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A06063	The spirituall armour With which being furnished, a Christian may be able to stand fast in the euill day, and time of tryall; and to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Written by that godly and learned man, Paul Baine; sometime Preacher of Gods word at S. Andrewes in Cambridge.	Baynes, Paul, d. 1617.	1620 (1620)	STC 1647; ESTC S116770	71,493	320

doth not hinder vs from being heard Marke 9.22 But if thou canst doe any thing help vs. Mat. 14.31 Oh thou of little faith wherefore didst thou doubt Ob. 5 Fiftly From our long asking and not receiuing It is in vaine for him to pray that asketh and receiueth not Ans Ans First we must examine whether our continuing in som lust doe not hinder the effect of our prayer Iames 4.3 Yee aske and haue not because ye aske amisse Wee must knowe that God doth deferre vs to try how we will perseuere in prayer as a friend when hee meaneth to doe this or that doth detract it at the first to see if the other will importune him Thirdly that we may knowe the worth of things and haue our ioy doubled in receiuing them Fourthly It is a token God will giue vs more aboundantly the longer hee doth holde vs in request the wider one openeth any thing it is a token vvee meane to put the more in It is not in vaine therefore to aske though wee be not presently answered seeing God doth on so good occasions delay vs in our suits And let vs be sure of this that he that bottleth vp our teares files vp our prayers putting them on record before him Mal. 3.16 Then spake they that feared the Lord euery one to his neighbour the Lord harkened and heard it and a booke of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord and that thought vpon his name Ob. 6 Sixtly the Diuell by tempting vs to sinne and distempering of vs in the course of prayer 1. Pet. 3.7 Likewise yee husbands dwell with your wiues as men of knowledge giving honour vnto the woman as vnto the weaker vessell euen as they which are heirs together of the grace of life that your prayers be not interrupted For when the conscience is defiled wee are so pricked in the foote that we cannot goe to God in prayer and are not able comfortably to discharge it wee either neglect them or profane Gods name in rushing vpon them we must therefore take heede of sin as wee would with comfort return to prayers But here is a question Quest I haue beene ouertaken with infirmitie the time of prayer draweth on what shall I doe Answ Ans First thou must not neglect it for this is to heap one sinne vpon another Mat. 5.24 Leaue there thine offering before the Altar and goe thy way first be reconciled to thy brother and then come and offer thy gift Secondly thou must not when thou hast offended God rush boldly on him Exod. 33.10 They worshipped euery man a farre off in the door of his tent but Num. 12.14 There is a worthy example If a mans parent should be so offended as to spet on him durst hee appeare before him for seauen dayes And shall wee bee so bolde hauing offended the father of spirits presently to come into his sight In the third place a man must gather himselfe together let his heart smite him in that hee hath done the rather to think what streights hee hath brought himselfe vnto either in neglecting his dutie or profaning the name of his God If the partie bee at hand as the man and wife let there bee mutuall confession if otherwise let there be a purpose of it and hauing this purpose and being in any measure touched though nothing so well as wee wish and were meet wee may come to God and he will accept vs and heale vs. 2. Chron. 33.19 And his prayer and how God was intreated of him c. Seauenthly Ob. 7 The Diuell will labour to preuent vs and breake vs off in this dutie by distractions this thing and that calling vs away by difficulties in the while of prayer such mists of darknesse such swarmes of wandering idle thoghts cōming before our mindes that wee are much discomforted Answ Ans Wee must be resolute against distractions First seeeke the kingdom of God c. Mat. 6.33 If wee promise at this or that houre to meet a man when the Clock smiteth whosoeuer wee are with wee craue pardon wee are to goe Make not more bolde with God then you would with man For the second we must enquire whether letting loose our hearts all day doe not cause this vnfitness at night and if it be so we must help the matter with watchfulnesse Secondly wee must knowe that the Saints haue felt both these things darknesse and wandrings For there is a double wandering of the minde one is of carelesnesse and contempt such as is in many in the Church that pray and their mindes are a wool-gathering they say Amen but know not to what There is another wandering of the minde which is through infirmity it being felt is grieuous to vs though we cannot ouercome it Thirdly this is a rule We must not cease to doe any commandment because of our imperfection in dooing it And to strengthen vs euery vvay Let vs come to the fourth consideration how to strengthen our selues that we may cōstantly cary forth this duty First to consider that this is a commandemēt and that necessity doth lie vpon vs. Secondly to consider the promise of God Ask and yee shall haue seek c. Thirdly to muse often on the stile of God Psal 65.2 Hee is a God that heareth praier looke the vvhole Psalme If Princes will not lose any part of their Royall Title God vvill maintaine his Fourthly to consider it is our selues that gaine by praier and if we lay it down wee shall haue the losse of it Iob 35.7 If thou be righteous what giuest thou vnto him c Yea we must be so far from beeing offended at Gods not answering at our want of comfort and liberty that wee must hould euen this such a prerogatiue as wee are vnworthy of 1. Chron. 22.14 What am I or my people that we should offer thus what are we that wee should speake to God or haue accesse to the highest Maiesty Fiftly to consider against all wants that wee are accepted according to that vvee haue when there is a ready minde 2. Cor. 8.12 Hee spares vs as a father doth his children Mal. 3.17 They will heare with delight the lisping and stāmering voice of their children yea because the soule is sicke the seruice is twice welcome If a sicke childe reach vs vp a thing wee count it more then to send another of laborious arrands Lastly from all wants and discouragements labour to see that thou canst not pray if God by his spirit help thee not the more thou comest to bee poore in spirit the more freedom and strength thou shalt haue in performing thy duty Now thus we see in generall that Christians must by this exercise of prayer strengthen themselues Doct. Euery where wee haue precepts Call on mee in the time of trouble c. Psal 50.15 And precedents Dauid Asa Iehosaphat Hezechiah when the armies of the Heathen did assaile them by prayer preuailed against them This is the