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and_o deliverance_n from_o oppressive_a burden_n 3._o that_o the_o contrary_a determination_n of_o god_n be_v oftentimes_o against_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o desire_n 4._o yet_o not_o against_o the_o affection_n itself_o because_o it_o be_v natural_o in_o we_o 5._o that_o in_o such_o case_n our_o prayer_n can_v serve_v we_o as_o a_o mean_n to_o obtain_v the_o thing_n we_o desire_v 6._o that_o notwithstanding_o they_o be_v unto_o god_n a_o most_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n because_o they_o testify_v we_o desire_v nothing_o but_o at_o his_o hand_n and_o our_o desire_n we_o submit_v with_o contentment_n to_o be_v overrule_v by_o his_o will_n and_o in_o general_n they_o be_v not_o repugnant_a unto_o the_o natural_a will_n of_o god_n which_o wish_n to_o the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n in_o that_o they_o be_v his_o own_o handiwork_n all_o happiness_n although_o perhaps_o for_o some_o special_a cause_n in_o our_o own_o particular_a a_o contrary_a determination_n have_v seem_v more_o convenient_a 7._o final_o that_o thus_o to_o propose_v our_o desire_n to_o god_n which_o can_v take_v such_o effect_n as_o we_o specify_v shall_v notwithstanding_o otherwise_o procure_v we_o his_o heavenly_a grace_n even_o as_o this_o very_a prayer_n of_o christ_n obtain_v angel_n to_o be_v send_v he_o as_o comforter_n in_o his_o agony_n and_o this_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o apostle_n determination_n heb._n 5._o 7._o 43._o luke_n 22._o 43._o §_o 65._o from_o these_o 452._o these_o this_o will_v not_o seem_v strange_a unto_o we_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o in_o christ_n every_o faculty_n power_n and_o part_n be_v suffer_v notwithstanding_o the_o perfection_n find_v in_o some_o other_o to_o do_v that_o which_o proper_o pertain_v unto_o it_o and_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o discern_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o christ_n shall_v desire_v and_o pray_v for_o that_o which_o he_o know_v shall_v never_o be_v grant_v as_o namely_o that_o the_o cup_n of_o death_n may_v pass_v from_o he_o for_o the_o sense_n of_o nature_n and_o inferior_a reason_n present_v death_n to_o he_o etc._n etc._n field_n of_o the_o church_n l._n 5._o c._n 18._o p._n 452._o premise_n and_o forego_v consideration_n it_o will_v be_v no_o hard_a matter_n to_o show_v how_o the_o ardency_n and_o fervour_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o inward_a act_n of_o prayer_n may_v gradual_o increase_v and_o he_o may_v be_v more_o earnest_n in_o this_o act_n of_o prayer_n in_o his_o bloody_a agony_n then_o former_o without_o any_o derogation_n from_o the_o fullness_n of_o his_o habitual_a grace_n the_o impeccability_n and_o perpetual_a happiness_n of_o his_o soul_n or_o the_o all-absolute_a perfection_n of_o his_o actual_a love_n of_o god_n as_o comprehensor_fw-la in_o the_o superior_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n his_o mind_n §_o 66._o for_o since_o prayer_n as_o commentar_n as_o suarez_n in_o 3._o part_n thom._n tom_n 1._o q._n 21._o art_n 1._o in_o commentar_n suarez_n tell_v we_o est_fw-la actus_fw-la indigentis_fw-la open_a alterius_fw-la cvi_fw-la cultum_fw-la &_o reverentiam_fw-la exhibet_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la ad_fw-la religionem_fw-la pertinet_fw-la a_o act_n of_o religious_a worship_n whereby_o we_o express_v to_o god_n our_o present_a want_n and_o necessity_n in_o order_n to_o his_o help_n and_o assistance_n this_o must_v only_o belong_v to_o christ_n in_o the_o state_n of_o a_o viator_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n signal_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n as_o that_o frequent_o signify_v the_o frailty_n and_o infirmity_n and_o passable_a condition_n of_o his_o humane_a nature_n before_o his_o tion_n he_o offer_v up_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n with_o strong_a cry_v and_o tear_n to_o he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o help_v he_o §_o 67._o and_o now_o though_o as_o 589._o as_o in_o quo_fw-la actus_fw-la orationis_fw-la consistat_fw-la &_o cujus_fw-la facultatis_fw-la sit_fw-la non_fw-la facile_fw-la ut_fw-la existimo_fw-la explicari_fw-la potest_fw-la nunc_fw-la quod_fw-la praesenti_fw-la instituto_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la supponamus_fw-la actum_fw-la mentalis_fw-la orationis_fw-la seu_fw-la petitionis_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la agimus_fw-la includere_fw-la vel_fw-la supponere_fw-la aliquid_fw-la ad_fw-la intellectum_fw-la &_o aliquid_fw-la ad_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la pertinens_fw-la sc_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la seu_fw-la desiderium_fw-la obtinendi_fw-la aliquid_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la seu_fw-la opedivina_fw-la quae_fw-la voluntas_fw-la supponit_fw-la deum_fw-la cognosci_fw-la ut_fw-la authorem_fw-la talis_fw-la boni_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la expectandum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o petendum_fw-la deinde_fw-la includit_fw-la oratio_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la quandam_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la seu_fw-la desiderii_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la quâ_fw-la homo_fw-la manifestat_fw-la deo_fw-la suum_fw-la affectum_fw-la cupiens_fw-la &_o sperans_fw-la obtinere_fw-la quod_fw-la appetit_fw-la sive_fw-la igitur_fw-la haec_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la vel_fw-la explicatio_fw-la desiderii_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la ad_fw-la intellectum_fw-la five_o ad_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la pertineat_fw-la constat_fw-la tamen_fw-la christi_fw-la animam_fw-la capacem_fw-la fuisse_fw-la omnium_fw-la istorum_fw-la actuum_fw-la cum_fw-la creatasit_fw-la deoque_fw-la subjecta_fw-la &_o inferior_a suarez_n ibid._n p._n 588_o 589._o suarez_n think_v it_o be_v hard_a to_o determine_v how_o or_o in_o what_o the_o act_n of_o petitionary_a prayer_n do_v consist_v &_o to_o what_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o belong_v yet_o this_o which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o our_o present_a purpose_n be_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o inward_a act_n of_o prayer_n or_o petition_n unto_o god_n of_o which_o alone_o we_o now_o speak_v do_v include_v or_o suppose_v something_o belong_v to_o the_o understanding_n and_o something_o that_o appertain_v unto_o the_o will_n to_o wit_n a_o actual_a volition_n and_o desire_n of_o obtain_v something_o from_o god_n by_o his_o aid_n and_o assistance_n which_o will_n suppose_v god_n to_o be_v know_v and_o acknowledge_v as_o the_o author_n of_o that_o good_a from_o who_o we_o expect_v and_o crave_v it_o and_o then_o 2_o it_o include_v a_o ordination_n or_o address_n to_o god_n of_o this_o will_n and_o desire_n whereby_o the_o soul_n manifest_v her_o affection_n to_o god_n desire_v and_o hope_v and_o trust_v to_o obtain_v what_o it_o so_o earnest_o belong_v for_o §_o 68_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o petitionary_a prayer_n can_v belong_v to_o none_o but_o only_o those_o that_o be_v in_o want_n of_o that_o help_n from_o other_o which_o they_o can_v give_v unto_o themselves_o and_o that_o thereby_o we_o lay_v open_a and_o express_v our_o desire_n to_o god_n for_o his_o aid_n and_o relief_n it_o must_v of_o necessity_n imply_v as_o mr._n hooker_n have_v well_o observe_v these_o four_o thing_n 1._o the_o want_n of_o that_o which_o we_o pray_v 279._o hooker_n eccl._n pol._n l._n 5._o §._o 48._o p._n 279._o for_o 2._o a_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o that_o want_n 3._o a_o earnest_a longing_n and_o willingness_n of_o mind_n to_o be_v ease_v therein_o and_o 4._o a_o declaration_n of_o this_o our_o desire_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n not_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o ignorant_a of_o our_o necessity_n but_o because_o we_o this_o way_n show_v that_o we_o honour_v he_o as_o our_o god_n and_o be_v very_o persuade_v that_o no_o good_a thing_n can_v come_v to_o pass_v which_o he_o by_o his_o omnipotent_a power_n effect_v not_o §_o 69._o since_o then_o that_o prayer_n in_o its_o formal_a notion_n be_v nothing_o else_o as_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v but_o a_o interpreter_n and_o expresser_n of_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o god_n who_o be_v able_a to_o help_v we_o and_o since_o reason_n 2._o oratio_fw-la est_fw-la quasi_fw-la interpres_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la humanae_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la durand_n l._n 3._o sent._n do_v 17._o c._n 2._o pag._n 185._o c._n oratio_fw-la est_fw-la quaedam_fw-la explicatio_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la ut_fw-la eam_fw-la impleat_fw-la aquin._n 3._o part_n q._n 21._o art_n 1._o in_o corp._n constat_fw-la quod_fw-la oratio_fw-la non_fw-la
that_o be_v in_o debate_n betwixt_o you_o and_o your_o adversary_n you_o need_v not_o have_v spend_v so_o much_o time_n in_o prove_v that_o christ_n as_o comprehensor_fw-la do_v love_v god_n to_o the_o utmost_a height_n possible_a it_o shall_v have_v be_v grant_v you_o for_o ask_v it_o be_v a_o know_v undoubted_a truth_n in_o the_o school_n a_o perfection_n that_o de_fw-fr congruo_fw-la follow_v from_o the_o hypostatical_a union_n and_o therefore_o question_v by_o none_o but_o the_o socinian_o and_o those_o that_o deny_v the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n §_o 3._o but_o i_o see_v by_o experience_n that_o gold_n the_o most_o solid_a most_o ponderous_a of_o metal_n may_v be_v beat_v so_o thin_a that_o it_o may_v be_v move_v with_o a_o breath_n and_o break_v with_o a_o touch_n and_o our_o refuter_fw-la be_v so_o unhappy_a as_o to_o weaken_v a_o undoubted_a truth_n by_o his_o overmuch_o prove_v it_o for_o if_o the_o inward_a act_n of_o christ_n love_n be_v always_o at_o the_o utmost_a height_n 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