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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.
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Townsend, Sampson.
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in Pauls Church-yard MYsteriorum Medulla Bibliorum The Mystery and Marrow of the Bible viz. Gods Covenants with man in the First Adam before the Fall and in the Last Adam Jesus Christ after the Fall From the beginning to the end of the World by Francis Roberts M. A. in fol. The Communicant instructed or practical directions for the worthy receiving the Lords Supper in octavo The Believers Evidences for eternal life in octa An Alphabetical Table of the chief things handled in this Treatise A Ability to pray shall not be wanting to him that goeth on in the duty pag. 118 Anguish of mind the cause why Gods people regard not answer of prayers pag. 73 Answer of prayers five wayes pag. 66 Answer of prayers sometimes as a judgment pag. 70 Asa's sin in seeking to the Physitian and not to God pag. 54 Ask in the name of Christ according to the will of God and thou shalt be answered pag. 100 What it is to ask in the Name of Christ pag. 13 No warrant to ask what God hath not promised to give pag. 103 God is more ready to answer than we are to ask pag. 120 B Better with him that prayeth than with him that prayeth not pag. 56 Benefits that come by prayer pag. 35 Blessings of God not to be expected without prayer pag. 46 Bodies as well as souls must worship God pag. 19 C Call of God to prayer a sign God intends to answer pag. 98 A Catalogue of sins of graces and of blessings will furnish thee with matter of prayer pag. 105 Cautions in reading forms of prayer pag. 112 Commandments no prayers pag. 85 Constant seeking God a certain sign God will answer pag. 96 Continual praying what is meant by it pag. 40 Creed no prayer pag. 87 D Daily prayers a means to obtain grace and to persevere and increase therein pag. 46 Dead dull formal heartlesse prayers are not pleasing unto God pag. 75 Delayes of God are no denials pag. 72 Directions in the duty of prayer pag. 102 The Divel is conquered and daily sins prevented by daily prayers pag. 47 48 Doubting in prayer sinful pag. 90 E Earthly things must be sought conditionally pag. 14 Ends bad in prayer spoil the duty pag. 83 Esteem highly of God in prayer pag. 106 Examples of frequent prayer See Epist to read Examples of five in Scripture that went to God in the sense of sin and obtained mercy pag. 64 Eyes lift up to God in prayer examples for it pag. 22 F Faith the condition upon which the promise of answer of prayers is made pag. 90 Faith may be when thou feelest it not pag. 59 Faithful praying is a sign of one that hath grace that is a child of God and shall be saved pag. 92 Family prayers bring a blessing upon the family pag. 91 Forms of prayer lawful pag. 110 G Gestures in prayer pag. 18 God must first speak to the heart before the heart can speak to God pag. 5 God must be sought in the use of means pag. 54 Gods goodnesse a motive to prayer pag. 37 Gods ready hearing others an encouragement to prayer pag. 121 Gods time the best time for answering prayers pag. 100 Gods glory only to be sought in prayer pag. 108 Grace in the heart will enable a man to pray without reading forms pag. 113 H Hands as well as hearts must be lifted up to God in prayer pag. 20 Hands lift up in prayer what it signifies pag. 21 Hate the sin you pray against pag. 16 Heart broken for sin shall be broken by God from sin pag. 104 Heart to pray where given God will lend an ear to hear pag. 115 Heavenly things must be sought absolutely pag. 14 Hypocrites serve not God out of the love they bear to him pag. 84 Humility requisite in prayer pag. 10 I If thy heart incline to sin Gods ear will not incline to thy prayers pag. 89 Incouragements four to the duty of prayer pag. 117 Instructions in the right manner of prayer pag. 75 Interest in Christ makes both our persons and our prayers accepted pag. 102 K Kneeling a part of divine worship pag. 18 Kneeling in prayer examples for it pag. 19 Knowledge requisite in prayer pag. 9 L Labours to no purpose without Gods blessing pag. 55 A lasie posture in prayer is not to be used pag. 28 Lasie and sluggish prayers provoke God pag. 82 Love to our brethren requisite in prayer pag. 10 Love not long prayers pag. 15 Love the grace you pray for pag. 17 M Meditation a help to prayer pag. 8 Men to be uncovered in prayer pag. 23 Mental prayer pag. 6 Morning and Evening the fittest times for prayer pag. 44 Motives to prayer pag. 33 N Needs of Gods people God is able and willing to supply pag. 38 Necessity of prayer in four respects pag. 33 O Objections against prayer answered pag. 50 Order in prayer required pag. 14 Outward gestures when they may be omitted pag. 25 P Power of prayer in divers examples pag. 77 Prayer what it is pag. 4 Prayer several definitions thereof See the Epistle to the Reader Pray that you may pray pag. 7 Prayer several requisites in it pag. 9 c. To pray for light and slight things a taking Gods Name in vain pag. 83 Prayers five several wayes answered pag. 66 Prayers answered as a judgment and denied as a mercy pag. 70 Prayer gives comfort in all afflictions pag. 95 Prayer may be effectual when a man is indisposed to it and distracted in it pag. 59 Prayer is the Bucket by which we draw water out of the Wells of salvation pag. 34 Prayer neglected exposes a man to all sins and temptations pag. 81 82 Pray aright and be sure to speed pag. 35 Preparations to prayer pag. 7 Pride keeps men from prayer pag. 65 Priviledges of the praying Christian see the Epistle to the Reader Promises to prayer pag. 39 He that turns the promises into prayers speaks to God in his own language pag. 103 Q Questions two concerning prayer answered pag. 110 R Reasons six for daily prayers pag. 45 Reproof for those that pray without judgment or understanding pag. 85 Reproof for those that use irreverent gestures in prayer pag. 29 Rest not in the duty of prayer pag. 107 Reverence in prayer exhorted to pag. 31 Reverence in prayer an effect of faith pag. 27 S Sacrifices under the Old Law morning and evening figured out the Christians daily prayers pag. 44 Secret prayers shall be answered pag. 91 Sense of sin should not keep us from prayer pag. 63 Sighs and groans a sign of the spirit of prayer and accepted with God pag. 94 Sincerity in prayer accepted with God although there be many failings pag. 95 What sinners God will not hear pag. 62 Sitting in prayer not found in Scripture pag. 32 Not greatnesse of sinne but want of faith keeps men from seeking Gods mercy pag. 5 T Tears have a voice in Gods ears pag. 60 Temporal things must be
sluggish in Prayer Some never pray till they be in bed others compose themselves to such Gestures as make them sleepy in Prayer Mat. 26.41 Is this to watch and pray Is not this lasie sluggish praying a negligent doing of Gods work And can you ever think God will be pleased with such kind of service No no in stead of a blessing it will bring a curse upon thee Saith the Prophet Cursed is he that doth the work of the Lord deceitfully That is Jer. 48.10 that doth it negligently slothfully slowly God is much provoked by lasie slugish Prayers Thirdly Thirdly Those are to be reproved that have evil ends in their praying Ye ask and receive not Jam. 4.3 because ye ask amisse that ye may consume it upon your lusts When a mans ends in Prayer are bad his Prayer cannot be good Fourthly Fourthly those are to be reproved that pray for light and slight things As for example when men are at play to pray to God to win the game or the like These kind of prayers are very displeasing to God and is a taking his Name in vain Fifthly Fifthly Those are to be reprehended that are Formal and Hypocritical in their Prayers that pray without any delight in the work that seek God by fits and not in sincerity Iob speaking of the Hypocrite saith Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him Job 27.9 10. Will he delight himself in the Almighty Will he alwayes call upon God No he will not For he that serves not God out of the love he bears to him cannot delight in Gods service neither will he be constant therein But the Hypocrite and meer Formalist doe not serve God out of the love they bear to him therefore they cannot delight in Gods service neither will they be constant therein neither doth God accept of them or their Prayers Sixthly Sixthly Those are to be reproved that Pray without judgement or understanding or for things unlawful A man may pray with good affections and yet sinne because he prayes not with judgement he understands not what he prays for And therefore saith the Apostle 1 Cor. 14.15 I will pray with the Spirit and I will pray with understanding also I will understand and know what I pray for And Christ blameth the mother of Zebedees as children for asking she knew not what Mat. 20.22 O what a sad thing is it that any should be so sottishly ignorant as to think they pray to God when they are saying the Ten Commandements yet I fear there are such amongst us If there be I pray let me ask you these two things 1. Whom do you pray to 2. What do you pray for First Whom do you pray to when you say the Ten Commandements If you say you pray to God as all our Prayers ought to be directed to him then tell me Is it not horrid Blasphemy to say Thou shalt have no other Gods but me c that thou shouldest speak to God and tell him what is contained in the Ten Commandements thinking while thou art so doing thou art praying to him O what a sad thing is this For in the Ten Commandements God speaks to us and therein teaches us our duties to him Secondly Tell me what doe you pray for in the Ten Commandements can you tell me surely no For all our requests we make to God are reduced by the Apostle to these four Heads 1 Tim. 2.1 Supplications Prayers Intercessions and giving of Thanks 1. Supplications for the removal of Evils 2. Prayer for the obtaining of good things 3. Intercession in the behalf of others 4. Thanksgiving for benefits received Now tell me if any of you can apply any one of these to any of the Commandements If not then learn to understand them and teach them to your children that you and they may know your duties to God and your Neighbour but use them not as Prayers For in Prayer we speak to God in the Ten Commandements God speaks to us And those that use the Creed as a prayer deserve also to be reproved the Arguments before used may be sufficient to prove they pray without judgement An other sort that pray without judgement are those that pray for unlawful things as those who would have fire from Heaven to destroy their enemies but saith Christ to them Luke 9 54 You know not of what spirit you are Seventhly Those are to be reproved that pray but yet resolve to go on in their sinnes Gods service is pretended but the Devils work is performed by them You that regard not Gods Lawes and Commands but are lewd and ungodly cruel and unmerciful do you think God will hear your voice when you will not hearken to his voice Prov. 28.9 He that turns away his ear from hearing the Law even his Prayers shall be an abomination It is just with God Prov. 1.24 c. that when we refuse to hear him he should refuse to hear us Saith David If I regard iniquity in my heart Psal 66.18 the Lord will not hear me If thy heart incline to sinne Gods ear will not incline to thy Prayer If thou sinnest with delight God will not delight in thee nor in thy Prayers Jer. 14.10 11 12. Thus saith the Lord unto this people thus have they loved to wander they have not refrained their feet therefore the Lord doth not accept them and it follows pray not for this people for their good when they fast I will not hear their cry You see that those that delight in sinne God will neither hear their Prayers for themselves nor others for them Saith the Lord Pray not thou for this people Jer. 7.16 neither lift up a cry nor prayer for them neither make intercession to me for I will not hear thee And also if thou beest unmerciful to others God will not hear thy Prayers nor shew mercy unto thee Prov. 21.13 Who so stoppeth his ear at the cry of the poor he shall also cry himself but shall not be heard He shall have judgement without mercy Jam. 2.13 that hath shewed no mercy Eightly and lastly Lastly All those deserve to be reproved that pray without Faith and fervency He that prays doubtingly Jam. 1.6 7 prays sinfully and shall get nothing by praying He that hath not Faith in God can never prevail with God in Prayer Mark 11.22 23 24. For Faith is the condition upon which the promise of answer of prayers is made To which also must be added Fervency Jam. 5.16 The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much And therefore those that have neither Faith nor Fervency in their prayers deserve to be reprehended So much for this Use I come now to the third Use 2. Use Consolation and that is for Consolation And that for all those that are faithful and fervent constant and frequent in this duty of Prayer That pray