare
presumptory
performance
.
Lastly
,
there
is
nothing
that
weakneth
,
depriveth
,
and
opposeth
sense
more
then
this
:
for
as
a
sedentary
life
;
or
sleeping
after
meat
,
bringeth
a
fat
cold
body
to
a
Palsie
or
Lethargie
,
wherein
sense
and
motion
is
often
weakned
or
deprived
;
so
the
neglect
of
duty
may
indanger
sense
to
a
mans
dying
day
.
Therefore
if
thou
canst
not
pray
as
thou
wouldest
,
or
as
thou
shouldst
,
pray
yet
as
thou
canst
;
God
may
bee
there
and
thou
not
aware
of
it
:
and
when
thou
art
least
able
,
thou
art
most
able
;
&
when
thou
art
most
humble
,
thou
art
fittest
for
sense
:
&
take
this
as
the
direction
of
the
Spirit
in
many
places
besides
the
practice
of
the
Saints
:
Pray
alwaies
;
Continue
in
prayer
:
Watch
and
pray
alwaies
:
Be
instant
in
season
and
out
of
season
;
that
is
,
whether
it
please
or
please
not
:
So
whether
thou
art
disposed
or
not
disposed
,
goe
to
,
and
doe
it
;
the
Lord
hath
bidden
thee
.
The
fourth
Meane
in
Prayer
to
obtaine
sence
,
is
the
labouring
in
Prayer
to
bring
home
Christ
sensibly
to
the
soule
:
This
is
the
Spouses
desire
,
I
would
lead
thee
,
I
would
bring
thee
into
my
mothers
house
:
And
thus
she
doth
indeed
;
I
held
him
and
would
not
let
him
goe
until
I
brought
him
into
my
mothers
house
;
which
is
no
other
but
to
bring
him
into
the
heart
,
where
hee
dwelleth
by
Faith
.
As
the
Conduit-pipe
bringeth
home
water
from
the
Fountaine
to
the
Cisterne
,
so
the
Conduit
of
Faith
bringeth
home
the
Fountaine
of
living
water
,
even
Christ
himselfe
,
to
the
Cisterne
of
the
heart
.
As
the
eye
of
Faith
in
Prayer
looketh
for
Christ
,
so
the
hand
of
faith
bringeth
him
home
,
for
faith
is
a
thrifty
grace
,
bringing
all
riches
home
to
the
soule
.
The
want
of
this
thrifty
course
maketh
want
of
sense
in
our
suits
to
God
;
for
as
the
light
of
Gods
truth
bringeth
home
to
the
soul
the
Mountaine
of
his
holinesse
,
so
the
Spirit
of
Prayer
bringeth
home
the
Lord
to
the
soule
of
an
humbled
sinner
.
If
a
man
could
fill
the
Censer
with
odors
,
and
the
heavens
with
Groanēs
,
and
labour
not
in
particular
for
this
Vnion
or
Contract
between
God
&
his
Soule
,
God
may
be
there
with
litle
or
no
immediate
sense
of
his
presence
:
Look
then
to
the
plying
of
this
;
for
this
will
make
thee
to
remove
every
thing
that
may
displease
the
faithfull
witnesse
,
or
weaken
sense
.
A
fift
Mean
to
procure
sense
,
is
a
due
notice-taking
of
God
&
our selves
in
Prayer
:
The
knowledge
of
our selves
,
Moral
,
Naturall
,
and
Spirituall
,
casteth
us
quite
out
of
our selves
,
and
leadeth
us
(
as
one
saith
)
as
it
were
by
the
hand
to
the
knowledge
of
God
;
by
which
reflection
or
circular
knowledge
we
come
to
be
vile
in
our
owne
eyes
:
It
casteth
out
and
keepeth
out
sin
,
making
the
Spirit
rejoyce
to
beare
witnesse
with
our
Spirits
,
that
our
Prayers
are
as
odors
of
incense
in
his
nostrills
.
Againe
,
the
Spirituall
knowledge
of
Gods
Excellency
,
Soveraignty
,
Al-sufficiency
of
all
his
Attributes
and
workes
,
worketh
a
lively
sense
in
the
Suiter
,
because
the
bare
naturall
or
supernaturall
knowledge
of
God
,
be
it
as
may
be
,
will
never
beget
any
sense
without
that
anointing
eye-salve
.
This
knowledg
then
of
Gods
Excellency
will
countervail
the
sense
of
thine
owne
unworthinesse
,
his
Soveraignty
will
command
the
rebellion
thereof
:
His
All-sufficiency
supplyeth
thy
wants
;
all
his
attributes
,
yea
,
even
his
Iustice
(
in
Christ
)
serveth
for
thy
good
;
This
knowledge
giveth
thee
not
only
(
with
the
heathen
)
some
light
to
see
God
in
his
Creatures
.
The
truth
of
this
passage
appeareth
plainly
in
Abraham
his
suite
to
God
for
Sodome
;
I
have
taken
upon
me
,
or
begun
to
speak
unto
the
Lord
,
and
I
am
dust
and
ashes
,
whereby
a
reflective
knowledge
of
God
upon
him selfe
,
hee
seeth
and
acknowledgeth
himselfe
to
be
nothing
:
yet
by
this
is
not
discouraged
but
rather
encouraged
to
continue
his
request
,
renuing
it
to
the
number
of
nine
times
,
which
hee
could
never
have
done
without
the
sense
of
the
Spirits
approbation
.
Our
comming
short
herein
maketh
us
come
short
of
sense
in
Prayer
,
for
either
we
examine
not
our selves
,
and
empty
not
our selves
of
our selves
as
we
should
,
till
we
be
vile
in
our
own
eyes
,
&
therefore
the
Lord
will
not
let
us
know
that
hee
taketh
notice
of
us
,
till
we
take
better
notice
of
our selves
;
or
on
the
contrary
,
wee
fixe
both
our
eyes
upon
our
owne
unworthinesse
,
vilenesse
,
and
insufficiency
,
where
finding
no
matter
of
feeling
,
wee
drench
our selves
in
teares
of
despair
with
S.
Iohn
,
because
there
is
nothing
found
in
us
worthy
to
give
testimony
:
The
sixt
and
last
sense-procuring
Meane
,
is
a
close
and
constant
holy
walking
with
God
in
all
our
Thoughts
,
Words
,
&
Actions
,
both
in
our
generall
and
particular
calling
.
The
guidance
of
the
Spirit
,
Praying
by
the
Spirit
,
and
Evidence
of
the
Spirit
(
in
some
measure
)
goe
usually
together
;
(
I
say
usually
)
because
sometime
the
two
first
may
be
without
the
last
,
and
that
for
causes
best
knowne
to
God
,
as
some
sinne
past
,
prevention
of
some
sinne
,
as
spirituall
pride
,
or
the
like
;
or
for
the
tryall
of
the
patience
of
the
Saints
,
and
their
continuance
in
Prayer
,
trusting
in
the
Lord
,
although
hee
should
kill
them
:
And
truly
I
may
say
for
the
comfort
of
such
,
that
though
it
be
not
so
sweet
a
condition
as
that
which
is
joyned
with
sense
,
yet
it
is
as
happy
&
as
sure
a
condition
as
that
which
is
carried
by
sense
,
if
all
meanes
for
sense
be
used
.
Hither
may
I
apply
that
saying
of
our
Saviour
to
Thomas
,
Thou
beleevest
because
thou
seest
,
blessed
are
those
that
have
not
seen
and
yet
have
beleeved
:
So
,
blessed
are
those
that
continue
in
Praier
,
though
they
want
the
sense
of
assurance
in
Prayer
.
But
to
the
matter
in
hand
,
close
obedience
out
of
Prayer
,
bringeth
good
Evidence
in
Prayer
,
not
only
as
the
effect
,
or
as
the
fruit
evidenceth
the
tree
,
but
it
challengeth
the
Spirit
of
promise
to
be
with
us
in
Prayer
,
to
give
Evidence
and
Approbation
to
his
owne
Worke
:
For
as
remisse
walking
in
a
Christian
(
though
not
absolutely
loose
)
doth
in
some
sort
quench
the
Spirit
and
damp
the
evidence
thereof
in
Prayer
;
so
a
close
,
strict
,
and
holy
walking
with
God
,
doth
quicken
and
rejoyce
the
Spirit
,
for
that
it
is
ready
with
cheerfulnesse
to
give
joyfull
evidence
,
when
wee
goe
about
its
particular
businesse
of
Prayer
.
This
walking
with
God
(
for
which
the
Patriarchs
and
Saints
were
commended
)
is
nothing
else
(
as
the
Author
to
the
Hebrewes
expoundeth
it
)
but
a
pleasing
of
God
by
faith
and
obedience
:
Now
when
we
thus
please
him
,
hee
(
according
to
his
covenant
made
to
Ahraham
and
his
seed
,
)
is
with
us
in
our
requests
,
by
giving
us
contentment
of
assurance
.
But
our
want
of
this
,
maketh
weaknesse
of
Prayer
,
and
want
of
assurance
:
Many
mens
affections
are
led
captive
and
their
judgments
;
wee
presume
our
wayes
to
be
Gods
wayes
,
when
they
are
none
of
his
;
by
being
strict
in
one
of
the
Tables
,
we
take
liberty
to
transgresse
the
other
:
The
harmony
of
the
Spirit
is
distempered
by
our
disordered
passions
;
we
beare
false
witnesse
against
God
in
denying
the
Saints
their
due
,
out
of
a
partiall
humour
,
and
therefore
it
is
just
with
God
to
withdraw
his
testimony
from
our
requests
,
though
we
eagerly
desire
it
.
Lastly
,
the
hearts
of
the
most
professing
,
are
so
overcharged
with
the
cares
of
this
life
,
that
the
Spirit
also
is
overcharged
with
the
dulnesse
&
deadnesse
of
their
Prayers
,
whereby
the
duty
hath
small
force
with
it
and
the
evidence
is
suppressed
:
Therefore
looke
to
thy
walking
in
every
particular
,
if
ever
thou
meanest
to
attaine
to
assurance
in
thy
Prayer
.
Other
meanes
I
might
deliver
for
the
obtaining
of
sense
,
as
due
Preparation
to
Praier
,
a
Habit
of
holy
ejaculations
,
but
I
have
already
spoke
of
the
former
,
and
will
only
adde
this
,
Withdraw
thy selfe
from
all
impediments
,
&
prepare
thy selfe
with
a
reverent
awe
to
meet
thy
God
:
And
for
the
later
,
These
holy
breathings
,
as
ayre
,
keepe
and
cleere
the
fire
upon
the
hearth
,
whereby
sense
is
kindled
when
thou
settest
upon
the
worke
:
Also
for
helpe
in
this
particular
,
the
frequent
use
of
secret
Prayer
will
doe
well
;
David
(
as
I
have
shewed
)
sought
the
Lord
three
times
a
day
;
we
should
of
necessity
be
twice
a
day
with
God
at
the
least
,
besides
going
unto
him
upon
other
occasions
,
as
hearing
of
the
Word
,
or
others
,
remembirng
also
to
double
our
Sacrifice
on
the
Lord's
Day
.
And
so
much
for
the
Meanes
,
which
if
the
Lord
dispose
thy
heart
to
use
conscionably
,
thou
canst
not
but
obtain
some
good
measure
of
assurance
,
that
thou
praiest
by
the
Holy
Ghost
.