the Father in my name he will give it lvi. 6, 7. The sons of the stranger that you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, my name; ask and ye shall receive, that and to love the name of the Lord, and to your joy may be full.

be his servants, every one that keepeth Col. iii. 17. Whatsoever ye do in word the Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord hold of my covenant, even them will I Jesus. See Heb. iv. 14. 16. Dan. ix. 18. bring to my holy mountain, and will

make them joyful in my house of prayer; CLXV. Prayer must be made in faith. their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices Matt. xxi. 22. All things whatsoever ye shall be accepted on mine altar. shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall re- John ix. 31. If any man be a worceive.

shipper of God, and doeth his will, him he John xv. 7. If ye abide in me, and heareth. my words abide in you, ye shall ask what 1 John iii. 22. Whatsoever we ask, ye will, and it shall be done unto you. we receive of him, because we keep his

Eph. iii. 12. In whom (Christ) we have commandments, and do those things that boldness and access by the faith of him. are pleasing in his sight. Heb. iv. 16.

Prov. xxviii. 9. He that turneth away Heb. x. 22. Let us draw near with a his ears from hearing the law, even his true heart, in full assurance of faith. prayer shall be an abomination.

xi. 6. He that cometh to God must be. lieve that he is, and that he is a rewarder CLXX. With humility, confession and of them that diligently seek him. turning from sin. 2 Chron. vii. 14. If

James i. 6. Ask in faith nothing wa. my people shall humble themselves, and vering. Ver. 7. Luke xii. 29.

pray, and seek my face, and turn from, v. 15. The prayer of faith shall save their wicked ways, then will I hear from the sick. Jude 20.

heaven, and will forgive their sins, and

will heal their land. Ch. vi. 26 to 40. 1 CLXVI. With sincerity of heart. Ps. Kings viii. 37 to 50. xvii. 1. Give ear unto my prayer, that xxxiii. 12. Manasseh humbled him. goeth not out of feigned lips.

self, and prayed, and God was intreated. xxv. 1. Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up Ver. 13,

Ps. ix. 12. God forgetteth not the cry lxii. 6. Pour out your heart before God; of the humble. he is a refuge for us,

x. 17, Lord thou hast heard the desire cxlv. 18. The Lord is nigh unto all of the humble. that call upon him in truth,

Jer. xxxvi. 6, 7. Go read the words of Jer. xxix, 13. The Lord said, Ye shall the Lord, in the ears of the people. It find me, when ye shall search for me may be, they will present their suppli. with all your heart. Ver. 14. 2 Chron. cation before the Lord, and will return

every one from his evil way; for great is Lam. iii, 41, Let us lift up our heart the anger and fury that the Lord hath with our hands to God in the heavens. pronounced against them.

2 Tim. ii, 22. Call on the Lord out of Luke xviii. 9 to 15. See the humble a pure heart

publican's prayer accepted. See more Heb. x. 22, Let us draw near with a instances of the prayers of penitent, retrue heart, &c, Job xi. 13.

turning sinners heard: Judg. iii. 7, 8, 9.

12. 15.-iv. 1. 3.-vi. 1. 7. 10 to 16.-xi. CLXVII. With love to God. Ps. xci. 33, 1 Sam. vii. 4 to 11. 2 Sam. xxiv, 17, 14. The Lord said, Because he hath set 25. Ps. xxxii. 5. Acts ix. 11, his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him.-Ver. 15. He shall call upon me CLXXI, With forgiveness towards and I will answer him.

men. Matt. v. 24. Be reconciled to thy bro:

ther, and then come and offer thy gift. CLXVIII. With the fear of God. Ps. vi. 12. After this manner pray ye, cxlv. 19. The Lord will fulfil the desire Forgive us our debts as we forgive our of them that fear him; he also will hear debtors.- Ver, 14, 15. For if ye forgive their cry, and will save them,

them their trespasses, your heavenly

Father will also forgive you. But if ye CLXIX. With obedience to God, Isa. forgive not men their trespasses, neither

my soul.

xv, 15.

will your Father forgive your trespasses. Acts i. 4. The apostles continued Matt. xi. 25, 26.

with one accord in prayer and supplicaLuke vi. 37. Forgive and ye shall be tion. forgiven. Col. iii. 13.

ii. 42. The primitive Christians con1 Tim. ii. 8. Pray without wrath. tinued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine

and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, CLXXII. With alms and good works. and in prayers. Isa. lviii. 7. Deal thy bread to the hun. vi. 4. The apostles said, We will give gry, bring the poor that are cast out to ourselves continually to prayer and to the thine house, when thou seest the naked ministry of the word. cover him, &c.—Ver. 9. Then shalt thou x. 2. Cornelius prayed to God always. call, and the Lord will answer.

Ver. 31. Acts x. 2. Cornelius, a devout man, xii. 5. Prayer was made without ceasand one that feared God with all his ing of the church for Peter. house, which gave much alms to the Rom. xii. 12. Continue instant in praypeople, and prayed to God always.-Ver. er. 2 Thess. v. 7. Pray without ceas. 3, 4. He saw an angel coming unto him, ing. saying unto him, Cornelius, thy prayers

1 Cor. vii. 5. Give yourselves to fastand thine alms are come up for a memo- ing and prayer. rial before God. See Prov. xxi. 13. Eph. vi. 18. Praying always, with all

prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and CLXXIII. Prayer must be frequent, watching thereunto with all perseverance fervent, and importunate. Ps. v. 3. My and supplication for all saints. voice shalt thou hear in the morning Col. iv. 2. Continue in prayer, and Lord, in the morning will I direct my watch in the same. prayer to thee, and will look up.

1 Thess iji. 10. Night and day praylv. 17. Evening and morning, and at ing exceedingly. noon, will I cry aloud; and he shall hear Heb. v. 7. In the days of his flesh

Christ offered up prayers and supplica1xxxvi. 3. Be merciful unto me. otions, with strong crying and tears, and Lord, for I have cried unto thee daily.

was heard. lxxxviii. 1. O Lord God of my salva- 1 Pet. iv. 7. The end of all things is at tion, I have cried day and night before hand; be ye therefore sober, and watch thee.-Ver. 9. I have called daily upon unto prayer

. Eph. vi. 18. See more in. thee.

stances, 1 Sam. i. 10, 12. Matt. xxvi. 44. Ver. 13. Unto thee have I cried, 02 Cor. xii. 7, 8, 9. Lord; in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.

CLXXIV. Prayers and tears. See Heb. cxvi. 2. He hath inclined his ear un- v. 7. in the former section. to me; therefore will I call upon him as 2 Kings xx. 2,-3. Hezekiah prayed long as I live. Ver. 13. 17.

unto the Lord and wept sore.-Ver. 5. cxix. 147. I prevented the dawning Thus saith the Lord to Hezekiah, I have of the morning, and cried unto thee. — heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: Ver. 167. Seven times a day do I praise behold I will heal thee. Isa. xxxviii. 5. thee.

Jer. xxxi. 9. They shall come with Dan. vi. 10. Daniel kneeled upon his weeping, and with supplications will I knees three times a day, and prayed and lead them; I will cause them to walk in gave thanks. Ver. 11.

a straight way wherein they shall not Matt. xxvi. 41. Watch and pray, that stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and ye cnter not into temptation.

Ephraim is my first-born. Ver. 12. See Luke ï. 37. Anna served God, with Job xvi. 20. Psal. vi. 7, 8, 9,-xxxix. 12. fastings and prayers night and day. 1 -xlii

. 3, 4.-Ivi. 8, 9. Acts xx. 19. Tim. v.5. v. 33. The disciples of John fast often CLXXV. Private prayer. Matt. vi. 6.

When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, vi. 12. Jesus continued all night in and when thou hast shut thy door, pray prayer to God.

to thy Father which is in secret, and thy xviii. 1. Jesus spake a parable that men Father which seeth in secret shall reought always to pray, and not to faint. ward thee openly. Ch. xi. 5 to 15.

xiv. 23. Jesus, when he had sent the

my voice.

and make prayers.

multitude away, went up unto a mountain the altar, and let them say, Spare thy to pray, and was there alone. Luke vi. 12. people, O Lord.

xxvi. 36. Jesus saith to his disciples, Matt. xviii. 19. If two of you shall Sit

ye here till I go and pray yonder.- agree on earth as touching any thing that Ver. 39. And he went a little farther, and they shall ask, it shall be done for them fell on his face, and prayed. Ver. 42. of my Father which is in heaven. Ver. 44.

20. For where two or three are gathered Mark i. 35. In the morning, Jesus ris- together in my name, there am I in the ing up a great while before day, went out midst of them. and departed into a solitary place, and Heb. x. 25. Not forsaking the assem. there prayed.

bling yourselves together as the manner Luke v. 16. Jesus withdrew himself of some is. See instances, Luke i. 10. into the wilderness, and prayed. Ch. ix. 18. Acts i. 14.-ii. 4. 46.-ii. 1.-xvi. 13.

Acts x. 9. Peter went up to the house top to pray. Ver. 30.

CLXXVII. Directions concerning the

words or expressions to be used in prayer. CLXXVI. Public prayer, being a part Eccl. v. 1, 2. Keep thy foot when thou of public worship. 1 Kings viii. 27. But goest into the house of God, and be more will God indeed dwell on the earth? Be ready to hear than to offer the sacrifice hold the heaven, and the heaven of hea of fools. Be not rash with thy mouth, vens cannot contain thee.

and let not thine heart be hasty to utter Ver. 28–30. Yet have thou respect any thing before God; for God is in hea. unto the prayer of thy servant; that thine ven and thou upon earth; therefore let eyes may be open toward this house night thy words be few. and day, even toward the place of which Hos. xiv. 2. Take with you words, and thou hast said, My name shall be there. turn to the Lord, and say unto him, Take Hearken unto the supplication of thy ser- away all iniquity, and receive us gravant, and of thy people Israel, when they ciously; so will we render the calves of shall pray toward this place; and lear our lips. thou in heaven, and forgive.

Matt. vi. 7. Use not vain repetitions as 2 Chron. vii. 12. I have chosen this the heathen do. See 1 Kings xviii. 26, 27. place to myself, for a house of sacrifice. 1 Cor. xiv. 14. If I pray in an unknown -Ver. 15. Mine eyes shall be open, and tongue mine understanding is unfruitmine ears attend unto the prayer that is ful.—Ver. 19. In the church I had ramade in this place.

ther speak five words in my understand. Ps. lxxxvii. 2. The Lord loveth the ing, that by my voice I might teach gates of Zion more than all the dwellings others, than ten thousand words in an of Jacob.

unknown tongue. cxvi. 18, 19. I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the presence of all his people,

CLXXVIII. Of the gestures of body in the courts of the Lord's house, in the used in prayer. The hands lifted up, midst of thee, O Jerusalem.

spread abroad, spread forth : so prayed Isa. Ivi. 7. I will make them joyful in Moses, Exod. ix. 29.... David, Ps. Ixiii. 4. my house of prayer; their burnt offer. Solomon, 1 Kings viii. 22. The church, ings and their sacrifices shall be accepted Isa. i. 15. upon mine altar: for mine house shall be Standing: so prayed Phinehas, Judy. called the house of prayer, for all people. xx. 28. Solomon, 1 Kings viii.

22. The Zech. viii. 21. Let us go speedily to humble publican, Luke x. 11. 13. pray before the Lord.

Kneeling : so prayed Solomon, 2 Chron, Joel i. 14. Call an assembly, gather vi. 13. Jesus Christ, Luke xxii. 41, Saint the elders, and call the inhabitants of the Paul, Acts xx. 36.-xxi, 5. Daniel, Dan. land, unto the house of the Lord your vi. 10. Stephen, Acts vii. 60. Peter, Acts God, and cry unto the Lord. Ver. 19. ix. 40. See Ps. xcv, 6. Neh. xi. 17.

Falling on the face : so prayed Moses, ii. 15–17. Sanctify a fast, call a so- Deut. ix. 18. 25. David and the elders, lemn assembly. Gather the people, sanc- 1 Chron. xxi. 16. Job, Job i. 20. Ezekiel, tify the congregation, assemble the elders, Ezek. ix. 8. Jesus Christ, Matt. xxvi. 39. gather the children and those that suck Sitting: so prayed David, 2 Sam. vij. the breasts. Let the priests, the ministers 18. Nehemiah, Neh. i. 4. of the Lord, weep between the porch and Head uncovered, 1 Cor. xi. 4.

CLXXIX. The things to be prayed for, CLXXXIV. For health and deliverance being as numerous and various as the from sickness. 2 Kings xx. 2. Hezekiah gifts of God for the supply of the wants of prayed to the Lord in his sickness.Ver. man, spiritual and temporal, they cannot 5. Thus saith the Lord (to him), I have be fully exhibited under this head. How- heard thy frayers, I have seen thy tears; ever, a few of the principal of them may I will heal thee. (Isa. xxxviii. 1.) Ver. be set forth in the following order. 7. Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs

and they took, and laid it on the boil, and CLXXX. The Lord's prayer, as to he recovered. words, matter and method, affords a good, Job xxxiv. 23. God heareth the cry of though brief model of things to be prayed the afflicted. Isa. xxvi. 16. for. Matt. vi. 9. After this manner pray Acts xxviii. 6. Publius lay sick of a ye, Our father which art in heaven, &c. fever, to whom Paul entered in and

prayed, and laid his hands on him, and CLXXXI. Spiritual blessings ; wisdom healed him. and grace to be asked. Ps. ix. 12. So James v. 13—15, Is any among you teach us to number our days, that we may afflicted ? let him pray. Is any sick ? let apply our hearts to wisdom. James i. 5. him send for the elders of the church, If any lack wisdom, let him ask of God, and let them pray over him: And the and it shall be given him.

prayer of faith shall save the sick. 2 Chron. i. 10, 11, 12. See Solomon's 2 Chron. xvi. 12. Asa in his disease prayer for wisdom accepted.

sought not to the Lord, but to the phy. Matt. vi. 33. Seek ye first the king. sicians. dom of God, and his righteousness.

Luke xi. 13. If ye know how to give CLXXXV. The prayer of the poor good gifts unto your children, how much heard. Ps. xxxiv. 6. This poor man more shall your heavenly Father give cried; the Lord heard, and delivered him the holy Spirit to them that ask him ? out of all his distresses. Matt. vii. 11.

lxxii. 12. God shall deliver the needy 1 Cor. xii. 31. Covet earnestly the when he crieth, the poor also, and him best gifts.

that hath no helper. Job xxxiv. 28. xiv. 1. Desire spiritual gifts.

cii. 7. The Lord will regard the prayer Col. iii. 1, 2. Seek those things which of the destitute, and not despise their are above, where Christ sitteth on the

prayer. right hand of God. Set your affections See Prayers for deliverance from ene. on things above, not on things on earth. mies; for Deliverance from trouble. Heb. iv. 16. Let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mer.

CLXXXVI. Intercessory prayer, or cy, and find grace to help in time of need.

prayer for others. CLXXXII. For such earthly things as CLXXXVII. For whom we ought to are agreeable to God's will, and with sub- pray. 1 Tim. ii. 1. I exhort that suppli, mission to it. Example. Luke xxii. 42. cations, prayers and intercessions, and Jesus prayed, Father, if thou be willing, giving thanks, be made for all men. remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will but thine be done. Matt. xxvi. 39. Not as I will, but as thou wilt. Ps. cxxii. 6. Pray for the peace of Jeru

CLXXXVIII For the church of God. 1 John v. 14. If we ask any thing ac. salem: they shall prosper that love cording to his will he heareth us. Ver. 15. See 2 Sam. vii. 27.

thee. James iv. 3. Ye ask and receive not, of the Lord, keep not silence. Give him

Isa. lxii. 6, 7. Ye that make mention because

ye

ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

no rest till he establish, and till he make

Jerusalem a praise in the earth. CLXXXIII. For daily bread. Matt. Matt. ix. 38. Pray ye the Lord of the vi. 11. Give us this day our daily bread. harvest, that he will send forth labourers

1 Tim. iv. 5. Every creature of God is into his harvest. good; it is sanctified by the word of God Eph. vi. 18. Praying always, with all

See 1 Kings viii. 37, 38. 2 prayer and supplication for all saints. Chron. vii. 13,

James v. 16, Pray one for another,

and prayer.

1 John v. 16. Pray for a brother that Matt. vii. 7. Ask and ye shall receive, sinneth..

seek and ye shall find, &c. John xvi. 24.

Phil. iv. 6. Be careful for nothing; but CLXXXIX. Instances of such prayers. in every thing by prayer and supplication, Ps. li. 18. Do good in thy good pleasure to with thanksgiving, let your requests be Zion: build thou the walls of thy Jeru- made known to God. salem.

James iv. 8. Draw nigh to God, and lxxx. 14. Return, we besecch thee, o he will draw nigh to you. God of hosts; look down from heaven, and behold and visit this thy vine.

CXCIII. God promises that he will hear cxviii. 25. O Lord, I beseech thee, send prayer. Deut. iv. 7. What nation hath God prosperity.

so nigh into them, as the Lord our God cxxii. 7. Peace be within thy walls, is, in all things that we call upon him for ? and prosperity within thy palaces.

Ps. lxv. 2. O Thou that hearest prayer, cxxxii. 9. Let thy priests be clothed unto thee shall all flesh come. with righteousness, and let thy saints lxxxvi. 5. Thou art good, and ready to shout for joy.-Ver. 16. I will also clothe forgive, and plenteous in mercy to all that her priests with salvation, and her saints call upon thee. Rom. x. 12. shall shout aloud for joy.

Isa. xxx. 19. He will be gracious; at Amos vii. 2. O Lord God, forgive, I the voice of thy cry he will answer thee. beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise, lxv. 24. Before they call I will answer ; for he is small ?

while they aro yet speaking, I will hear, Heh, iii. 2. O Lord, revive thy work in saith the Lord. the midst of the years, in the midst of the

Jer. xxix. 12. Ye shall go and pray years made known; in wrath remember unto me, and I will hearken unto you. mercy.

xxxiii. 3. Thus saith the Lord, Call Matt. vi. 10. Thy kingdom come; thy upon me, and I will answer thee. will be done on earth, &c.

Joel ii. 32. Whosoever shall call on the See in Command, 5th, the duties of name of the Lord, shall be delivered. Rom. ministers and people, &c. to pray one for X. 13. another, &c.

Zech. xiii. 9. They shall call on my

namne, and I will hear them. CXC. For enemies. Jer. xxix. 7. Seek Matt. vii. 8. Every one that asketh rethe peace of the city whither I have caused ceiveth. Ver. 11. you to be carried away captives, and pray

Rom. x. 12. The Lord is rich in mercy unto the Lord for it. Ezra vi. 10. to all that call upon him. See Rev. v. 8.

Matt. v. 44. Pray for them that de- -vii. 3, 4.—Exod. xxii. 23. 27. 2 Chron. spitefully use you, and persecute you.

vii. 14, &c.

See the Qualifications of those whose CXCI. Instances of such prayers. Luke prayers shall be heard, for to them the xxiii. 34. Jesus upon the cross prayed for above promises do belong. his persecutors, saying, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. CXCIV. Declarations of God that he

Acts vii. 60. Stephen prayed for them hath heard prayer. 1 Kings ix. 3. The that put him to death, saying, Lord, lay Lord said to Solomon, I have heard thy not this sin to their charge.

prayer. See Kings xx. 5. 2 Chron. vii. 2 Tim. iv. 16. Paul, being forsaken by 12. Isa. xxxviii. 5. Christians in his distress, said, I pray God 2 Kings xix. 20. Thus saith the Lord to that it may not be laid to their charge. Hezekiah, That which thou hast prayed

See more instances of such prayers : against the kind of Assyria, I have heard. Abraham for Abimelech, Gen. xx. 7. 14. Ch. xxii. 19. 2 Chron. xxxiv. 27. 17. Moses for Pharaoh, Exod. viii. 8-ix. Isa. xlix. 8. In an acceptable time I 28.—x. 18. Job for those who wronged have heard thee. 2 Chron. vi. 2. him, Job xlii. 8, 9. David for his enemies, Ps. xxxv. 12, 13, 14.-cxli. 5.

CXCV. The testimony of God's people

that their prayers were heard. Deut. ix. CXCII. Motivce to prayer. It is a 19. Moses said, The Lord hearkened to commanded duty. Ezek. xxvi. 36. Thus me. Ch. x. 10. saith the Lord, I will be inquired of by the

xxvi. 7. We cried unto the Lord God house of Israel.

of our fathers; the Lord heard our voice,