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A03810 The arte of Christian saylinge. Or a comfortable treatis written on these words of the prophet Dauid in the 55. Psal. 22. 23. verses Hull, John, 1569 or 70-1627. 1602 (1602) STC 13929; ESTC S116570 57,762 152

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prayer_n with_o the_o tear_n of_o true_a repentance_n thereby_o to_o quench_v the_o fiery_a dart_n of_o satan_n o_o lacrymae_fw-la quo_fw-la fugistis_fw-la redite_fw-la obsecro_fw-la redite_fw-la lacrymae_fw-la fleet_n i_o coelum_fw-la &_o terra_fw-la lugete_fw-la i_o omnes_fw-la creaturae_fw-la &_o i_o plorate_v omne_fw-la elementa_fw-la peccavi_fw-la enim_fw-la crudeliter_fw-la lapsus_fw-la sum_fw-la graviter_fw-la cecidi_fw-la mirabiliter_fw-la nullus_fw-la est_fw-la morbus_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la à_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la contraxi_fw-la contagium_fw-la 41._o isiodore_n dial_n hominis_fw-la deflentis_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 41._o high_a time_n it_o be_v to_o cry_v with_o the_o penitent_a person_n o_o tear_n whither_o be_v you_o flee_v o_o sigh_n whither_o be_v you_o go_v come_v again_o you_o tear_n and_o return_v o_o you_o sob_n come_v heaven_n come_v earth_n and_o bewail_v i_o o_o you_o creature_n lament_v over_o i_o for_o i_o have_v sin_v cruel_o i_o have_v fall_v grievous_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n wherewith_o i_o be_o not_o foul_o bespot_v do_v not_o the_o heaven_n rain_n at_o elias_n prayer_n 18_o 1._o king_n 18_o and_o the_o rock_n send_v forth_o flood_n at_o moses_n stroke_n 17.6_o exod._n 17.6_o and_o shall_v god_n smite_v satan_n wound_n and_o yet_o we_o be_v without_o prayer_n of_o repentance_n the_o poet_n report_n of_o hector_n that_o so_o long_o as_o he_o live_v troy_n can_v not_o be_v destroy_v call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o immovable_a and_o inexpugnable_a pillar_n of_o troy_n but_o much_o more_o may_v it_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o believe_a man_n who_o prayer_n bind_v god_n to_o do_v good_a unto_o the_o country_n as_o be_v lot_n unto_o the_o sodomite_n of_o who_o god_n witness_v that_o he_o can_v do_v nothing_o against_o they_o so_o long_o as_o lot_n live_v among_o they_o 19.22_o gen._n 19.22_o in_o what_o a_o lamentable_a case_n then_o be_v that_o country_n and_o place_n wherein_o there_o be_v no_o moses_n 22.30_o eze._n 22.30_o no_o man_n of_o prayer_n to_o stand_v in_o the_o gap_n before_o god_n for_o the_o land_n a_o token_n that_o god_n intend_v a_o present_a punishment_n to_o fall_v upon_o that_o country_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a where_o god_n bestow_v the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n he_o will_v likewise_o give_v a_o blessing_n of_o mercy_n for_o this_o cause_n david_n join_v prayer_n and_o mercy_n together_o say_v 66.20_o psal_n 66.20_o praise_v be_v god_n which_o have_v not_o put_v back_o my_o prayer_n nor_o hide_v his_o mercy_n from_o i_o note_v prayer_n to_o be_v the_o especial_a mean_n whereby_o god_n will_v confer_v a_o benefit_n upon_o a_o people_n because_o aug._n aug._n quamdiu_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la tollit_fw-la à_fw-la te_fw-la orationem_fw-la tuam_fw-la non_fw-la amovebit_fw-la à_fw-la te_fw-la miserecordiam_fw-la svam_fw-la so_o long_o as_o god_n deprive_v thou_o not_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n he_o will_v not_o deny_v thou_o his_o merciful_a kindness_n see_v therefore_o that_o by_o prayer_n cassianus_n cassianus_n ira_fw-la dei_fw-la suspenditur_fw-la
exerceri_fw-la in_o orationibus_fw-la desiderium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la 121._o aug._n epist_n 121._o our_o desire_n may_v be_v exercise_v in_o our_o prayer_n whereby_o we_o may_v receive_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v to_o give_v us._n and_o last_o the_o necessity_n of_o pray_v consist_v not_o in_o that_o we_o shall_v open_v to_o god_n our_o want_n but_o that_o we_o may_v be_v put_v in_o mind_n whither_o to_o have_v recourse_n in_o our_o extremity_n and_o for_o the_o second_o we_o may_v answer_v that_o it_o be_v the_o felfesame_a fallation_n for_o albeit_o god_n be_v say_v to_o change_v yet_o that_o be_v but_o by_o a_o metaphor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o be_v not_o mutat●o_o dei_fw-la but_o rei_fw-la not_o consilij_fw-la but_o operis_fw-la not_o affectus_fw-la but_o effectus_fw-la not_o god_n but_o the_o thing_n be_v change_v not_o god_n council_n but_o god_n work_n not_o his_o affect_n but_o effect_n yet_o this_o be_v not_o the_o end_n of_o our_o prayer_n to_o make_v god_n changeable_a but_o that_o by_o pray_v we_o may_v obtain_v those_o thing_n in_o time_n which_o god_n have_v decree_v to_o bestow_v upon_o we_o from_o all_o eternity_n for_o prayer_n be_v not_o ad_fw-la immutandam_fw-la providentiam_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la insplendam_fw-la not_o to_o alter_v god_n mind_n but_o to_o fulfil_v his_o providence_n see_v that_o those_o thing_n quae_fw-la sancti_fw-la viri_fw-la orando_fw-la efficiunt_fw-la ita_fw-la praedestinata_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la precibus_fw-la illa_fw-la obtineant_fw-la 16.18_o greg._n moral_a 16.18_o which_o holy_a man_n have_v accomplish_v by_o pray_v be_v so_o ordain_v as_o they_o shall_v obtain_v they_o by_o their_o prayer_n as_o when_o god_n have_v promise_v abraham_n 22._o gen._n 22._o that_o in_o isaac_n his_o seed_n shall_v be_v bless_v yet_o god_n give_v unto_o isaac_n a_o barren_a wife_n wherefore_o isaac_n pray_v for_o his_o wife_n rebeccha_n 25._o gen._n 25._o and_o the_o text_n say_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v entreat_v of_o he_o and_o his_o wife_n rebeccha_n conceive_v this_o then_o remain_v a_o firm_a anchor_n for_o this_o ship_n contrary_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n and_o the_o follower_n of_o pelagian_n yea_o contrary_a to_o the_o common_a christian_a who_o though_o he_o profess_v christianity_n in_o word_n yet_o he_o practise_v pelagianisme_n in_o his_o work_n for_o do_v not_o our_o life_n practice_v that_o which_o pelagian_n profess_v namely_o that_o we_o think_v prayer_n be_v but_o needless_a yea_o be_v not_o this_o a_o especial_a heresy_n of_o the_o pelagian_n quod_fw-la destrueret_fw-la orationes_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la 106._o aug._n epist_n 106._o that_o he_o go_v about_o to_o destroy_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n and_o be_v not_o this_o our_o profession_n by_o our_o practice_n who_o so_o seldom_o frequent_a the_o church_n and_o seek_v indeed_o by_o covert_a mean_n to_o overthrow_v religion_n against_o the_o second_o conclusion_n the_o adversary_n object_v after_o this_o order_n if_o faith_n be_v so_o necessary_a a_o companion_n for_o prayer_n as_o without_o it_o prayer_n can_v anchor_v this_o heavy_a ship_n then_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o the_o unfaithful_a man_n prayer_n be_v oftentimes_o hear_v and_o fulfil_v but_o the_o godly_a and_o faithful_a man_n request_n be_v often_o deny_v and_o reject_v touch_v the_o first_o learned_a writer_n sufficient_o resolve_v thou_o after_o this_o sort_n first_o god_n hear_v our_o prayer_n vel_fw-la ad_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la miserecordiam_fw-la joh._n aug._n tract_n 37._o in_o joh._n either_o for_o justice_n or_o for_o mercy_n and_o for_o both_o these_o end_n he_o oftentimes_o receive_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o wicked_a first_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n ut_fw-la eos_fw-la beneficijs_fw-la ad_fw-la amorem_fw-la svam_fw-la alliciat_fw-la oper_n bellar._n li._n 1._o cap._n 4._o de_fw-la bonis_fw-la oper_n that_o he_o may_v win_v they_o unto_o he_o by_o his_o benefit_n and_o thus_o he_o hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o ninivites_fw-la not_o according_a to_o his_o justice_n but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n second_o according_a to_o his_o justice_n and_o thus_o he_o hear_v the_o israelite_n require_v flesh_n in_o the_o desert_n but_o while_o the_o meat_n be_v in_o their_o mouth_n 11._o numb_a 11._o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o they_o and_o destroy_v they_o metuendum_fw-la ergo_fw-la est_fw-la say_v saint_n augustine_n ne_fw-la id_fw-la hoc_fw-la posset_n non_fw-la dare_v propitius_fw-la det_fw-la iratus_fw-la o_o therefore_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n lest_o that_o which_o god_n can_v bestow_v upon_o we_o as_o a_o merciful_a god_n he_o repay_v as_o a_o angry_a judge_n a_o second_o cause_n why_o god_n hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v populi_fw-la svi_fw-la causa_fw-la remissione_n sadel_n in_o vera_fw-la peccati_fw-la remissione_n for_o the_o more_o comfort_n of_o his_o belove_a people_n see_v that_o god_n be_v so_o merciful_a unto_o those_o which_o be_v wicked_a and_o his_o enemy_n how_o must_v they_o but_o needs_o be_v persuade_v that_o he_o will_v be_v much_o more_o favourable_a unto_o the_o godly_a and_o his_o friend_n three_o the_o wicked_a be_v not_o hear_v ex_fw-la speciali_fw-la gratia_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la communi_fw-la miserecordia_fw-la 15._o caluin_n lib._n 3._o confess_v ca._n 20._o sect_n 15._o not_o that_o god_n be_v well_o please_v at_o their_o prayer_n but_o to_o set_v out_o his_o mercy_n by_o this_o circumstance_n for_o that_o even_o unto_o unbeliever_n their_o prayer_n be_v not_o deny_v the_o more_o to_o prick_v forward_o those_o which_o serve_v god_n to_o be_v careful_a at_o all_o time_n to_o pray_v unto_o he_o see_v that_o the_o very_a wicked_a and_o profane_a oftentimes_o obtain_v their_o petition_n and_o as_o concern_v the_o second_o part_n of_o their_o objection_n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o lord_n at_o all_o time_n grant_v not_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o godly_a for_o paul_n himself_o pray_v against_o the_o messenger_n of_o satan_n 12.2_o 2._o cor._n 12.2_o yea_o he_o beseech_v the_o lord_n thrice_o that_o it_o may_v depart_v from_o he_o but_o he_o be_v not_o hear_v and_o the_o reason_n be_v as_o say_v saint_n augustine_n quia_fw-la non_fw-la expediebat_fw-la 121._o aug._n epist_n 121._o first_o lest_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v exalt_v out_o of_o measure_n and_o second_o that_o god_n power_n may_v be_v make_v manifest_a through_o weakness_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v hear_v and_o not_o hear_v because_o there_o be_v a_o double_a kind_n of_o hear_v one_o ad_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la another_o ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la john_n aug._n in_o epist_n john_n one_o to_o answer_v our_o will_n and_o another_o for_o our_o good_a so_o likewise_o there_o be_v a_o twofolde_a kind_n of_o deliverance_n one_o ex_fw-la presentibus_fw-la periculis_fw-la one_o for_o present_a danger_n and_o calamity_n as_o he_o deliver_v david_n from_o saul_n daniel_n from_o the_o prince_n the_o israelite_n from_o pharaoh_n that_o his_o church_n may_v have_v some_o outward_a testimony_n of_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n and_o this_o be_v call_v a_o corporal_a deliverance_n there_o be_v another_o deliverance_n which_o be_v call_v a_o spiritual_a deliverance_n when_o god_n so_o strengthen_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o servant_n as_o they_o patient_o abide_v the_o affliction_n of_o their_o foe_n and_o thus_o god_n deliver_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n basil_n not_o so_o much_o by_o free_v they_o from_o their_o persecutor_n as_o by_o strengthen_v they_o against_o persecution_n 34.17_o psal_n 34.17_o for_o the_o righteous_a cry_n and_o the_o lord_n hear_v they_o and_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o all_o their_o trouble_n he_o hear_v they_o for_o their_o good_a though_o not_o for_o their_o delight_n and_o deliver_v they_o spiritual_o albeit_o not_o corporal_o yet_o the_o time_n will_v come_v when_o they_o likewise_o shall_v be_v deliver_v namely_o when_o he_o shall_v take_v they_o from_o this_o miserable_a life_n to_o everlasting_a joy_n wherefore_o ask_v say_v christ_n 16._o john_n 16._o in_o my_o name_n and_o you_o shall_v receive_v but_o you_o shall_v receive_v quando_fw-la debetis_fw-la accipere_fw-la quaedam_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la negantur_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la congruo_fw-la dentur_fw-la tempore_fw-la differuntur_fw-la 102._o aug._n tract_n 102._o when_o you_o shall_v receive_v they_o for_o some_o thing_n be_v not_o simple_o deny_v but_o conditional_o defer_v to_o their_o proper_a time_n and_o place_n let_v we_o therefore_o ask_v say_v saint_n james_n 1._o james_n 1._o in_o faith_n nothing_o doubt_v and_o then_o say_v christ_n 21._o matt._n 21._o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v ask_v you_o shall_v receive_v for_o prayer_n thus_o apparel_v est_fw-la dei_fw-la columba_fw-la quae_fw-la ramum_fw-la olivae_fw-la apportat_fw-la dum_fw-la pacem_fw-la hominibus_fw-la impetrat_fw-la be_v god_n dove_n which_o carry_v the_o olive_n branch_n in_o token_n of_o peace_n between_o god_n and_o man_n yea_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o true_a dove_n that_o