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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02706	Peters enlargement vpon the prayers of the Church. By Master Harris	Harris, Robert, 1581-1658.	1624 (1624)	STC 12839.7; ESTC S120172	14,964	35

and a light shined in the prison and hee smote Peter on the side and raised him vp saying Arise vp quickly And his chaines fell off from his hands c. HERE is a storie of Peters 1. Imprisonment 2. Enlargement With the cause of the one and meanes of the other Herod hauing vexed some slaine a second now commits the third and all this to gratifie the Iewes Peter thus committed is bailed by the Church or rather remooved and freed by petition they pray heartily for him in the 5. verse and they speed as happily whilest they are praying God giues in the prisoner amongst them The manner of his delivery is here reported and that was very strange beyond Herods purpose the prisoners expectation the Keepers meaning all mens hopes Herod held his purpose he had begun and the next morning he meant an end of him Peter had made his conclusion to morrow thinkes he for messages past betweene him and the Church which spent this night in Prayer for him and therefore knew the danger I must be put to it therefore I will strengthen my selfe to night The Keepers stood vpon their guard and resolved that no Peter should passe them yet is Peter delivered and how I pray you God remoues all impediments for nothing was in readinesse First for man entrance was there none therefore God sends an Angell and there was no stop against him Next in the darke it was hard to find which was which God directs an Angell to him and hee comes vpon him and misses not the man though bound to the same chaine with two others as in strict imprisonments they vsed to doe Thirdly they were in the darke and that was ill for noyse The Angell brings his darke lanthorne with him and shines to Peter and none else Fourthly the prisoner can doe little for himselfe he is asleepe the Angell wakes him he is laid the Angell raises him he is amazed the Angell directs him he is bound the Angell vnties him hee knowes not where he is the Angell guides him hee is to passe through sundry difficulties the Angell conducts him through them all and so dismisses him Wee will vse no more words about a plaine Storie but acquaint you with our meditations they containe the successe of the Churches prayers they prayed for Peter the Angell thereupon is sent to Peter where see 1. How the Angell findes him 2. How the Angell delivers him For the first he findes him sleeping in the midst of feares and foes From whence was this sleepe was it worldly sorrow that caused it or was it carnall securitie Answ In doubtfull things charitie supposes the best so should we worldly sorrow causes sleepe but how when it is not extreame and that sleepe is ioyned with starting carnall securitie will cause sleepe but why should we charge Peter with that at this time his sleepe came from a better cause he was at peace with God he had the Churches prayers for him the cause for him his conscience for him God and his Angels for him he could die but once and for one death hee was prepared hence his boldnes before Chapters 4. and 5. hence his confidence here he resolued with Dauid I will lay me downe and sleepe and withall God gaue rest to his beloued as it is in the Psalmes rest more then ordinary to his minde to his body hence the Angell can hardly awake him and being awaked he is not terrified as a guiltie person would haue beene in this case doe then but consider 1. The man 2. His behaviour in like cases 3. The time and circumstances 4. The exercises of the Church for him 5. The messenger and message sent to him 6. The manner of his behaviour when he is awaked and you will see that his sleepe grew not from distemper but from strength of faith and comfort Now to the Points Where first from the order Doct. 1 see the power of ioynt prayers they beare downe all before them and prevaile in heaven and earth as the Word that comes from heaven prospers in the thing wherevnto it is sent Esay 55. so the word that goes to heaven the prayers of the Church sirike vp to God there they lie at his gates and never will away without their errand and when they are answered then they come downe with authoritie and raigne over all impediments below witnesse this Story Peter is committed the persecuters are resolute the foes many the friends few meanes none but God to God the Church goes the enemies plotte the Church prayes they shut the prison doores the Church opens heavens doores so ther 's old tugging for the prisoner but the Church winnes him God to let them see what prayers bee sends him to them while they are praying there saith God if you will rake no deniall there he is thereby pointing vs to the meanes of his deliverance we need not many words for proofe of this Iames saith The prayer of one righteous man prevailes much Iames 5. if of one what of twentie what of an hundred and he instances in Elijah Hee alone could open and shut heaven then well may many open and shut prisons on earth nay adde further the ioynt prayers of vnbeleevers and hypocrites haue done much when heathenish Niniuie fasted and prayed God heard Jonah 3. when false Rehoboam humbled himselfe and his people 2 Chron. 12. God was intreated how much more shall the faithfull prayers of the Church prevaile prevaile I say both for the preventing and removing evils and obtaining and keeping of good things What shall we instance the life of Asa Iehosaphat Hezekiah when was it otherwise when did the Church of God euer ioyne in a common petition to God but they sped no instance to the contrary No marvell Reas 1 this exercise is well grounded and warranted it hath the warrant of a Precept Iames 5. 1. Pray for one another call vpon me 2. The warrant of a promise Psal 50. I will deliuer thee 3. The warrant of experience never any yet vsed it but they prevailed Prayers are presents very welcome to God Reas 2 he prefers them to all sacrifices being immediate worships of his Maiestie Let me heare thy voyce it is pleasant No father loues the voyce of his children like as God loues the voyce of his Church Cant. 2.14 T is his musicke and perfume Rev. 5.8 3. The parties are very deare who tender them Reas 3 God loues his Church aboue all creatures he gaue his Sonne for her and therefore her sutes shall haue acceptance Let me see thy face its comely Cant. 2.14 Esther never pleased Ahasuerosh so well as the Church pleaseth Christ 4. The parties from and through whom they are presented Reas 4 please They are indited and abbetted by the holy Ghost Rom. 8. Rom. 8. tendred by Christ Iesus and shall these be denyed adde to this 5. The party to whom they are directed to God who is all truth