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peace_n	jerusalem_n	pray_v	prosperity_n	2,298	5	9.5696	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90999	Euchologia: or, The doctrine of practical praying. By the Right Reverend Father in God, John Prideaux, late Bishop of Worcester. Being a legacy left to his daughters in private, directing them to such manifold uses of our Common Prayer Book. As may satisfie upon all occasions, without looking after new lights from extemporal flashes.	Prideaux, John, 1578-1650.	1655 (1655)	Wing P3425; Thomason E1515_1; ESTC R209505	69,265	323

of a Sermon how becoming pious is that Petition Grant we beseech thee Almighty God that the words which we have heard this day with our outward ears c. And for the close of all our Prayers that which closeth up the Service of the Communion Almighty God which hast promised to hear the Petitions of them that ask in thy Sons name c. They are unworthy to pray or to bee heard Jer. 2.13 that forsake such fountains of knowne and living waters to hew out to themselves Cisterns broken Cisternes that hold troubled or no water or perchance some mixtures of Marah or Meribah which will not guide us to the Springs of Intercession that next wee must take in our way CHAP. IV. Of Intercessions AMong those kind of Prayers which the Apostle exhorteth 1. Tim. 2.1 especially Intercession succeeds Supplications which are Petitions put up to God for others for whom we are bound to pray either by Nature Law or Christian charity Under this title therefore come all those prayers we have for the Church in general and then more distinctly for Superiors Leaders Equals Friends Enemies all that bee desolate and oppressed that they may be relieved all that bee in good courses that they may be preserved and encouraged To such Intercessions the Psalmist exhorteth all well-affected people especially when they are assembled together Psal 122.6 7 8 9 O pray saith he for the peace of Jerusalem they shall prosper that love thee Peace be within thy walls and plenteousnesse within thy Palaces For my brethren and companions sake I wil wish thee prosperity yea because of the House of the Lord our God I will seek to do thee good So Samuel prayed for Saul until God told him in plaine termes that he had rejected him And so long in charity we are to pray for those that are most untoward until God hath evidenced by cutting them off that their case is desperate which wee must not be too bold to prejudg seeing she that had seven Divels in her did become the most zealous Attendant of our Saviour and he that was a most violent Persecutor 1 Cor. 15.10 the most laborious amongst all the Apostles Smal hopes there was of imprisoned Saint Peters preservation the sword having so fatally cut off Saint James and Herod being so fully bent to please the bloud-thirsty Jewes Acts 12.5 Peter was therefore kept in prison saith the Text but prayer that is Intercession was made without ceasing of the Church unto God for him And was not the event as miraculous Peter is delivered by an Angel and the expectation of the Jews deluded Few would imagine that Saint Paul who had the favour to be rapt up into the third heaven 2 Cor. 12.4 and hear unspeakable words which were not lawful for a man to utter should have need of the Intercession of any of those Converts of his which he had so lately catechized in Christianity yet wee see what he writes to the Thessalonians 1 The. 5.25 Brethren pray for us And to the Hebrews Heb. 13.11 Pray for us for we trust we have a good conscience in all things willing to live honestly Nay Pharaoh and Simon Magus were not so hard hearted though in the gall of bitterness but they allowed and desired the intercession of Gods servants Intreat the Lord saith Pharaoh that there be no more mighty thundrings and hail Exod. 9.28 Acts 8.24 And pray ye unto the Lord for me saith Magus that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me Whereupon Saint James laid it down for a Canon to be observed of all the faithful James 5.16 Confesse your sins one to another and pray one for another that ye may be healed Which two Ingredients make an excellent Soulsalve for all spiritual wounds and bruises And therefore we have so divers and effectual formes of Intercession in our Church-Book that I may wel use the words to you that Boaz sometime did unto Ruth Ruth 2.8 Hear ye not my Daughters Go not to glean in another field neither go from hence for here you shal find that will satisfie The pattern of Intercession we have from our Saviour for his Apostles Successors and Converts John 17. as we had his general prayer before for all things necessary Matth. 6. conformable to which we have framed that excellent Intercession in our Leiturgy under the Title of Let us pray for the whole estate of Christs Church militant here on earth in these words Almighty and everlasting God which by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make prayers and supplications and to give thanks for all men c. This Prayer is to be had by heart and alwayes used upon any occasion And in particular find we not further Intercessions for the King Queen and Royal Progeny Bishops and all the Clergy most orderly following one another To the same purpose are those interchangeable Intercessions betweene Priest and People O Lord shew thy mercy upon us and grant us thy salvation O Lord save the King c. Which your little ones may be brought to repeat in answering one another The like passages are interposed in Matrimony for the parties marryed O Lord save thy servant and thine hand-maid that put their trust in thee c. In the Visitation of the sick O Lord save thy servant which putteth his trust in thee c. And at your Womens-meetings commonly called Church-going O Lord save this woman thy servant which putteth her trust in thee c. Perswade your selves my Daughters these things are not to be little set by This simplicity in coming to God with good hearts and humble minds in obedience to our Mother the Church which hath thus directed us will be more acceptable to him and more prevalent then Balaks seven Altars and Balaams thence fetching Prophecies Nay then the Sacrifice of a Bullock to use the words of the Psalmist that hath horns and hoofes Psal 69.32 For God is not taken with quaint inventions or excellency of speech 1 Cor. 2.1 as the Apostle tels us The wisdom of this world to him is but foolishness chap. 3.19 chap. 4.20 and his Kingdome consisteth not in words but power If our hearts therefore condemne us not God is greater then our heart and knoweth all things And then saith the blessed Apostle we have confidence towards God 1 Joh. 3.20 21 22 and whatsoever wee ask wee receive of Him if wee keep his Commandments and doe those things which are pleasing in his sight And so wee may close with the man after Gods owne heart Psal 69.33 The humble shall consider this and bee glad Seek ye the Lord in this way and your foul shall live CHAP. V. Of Thanksgiving WEll may Thanksgiving follow Intercession which is the only high-rent that God expecteth for all his infinite blessings bestowed upon us Amongst the Sacrifices of the Old Testament this of Thanksgiving