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A94771 The Christians dayly practice; or, A practical discourse of prayer. By Sampson Tounesend, minister of Gods word at Hackford in Whitwell in Norffolke. Imprimatur Edm. Calamy. Townsend, Sampson. 1659 (1659) Wing T1985; Thomason E1803_2; ESTC R209927 46,210 172

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of the body expresse the inward reverence and humility of the heart Use all the reverence that is sutable to the duty unlesse age or extream weaknesse of body disinable thee Ezek. 33.31 We finde examples in Scripture of sitting to hear the Word but throughout the whole Book of God I remember not any example of sitting in Prayer Wherefore I beseech you use as much reverence in the duty as you can And so much for this fifth thing propounded Sixthly Sixthly I come to lay down some Motivies to presse you to the performance of the duty of Prayer and they shall be of two sorts 1. The necessity of the Duty 2. The benefit that comes by the performance thereof First of the necessity of the duty of Prayer First It is necessary in these four repects First it is necessary because God hath commanded it In the Text and in several places throughout the Book of God I shall not need to mention them It is necessary we should manifest our obedience by yeilding to Gods commands therefore Pray Secondly it is necessary because without Prayer we can have no sanctified use of the Creatures For every creature of God is good 1 Tim. 4.4 5. and nothing to be refused if it be received with thanksgiving For it is sanctified by the Word and Prayer It is one thing to have the Creature an other thing to have a Sanctified use of the creature this is not obtained but by Prayer Thirdly it is necessary because there is no drawing water out of the wells of Salvation but by the bucket of faithful Prayer Isai 12.3 With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation Gods Ordinances are the wells of Salvation and faithful Prayer is the bucket that fetcheth the water of Consolation out of these wells Fourthly Lastly and lastly Prayer is necessary because without it we cannot obtain Gods blessing but are exposed to Gods curse ler. 10 25. Psal 79.6 Pour out thy wrath upon the Heathen and upon the Families that call not upon thy Name A second sort of Motives to Prayer Secondly shall be taken from the benefits that come by Prayer and they are many First If you pray aright to God you shall not lose your labour but you shall be sure to speed Ask and ye shall have c. Mat. 7.7 I said not to the house of Jacob seek ye me in vain To be sure Isa 45.19 if you labour in this or in any work of God your labour shall not be in vain in the Lord. 1 Cor. 15.58 Secondly Prayer is a signe of true Conversion by this the Lord would manifest unto Annanias that Saul was converted and he might safely goe to him For behold he prayeth Acts 9.11 Thirdly Prayer is alwayes accompanied with Salvation Whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord Rom. 10.13 shall be saved Fourthly Prayer it is sweet and pleasant in Gods ears Saith Christ to the Church Cant. 2.14 Let me hear thy voice Psal 141.2 Rev. 5.8 chap. 8.3 4. for sweet is thy voice The Prayers of the Saints are unto God as Incense and sweet Odours for so they are called in Scripture Fifthly When nothing else can give comfort and ease the heart of grief yet Prayer will Saith David Psal 31.22 I said in my haste I am cut off before thine eyes neverthelesse then thou heardest the voice of my supplication when I cryed unto thee It is good to have a bosome friend and the very opening of our grief to such is an ease to the heart Sixthly Prayer is the onely way to get the heart filled with spiritual Graces as Joy John 16.24 c. Ask and ye shall receive that your joy may be full Let those that seek thee rejoyce and be glad in thee Psal 40.16 The Apostle uses Prayer as a means by which all Grace should be wrought in the Ephesians Ephes 3.14 16. to 20 ver Seventhly By prayer we approach into Gods presence Psal 95.2 God will not hide his face from his praying servants Psal 22.24 But of an Hypocrite it is said Job 13.16 He shall not come before him A rogue may beg without the gate but he may not be suffred to come within doors The upright soul that seeks God Psal 140.13 shall dwell in his Presence The eighth and last Motive that I shall use to presse you to the duty of Prayer Lastly it shall be taken from the goodnesse and power of God And that doth appear in these four things First he hath stiled himself a God hearing Prayer Psal 65.2 O thou that hearest prayer unto thee shall all flesh come And of the righteous that seek him 1 Pet. 3.12 it is said his ears are open to their Prayers Secondly God is able to supply all his peoples needs So saith the Apostle 2 Cor. 9.8 God is able to make all grace to abound towards you He is able to doe exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think Ephes 3.20 But may some say If God be able to supply my need if he be not willing what encouragement is this to Prayer And therefore in the third place Gods is as willing to hear and help his people as he is able And this doth appear in that he saith He delights to exercise loving kindnesse Jer. 9.24 He waits that he may be gracious Isa 30.18 He is very pittiful Jam. 5.11 and of tender mercy Psal 103.13 As a Father pittieth his children No sooner do Gods people in their distresse cry unto him but he being nigh at hand he readily hears and helps them The righteous Psal 34.17 18. cry and the Lord heareth and delivereth them out of all their troubles the Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart Fourthly and lastly Lastly God hath made many promises to hear and help those that pray unto him and these you shall find in several places throughout the whole book of God I shall onely mention two Isa 65.24 Before they call I will answer and whiles they are yet speaking I will hear The Lord is nigh unto all that call upon him Psal 145.18 19. to all that call upon him in truth He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him he also will hear their cry and will save them Thus you have heard divers Motives to the duty of Prayer Now I beseech you let them take impression upon your hearts whereby you may be moved to set upon and be constant in the duty of Prayer So much for the sixt thing I come now to the seaventh thing propounded to be spoken to and that is The times of Prayer Saith the Apostle in the words following my Text Without ceasing 1 Thes 5.17 or continually I shall 1. Shew you what is meant by praying continually or without ceasing 2. I shall shew