Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	forgive_v	pray_v	trespass_n	2,324	5	11.8389	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55332	Of ejaculatory prayer the necessity there is of it, the advantages there are for it, and the advantages there are by it : demonstrated with several directions for the practice of it / by Theophilus Polwheile ...	Polwheile, Theophilus, d. 1689.	1674 (1674)	Wing P2784; ESTC R40646	52,386	162

Exhorted you to be much in Ejaculatory Prayer for your selves I come now to Exhort you to be much in Ejaculatory Prayer 2. For Others Labour to be much in Ejaculatory Prayer for Others In Pressing this Exhortation to Pray with Ejaculatory Prayer for Others I will insist upon these three Particulars 1. To shew you why you should Pray with Ejaculatory Prayer for Others 2. When you should Pray with Ejocutory Prayer for Others 3. For whom you should Pray when you Pray with Ejaculatory Prayer for Others I. W●● you should Pray with Ejaculator● Prayer for Others For the clearing of this I will shew y●● 1. that it is your Duty to Pray for Others as well as for Your selves And then 2. That it is your Duty to Pray for Others with Ejaculatory Prayer 1. It is your Duty not only to Pray for Your selves but also to make Conscience of Praying for Others This is expressly commanded Jam. 5. 16. Confess your faults one to another and pray one for another And this Reason is given The effectual fervent Prayer of a Righteous man availeth much with God that is not only for himself the Apostle doth not speak of that in this place but for others also q. d. his Prayers avail much for Others and therefore you should Pray for them by this you should be encouraged to do it This you are exhorted unto 1 Tim. 2. 1 2. I exhort therefore that first all Supplications Prayers Intercessions and giving of Thanks be made for all men Mark it for all men And he exhorteth to this first of all † before he descends ‖ Hoc primum inquit prascribo ●nam praescribet deinceps alia to any other Particulars thereby intimating that it is a special Duty Grot. in loc that every one ought to make Conscience of to Pray for Others as well as for Themselves It is taught you also in the Lords Prayer For there it is not My Father which art in Heaven nor Give me my daily Bread nor Forgive me my Trespasses c. But Our Father Give us and Forgive us c. Christ thereby teaching you that it is your Duty to Pray for others as well as for your selves You are commanded likewise to get Others to Pray for you Jam. 5. 14. Is any sick among you let him call for the Elders of the Church and let them Pray over him And not only Elders are to be desired but as there is occasion Others also as is implyed v. 16. Confess your faults one to another and Pray one for another Now as you are commanded to get others to pray for you so others are by the same command required to get you to pray for them and so it is your Duty to pray for Others and not Your selves only Again God hath promised to hear his people not only for themselves but for others also As Isa 45. 11. Jam. 5. 14 15 16. 1 John 5. 16. Now when ever God makes a Promise to the doing of a Duty it is as to encourage so likewise to engage to the doing of it Furthermore The Examples of the Godly in all ages praying for others as well as for themselves bind you to this Duty Abraham prayed for Sodom Lot for Zoar Moses for the Israelites David for the whole Church Paul for particular Churches as for the Romans Rom. 1. 9. for the Colossions Col. 1. 9. and not only for particular Churches but for particular Persons as for Timothy 2 Tim. 1. 3. for Philemon Philem v. 4. These Examples ought to be imitated They have been earnest likewise with others for their Prayers as Hezekiah for Isaiah's prayers 2 King 19. 4. Paul for the Romaus prayers See how passionatly earnest and importunate he was Now I beseech you Brethren for the Lord Jesus Christ his sake and for the love of the Spirit that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me Rom. 15. 30. Which he would not have been but that he knew that to pray for others was not only a Duty but a very prevailing Duty if performed aright for those on whose behalf it should be performed And therefore he was in great hopes and did exceedingly comfort himself upon the prayers that were made for him as upon the Corinthians prayers 2 Cor. 1. 11. and upon the Philippians prayers Phil. 1. 19. We may add unto all this that the Precept of Christian Charity requires no less of you easpecially when your prayers are desired by any on their behalf For therein you are commanded to love your neighbour as your selves and if to love him as your selves then certainly to pray for him as well as for your selves To Pray for your selves necessity requires to Pray for others Charity Charity begins at home but doth not stay at home The Law also of your Communion with Christ requires it You have Communion with him in his Priestly Office and by vertue of that are made Priests unto God 1 Pet. 2. 9. and therefore as such are bound to make intercession for others Lastly Hereby you shall imitate the example of Christ who Prayed not only for himself but for others which you are especially bound to do For he hath given us an example that we should follow his steps 1 Pet. 2. 21. Thus you see it is your Duty to Pray for Others as well as for your Selves Now this being premised I will shew you 2. That it is your Duty to Pray for Others as well as for your Selves with Ejaculatory Prayer For the proof of this consider First You are expressly commanded to Pray with all Prayer for all Saints So in the Text Praying always with all Prayer for all Saints c. and therefore with this So that you are to Pray not only for your Selves with Ejaculatory Prayer but for Others also Secondly You have many Examples of Ejaculatory Prayer for Others recorded in the Scripture Abraham Prayed with Ejaculatory Prayer for Ishmael And Abraham said Oh that Ishmael might live before thee Gen. 17. 18. Eli Prayed with Ejaculatory Prayer for Hannah Go in peace and the God of Israel grant thee thy Petition that thou hast asked of him 1 Sam. 1. 17. Elishah Prayed with Ejaculatory Prayer for his Servant And Elisha prayed and said Lord I pray thee open his eyes that he may see 2 King 6. 17. Stephen Prayed with Ejaculatory Prayer for those that stoned him And he kneeled down and cryed with a loud voice Lord lay not this sin to their charge Act. 7. 60. Christ Prayed with Ejaculatory Prayer for those that Crucified him Then said Jesus Father forgive them for they know not what they do Luke 23. 34. These and divers other Examples there are of Ejaculatory Prayer for Others in Scripture which you are bound to follow Thirdly God hath heard Ejaculatory Prayer for Others He heard Abrahams Ejaculatory Prayer for Ishmael As for Ishmael I have heard thee Behold I have blessed him and will make him fruitful