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enemy_n	distress_n	prayer_n	psal_n	1,011	5	10.3964	5	false

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A85659	Nehemiah's teares and prayers for Judah's affliction, and the ruines and repaire of Jerusalem. Delivered in a sermon in the Church of Magarets Westminster, before the Honourable House of Commons upon the day of their monethly humiliation, April 24. 1644. By John Greene Master of Arts, late pastour of Pencomb in the countie of Hereford.	Greene, John, Master of Arts.	1644 (1644)	Wing G1822; Thomason E48_7; ESTC R14498	37,819	46

willing to do his power inables him to doe when you seek to God in prayer what ever your necessities be for soule for bodie for the Church for your selves you goe not to a weak God that hath not where withall to satisfie your desires but you go to the God of Heaven that whatsoever is in Heaven or in the earth he hath it at his command to give I proceed to those incouragements that Prayer it selfe gives to all those that will make use of it and I hope by Gods blessing they may be some provocations to put us more upon prayer we all I hope desire to helpe somewhat towards the cause of God let me tell you a little to quicken your attention there is no such way whereby every one may help as this of Prayer First it is an help of the largest extent other helpes can goe no farther then your counsels persons and purses can reach but the help of Prayer can extend to the redresse of the miseries and distresses of Gods people in the farthest parts of the world David Psal 1●9 7 8 ● in his Meditations travelled through Heaven earth and the seas and where ever he went he sound God present I am sure Gods Church and his servants at one time or other have found the like and their Prayers have in all places met with God on the land as more anone on the sea as Jonah the breath of the Churches prayers Jonah 2. 1. hath raised up such stormes in this as hath scattered and distressed invincible navies of their enemies as Englands prayers did that Spanish Armado in 88. they have also stirred up prosperous gales to bring ships for the Churches reliefe in strait sieges to their desired haven they did it for late besieged Tredah in Ireland in a word Psal 107. 30. where ever God is there Prayer can come and you know God is everie where as the Lord himselfe Am I a God at hand saith the Jet 23. 23 24. Lord and not a God afarre off Doe not I fill heaven and earth Secondly Prayer is a speedie help many places miscarry and are lost because helpe comes too late and many friends would helpe sooner if they could tell how sooner to convey helpe all other helps of men armes ammunition money c. require time for raising and conveying whereas this of prayer is a quick a speedie and present help our prayers if such as they should be are no sooner out of out mouthes nay in our hearts but they are in Heaven and no sooner in Heaven but the benefit of them may be with the distressed Church many thousand miles distant Daniel found this Whiles I Dan. 9. 21 22 23. was speaking in prayer the man Gabriel being caused to fly swiftly informed me and said at the beginning of thy supplications the commandement came forth c. Thirdly Prayer is an invisible help many would willingly send reliefe to friends in distresse if they knew how to convey it with safetie and without danger of intercepting but there lye armies in the way Scouts ambushments and many other hazards now Prayer can avoid all these it can goe to God and bring such helpe from Heaven as the enemies Scouts can neither discover nor stop no ambush can way-lay or surprize it Fourthly no such universall help in all extremities as Prayer It 1 Kin. 8. from 33. to the end of 39. from 44. to the end of 50. is Salomons Catholicon whatsoever plague whatsoever sicknesse war want of raine pestilence famine cities besieged enemies prevailing yet if they pray and make supplications turne from their sin when thou afflictest them then heare thou in Heaven and forgive and doe and give to every man according to his wayes I might single out many incouraging instances Prayer can give victorie Exod. 17. 11. in doubtfull battels as in Israels against Amalek sometime Amalek prevailed but in the end Moses hands lift up in Prayer not Joshua's sword got the victorie It can recover lost Judg. 20. 26. battels as in the Civill war betwixt the eleven tribes and the Benjamites after two battels lost wherein were slaine fortie thousand Isai ●7 1● 36. of the Israelites Prayer in the third obtain'd the victorie Prayer can raise a siege even a dangerous and confident one as was that of Sennacherib against Jerusalem Prayer can turne the plots and wisdome of the greatest State-Polititians into foolishnesse and for them on to twist an halter for their own execution the Prayer of ● Sam. 15. 31. 17. ●4 23. David did it against Ahithophel I might adde many other both out of forraigne and our own Histories the victorie against Cedwall Fox Martyr vol. 1. 151 ●98 18● and Penda in the time of the Saxons ascribed to the Prayers of Oswald the like against Su●no the tyrant and Alluded against the Danes I remember an observation I have read of Constantine that after God had blessed and honoured him with many victories whereas the Effigies of other Emperours was engraven upon their loynes triumphing he would be set in a posture of Prayer kneeling to manifest unto the world that he attributed all his victories more to his Prayers then his sword what was said of the wicked their Psal 57. 5. 59. 17. 149. 6. tongue is a sharp sword swords are in their lips may be truly said of the tongues and lips of Gods people in prayer they are as two-edged swords in their hands to execute vengeance and surely Gods enemies have often found the power of this sword of Prayer and those which are the Lords people may say of this when used as it ought as David once of that which was Goliahs There is none like 1 Sam. 21. 9. that give it me To conclude this such is the prevalent power of Prayer that what is it which God can doe that Prayer hath not or cannot do I had almost said that God cannot doe that which the Prayers of his servants will not have him doe and I may say it for the Lord Exod. 32. 10. himselfe hath said as much to Moses Now therefore let me alone that my wrath may wax hot and me thinks I heare Moses answering Lord who lets thee and God replying My hands Moses are tyed from executing wrath whilst thine hands in Prayer are lift up for mercie I come to the last incouragement in reference to our selves Prayer is First a very safe helpe many are kept from appearing in the Churches behalfe because afraid of danger they may hazard the losse of their places of honour or profit their estates it may be their lives whereas Prayer is such an help that you may use it against the enemie and for the Church even when you are in the enemies quarters in the enemies dungeon and that without all danger nor can those fetters that may chaine your hands and feet tye your hearts your tongues yet give me leave to tell you I feare that