carpenter_n appli_v to_o his_o timber_n first_o his_o rude_a tool_n and_o then_o his_o rule_n and_o chisel_n so_o in_o this_o subject_a his_o unexpert_a handle_n may_v excusable_o and_o not_o without_o some_o service_n make_v a_o begin_n and_o step_n to_o a_o more_o exquisite_a treaty_n of_o this_o subject_a this_o be_v his_o apology_n for_o the_o manner_n of_o handle_v the_o subject_a he_o have_v labour_v to_o be_v plain_a not_o only_o in_o stile_n but_o in_o thing_n speak_v by_o deal_v home_o and_o lay_v aside_o all_o partial_a and_o servile_a respect_n of_o person_n and_o particular_o in_o the_o discovery_n of_o some_o of_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o case_n he_o have_v to_o open_v and_o this_o he_o have_v do_v not_o without_o need_n and_o special_a warrant_n when_o it_o be_v with_o judah_n as_o now_o it_o be_v with_o england_n there_o be_v in_o they_o a_o approach_n unto_o seek_v of_o god_n daily_o but_o without_o the_o expect_a success_n 58.1_o isai_n 58.1_o so_o that_o they_o come_v with_o that_o question_n wherefore_o have_v we_o fast_v and_o thou_o see_v not_o wherefore_o have_v we_o afflict_v our_o soul_n and_o thou_o take_v no_o knowledge_n the_o lord_n send_v his_o prophet_n to_o they_o with_o this_o special_a charge_n cry_v aloud_o spare_v not_o lift_v up_o thy_o voice_n like_o a_o trumpet_n and_o show_v my_o people_n their_o transgression_n and_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n their_o sin_n if_o any_o prejudice_n or_o peril_n come_v thereby_o he_o have_v cast_v it_o up_o and_o commend_v it_o unto_o the_o care_n of_o he_o unto_o who_o belong_v the_o issue_n from_o all_o danger_n he_o have_v in_o his_o intention_n dedicate_v it_o to_o the_o use_n of_o every_o pray_a christian_n that_o please_v to_o look_v it_o over_o but_o more_o peculiarly_a to_o those_o of_o his_o proper_a charge_n the_o parishioner_n of_o eccleston_n parish_n and_o to_o those_o of_o his_o acquaintance_n in_o the_o county_n wherein_o he_o live_v and_o of_o any_o other_o place_n that_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n have_v a_o eye_n to_o so_o many_o at_o once_o he_o have_v omit_v the_o particular_a dedication_n of_o it_o christian_n reader_n for_o no_o other_o respect_n but_o for_o the_o subject_n sake_n it_o pray_v if_o thou_o will_v read_v thy_o serious_a and_o religious_a perusal_n and_o let_v it_o have_v withal_o thy_o prayer_n for_o a_o blessing_n upon_o it_o and_o therein_o also_o remember_v he_o who_o be_v thy_o servant_n for_o jesus_n sake_n edward_z gee_o eccleston_n may_v 27._o 1653._o the_o title_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n and_o section_n express_v summary_o the_o content_n of_o they_o chap._n i._n a_fw-la introductory_n discourse_n pag._n 1._o sect._n i._n the_o faithful_n cross_n be_v their_o way_n to_o blessing_n ibid._n sect._n ii_o the_o persecution_n that_o befall_v the_o faithful_a make_v many_o and_o notable_a heart-discovery_n pag._n 4._o sect._n iii_o the_o faithful_n persecution_n cause_v heart-discovery_n in_o themselves_o pag._n 9_o sect._n iu._n some_o reason_n wherefore_o the_o persecution_n of_o the_o faithful_a produce_v in_o they_o heart-discovery_n pag._n 14._o sect._n v._n the_o subject_a and_o occasion_n of_o this_o treatise_n pag._n 41._o chap._n ii_o the_o first_o query_n handle_v viz._n whether_o god_n hide_v himself_o from_o his_o people_n prayer_n ground_v upon_o his_o promise_n and_o seem_v by_o his_o providence_n to_o answer_v the_o prayer_n which_o be_v contrary_a thereunto_o can_v be_v parallel_v with_o any_o example_n pag._n 46_o sect._n i._n the_o question_n affirm_v and_o divide_v into_o part_n ibid._n sect._n ii_o example_n of_o god_n hide_v himself_o from_o his_o people_n prayer_n pag._n 47_o sect._n iii_o example_n of_o the_o lord_n seem_v by_o his_o providence_n to_o answer_v the_o prayer_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o people_n pag._n 78_o sect._n iu._n the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o chapter_n show_v the_o good_a use_n that_o may_v be_v make_v of_o the_o example_n fore-alledged_n pag._n 95_o chap._n iii_o the_o second_o query_n handle_v viz._n how_o or_o in_o what_o sense_n god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o hide_v himself_o from_o his_o people_n prayer_n ground_v upon_o his_o promise_n and_o seem_v by_o his_o providence_n to_o answer_v the_o prayer_n which_o be_v contrary_a thereunto_o pag._n 99_o sect._n i._n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n pag._n 100_o sect._n ii_o of_o the_o groundedness_n of_o prayer_n upon_o divine_a promise_n pag._n 103_o sect._n iii_o of_o god_n answer_v and_o of_o his_o hide_v himself_o from_o prayer_n pag._n 142_o sect._n iu._n the_o answer_n to_o the_o query_n summary_o recollect_v and_o form_v pag._n 187_o chap._n iu_o the_o three_o query_n discuss_v viz._n what_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n of_o god_n hide_v himself_o from_o his_o people_n prayer_n ground_v upon_o his_o promise_n and_o of_o his_o seem_n by_o his_o providence_n to_o answer_v the_o prayer_n which_o be_v contrary_a thereunto_o pag._n 203_o sect._n i._n the_o difficulty_n of_o resolve_v this_o question_n and_o whence_o it_o be_v ibid._n sect._n ii_o some_o rule_n about_o the_o manner_n how_o this_o question_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o hand_n pag._n 219_o sect._n iii_o a_o consideration_n of_o the_o mean_n of_o receive_v resolution_n in_o this_o question_n pag._n 238_o sect._n iu._n the_o question_n divide_v into_o its_o part_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n hide_v from_o prayer_n distinguish_v of_o pag._n 253_o sect._n v._n of_o the_o first_o sort_n of_o cause_n of_o god_n hide_v from_o prayer_n pag._n 261_o sect._n vi._n of_o the_o latter_a sort_n of_o cause_n of_o god_n hide_v from_o prayer_n pag._n 287_o sect._n vii_o the_o application_n of_o both_o sort_n of_o cause_n unto_o the_o present_a case_n pag._n 342_o sect._n viii_o what_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o lord_n seem_v by_o his_o providence_n to_o answer_v the_o prayer_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o those_o of_o his_o people_n pag._n 431_o chap._n v._o the_o four_o and_o last_o query_n consider_v viz._n what_o use_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o this_o proceed_n of_o god_n to_o wit_n his_o hide_v himself_o from_o his_o people_n prayer_n ground_v upon_o his_o promise_n and_o seem_v by_o his_o providence_n to_o answer_v the_o prayer_n which_o be_v contrary_a thereunto_o pag._n 439_o sect._n i._n certain_a error_n to_o be_v shun_v in_o case_n of_o the_o lord_n hide_v from_o his_o people_n prayer_n and_o answer_v the_o contrary_a prayer_n unto_o they_o pag._n 440_o sect._n ii_o the_o grace_n or_o duty_n to_o be_v exercise_v in_o the_o case_n abovementioned_a pag._n 457_o sect._n iii_o the_o way_n to_o help_n or_o remedy_n in_o this_o case_n of_o the_o lord_n hide_v from_o his_o people_n prayer_n pag._n 483_o chap._n i._o a_o introductory_n discourse_n sect_n i._o the_o faithful_n cross_n be_v their_o way_n to_o blessing_n when_o old_a simeon_n at_o the_o presentation_n of_o the_o child_n jesus_n by_o his_o parent_n to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o temple_n have_v do_v blessing_n god_n for_o that_o he_o have_v according_a to_o the_o revelation_n former_o receive_v now_o before_o his_o death_n see_v with_o his_o eye_n the_o lord_n christ_n the_o evangelist_n tell_v we_o he_o bless_v the_o parent_n of_o the_o child_n also_o and_o say_v unto_o mary_n his_o mother_n behold_v this_o child_n be_v set_v for_o the_o fall_n and_o rise_v again_o of_o many_o in_o israel_n 35._o luk._n 2.34_o 35._o and_o for_o a_o sign_n which_o shall_v be_v speak_v against_o yea_o a_o sword_n shall_v pierce_v through_o thy_o own_o soul_n also_o that_o the_o thought_n of_o many_o heart_n may_v be_v reveal_v we_o must_v take_v these_o word_n of_o he_o to_o mary_n either_o to_o be_v adjoin_v to_o the_o blessing_n he_o have_v pronounce_v upon_o they_o or_o to_o be_v the_o very_a form_n of_o blessing_n wherewith_o he_o bless_v they_o if_o the_o former_a they_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v what_o a_o commixture_n or_o connexion_n of_o cross_n there_o be_v with_o the_o great_a blessing_n the_o servant_n of_o god_n can_v receive_v in_o this_o life_n they_o be_v happy_a parent_n to_o have_v such_o a_o child_n and_o yet_o that_o child_n must_v in_o some_o respect_n be_v a_o benoni_n a_o son_n of_o extreme_a sorrow_n to_o they_o or_o one_o of_o they_o by_o the_o very_a unhappy_a use_n and_o usage_n he_o shall_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o world_n if_o the_o latter_a which_o be_v to_o i_o more_o probable_a it_o may_v seem_v at_o first_o sight_n to_o be_v a_o strange_a kind_n of_o blessing_n which_o consist_v for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o exceed_v sad_a event_n to_o befall_v both_o son_n and_o mother_n yea_o and_o many_o other_o behold_v this_o child_n be_v set_v for_o the_o fall_n of_o many_o in_o israel_n and_o for_o a_o sign_n that_o shall_v be_v speak_v against_o yea_o a_o
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reject_v and_o he_o sin_v 3.10.11_o tit._n 3.10.11_o be_v condemn_v of_o himself_o so_o much_o of_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o matter_n to_o be_v president_v viz._n the_o lord_n hide_v himself_o from_o his_o people_n prayer_n ground_v upon_o his_o promise_n in_o the_o insist_v of_o it_o i_o have_v think_v it_o superfluous_a to_o point_v out_o the_o promise_n upon_o which_o the_o prayer_n in_o each_o example_n respective_o may_v be_v ground_v there_o be_v many_o general_a promise_n in_o scripture_n easy_a to_o be_v call_v to_o mind_n for_o instance_n psal_n 50.15_o call_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n etc._n etc._n upon_o which_o every_o one_o of_o those_o mention_a prayer_n may_v have_v ground_n and_o whereas_o some_o few_o of_o the_o example_n produce_v be_v of_o the_o prayer_n of_o such_o as_o the_o scripture_n brand_v for_o hypocrisy_n and_o other_o gross_a sin_n let_v the_o reader_n consider_v that_o these_o notion_n of_o god_n people_n and_o of_o the_o ground_v of_o prayer_n upon_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n be_v sometime_o of_o a_o strict_a sometime_o of_o a_o large_a acception_n as_o well_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o and_o a_o community_n of_o people_n unto_o which_o both_o those_o term_n and_o the_o question_n in_o hand_n have_v some_o relation_n be_v of_o a_o mix_a nature_n and_o contain_v a_o better_a and_o a_o worse_a sort_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v suitable_a that_o some_o example_n of_o each_o sort_n shall_v be_v remember_v sect_n iii_o example_n of_o the_o lord_n seem_v by_o his_o providence_n to_o answer_v the_o prayer_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o people_n i_o proceed_v to_o the_o latter_a part_n viz._n the_o lord_n seem_v by_o his_o providence_n to_o answer_v the_o prayer_n which_o be_v contrary_a thereunto_o in_o this_o i_o will_v be_v short_a two_o thing_n be_v in_o this_o 1._o that_o sometime_o there_o be_v prayer_n against_o prayer_n or_o that_o man_n in_o evil_a way_n and_o in_o those_o design_n which_o be_v 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antioch_n i_o read_v of_o the_o jew_n of_o these_o latter_a time_n 2._o act_n 26.7_o buxtorf_n synag_fw-mi c._n 3_o apud_fw-la ellis_n on_o obad._n 20_o cambd._n britan._n of_o irel._n p._n 144_o pulchra_n laverna_fw-la da_fw-la mihi_fw-la fallare_fw-la da_fw-la justum_fw-la sanctumque_fw-la videri_fw-la noctem_fw-la peccatis_fw-la &_o fraudibus_fw-la objice_fw-la nubem_fw-la juven_n illa_fw-la sibi_fw-la intrâ—rsum_fw-la &_o sub_fw-la lingua_fw-la immurmurat_fw-la o_fw-la si_fw-la ebullit_fw-la patrui_fw-la praclarum_fw-la funuâ—_n &_o o_o si_fw-la sub_fw-la castro_fw-la crepet_fw-la argenti_fw-la mihi_fw-la seria_fw-la dextro_fw-la hercule_fw-la pupullumve_fw-la uti_fw-la nam_fw-la quem_fw-la proximus_fw-la baeres_fw-la impello_fw-la expungam_fw-la pers_n saty_n 2._o that_o they_o expect_v and_o daily_o pray_v for_o the_o subversion_n of_o the_o christian_a empire_n as_o that_o which_o must_v antecede_v the_o come_n of_o their_o yet_o expect_a messiah_n the_o law_n and_o light_n of_o 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and_o a_o through_o trial_n and_o purgation_n of_o they_o that_o adhere_v to_o the_o true_a and_o when_o these_o thing_n be_v compass_v then_o come_v in_o the_o return_n of_o prayer_n they_o shall_v call_v on_o my_o name_n and_o i_o will_v hear_v they_o etc._n etc._n and_o agreeable_a hereunto_o be_v there_o a_o passage_n in_o the_o prophet_n zephaniah_n chap._n 3._o the_o lord_n in_o that_o place_n put_v his_o people_n to_o a_o stay_n therefore_o wait_v upon_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n until_o the_o day_n that_o i_o rise_v up_o to_o the_o prey_n vers_fw-la 8._o but_o to_o what_o end_n or_o effect_n must_v they_o stay_v or_o wait_v even_o to_o their_o exceed_a great_a comfort_n and_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n manifestation_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o midst_n
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be_v observe_v and_o the_o intentness_n of_o the_o observer_n of_o it_o that_o they_o may_v see_v and_o know_v and_o consider_v and_o understand_v together_o in_o our_o prayer_n which_o be_v ordinary_o put_v up_o and_o as_o continual_o answer_v we_o scarce_o see_v or_o confess_v god_n in_o the_o return_n but_o when_o as_o we_o be_v put_v to_o seek_v god_n long_o ere_o we_o speed_v and_o be_v hard_o pinch_v with_o the_o want_n and_o delay_v expectation_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o be_v even_o weary_v and_o faint_a with_o our_o wait_a and_o cry_v and_o when_o at_o last_o our_o request_n be_v grant_v we_o than_o we_o apprehend_v god_n clear_o in_o the_o issue_n we_o own_v he_o express_o and_o take_v solemn_a notice_n of_o he_o in_o it_o as_o hagar_n when_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o she_o by_o the_o well_o in_o the_o wilderness_n give_v unto_o god_n this_o appellation_n 16.13_o gen._n 16.13_o thou_o lord_n see_v i_o and_o say_v have_v i_o also_o here_o look_v after_o he_o that_o see_v i_o in_o like_a manner_n do_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n now_o on_o such_o a_o appearance_n of_o he_o or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o another_o passage_n of_o isaiah_n of_o a_o suitable_a import_n to_o this_o they_o say_v lo_o this_o be_v our_o god_n we_o have_v wait_v for_o he_o and_o he_o will_v save_v we_o 25.9_o isai_n 25.9_o this_o be_v the_o lord_n we_o have_v wait_v for_o he_o we_o will_v be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v in_o his_o salvation_n observe_v what_o the_o occasion_n be_v of_o this_o exultation_n in_o god_n appear_v and_o of_o this_o point_v out_o of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o finger_n the_o preface_n to_o those_o word_n denote_v it_o to_o we_o 8._o verse_n 8._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v in_o that_o day_n lo_o this_o be_v our_o god_n etc._n etc._n in_o that_o day_n to_o wit_n when_o the_o lord_n god_n will_v swallow_v up_o death_n in_o victory_n and_o will_v wipe_v away_o tear_n from_o off_o all_o face_n and_o the_o rebuke_n of_o his_o people_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o from_o off_o all_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v the_o day_n in_o which_o this_o shall_v be_v say_v this_o then_o be_v one_o intent_n of_o god_n in_o withhold_v himself_o for_o a_o time_n from_o his_o people_n prayer_n that_o his_o appearance_n to_o they_o in_o the_o upshot_n may_v be_v the_o more_o grateful_a and_o glorious_a therefore_o will_v the_o lord_n wait_v that_o he_o may_v be_v gracious_a unto_o you_o 30.18_o isai_n 30.18_o that_o be_v not_o as_o if_o god_n be_v not_o gracious_a in_o disposition_n and_o affection_n unto_o his_o servant_n at_o all_o time_n but_o the_o meaning_n be_v the_o lord_n have_v his_o special_a season_n of_o exercise_v and_o bring_v forth_o the_o eminent_a effect_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o favour_n to_o they_o and_o the_o special_a season_n be_v when_o mercy_n will_v appear_v to_o be_v mercy_n indeed_o and_o grace_n will_v look_v like_o grace_n and_o shine_v forth_o in_o its_o orient_a brightness_n and_o this_o season_n be_v bring_v on_o &_o ripen_v by_o 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