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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64241	Jacob wrestling with God, and prevailing: or, a treatise concerning the necessity and efficacy of faith in prayer Wherein divers weighty questions and cases of conscience about praying in faith, are stated and resolved. For the comforting and satisfying of weak and scrupulous consciences: the conviction of formal hypocrites, and awakening of all saints, both weak and strong, great and small, to this great duty of prayer. By one who hath obtained mercy to be a minister of, and sufferer for, the gospel of Jesus Christ in this hour of temptation.	Taylor, Thomas, 1624 or 5-1700.	1663 (1663)	Wing T555; ESTC R222503	60,235	214

from our sins in his own blood And hath made us Kings and Priests unto God and his Father therefore yee may come boldly to the throne of grace through the glorious intercession of Jesus your great High Priest Heb. 4.14 Seeing then that wee have a great High Priest that is passed into the Heavens Jesus the Son of God Vers 16. Let us come boldly unto the throne of grace And again Ephes 3.12 In whom wee have boldness and access by the Faith of him 2. The services 2 Their services and spiritual sacrifices of the Saints which they offer up to God in Faith are acceptable to the Father through Jesus Christ 1 Pet. 2.5 Yee also as lively stones are built up a spiritual-house an holy Priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifice acceptable to God by Jesus Christ Where observe that the mediation and intercession of Jesus Christ is the procuring cause of all the Saints acceptation with God both as to their persons and as to their services which here are called spiritual sacrifice And yee Saints of God know that your sacrifices are not therefore acceptable to God because spiritual but because offered to God thorow Jesus Christ because sprinkled with the blood of Christ Now it is the nature and property of Faith to lead us out of our selves for acceptation Rom. 5.1 as well as for assistance unto the blood and righteousness Isa 45.24 and merits of Jesus Christ and Faith seeks its acceptation with the Father onely Gal. 2.19 20 and wholly through the mediation of Jesus the Son of God And therefore all the prayers of the Saints which are put up in Faith do come under the mediation and glorious intercession of Jesus and are offered up to the Father by the hand of Christ who is therefore called the Angel of the Covenant and said to stand before the Altar i. e. the Incense Altar because hee offereth up continually the prayers of the Saints with his own hand perfumed with the Incense of his own merits unto the Father Rev. 8.3 4. And another Angel came and stood at the Altar having a golden Censer And there was given unto him much Incense that he should offer it with the prayers of all Saints upon the golden Altar which was before the Throne And the smoke of the Incense which came with the prayers of the Saints ascended up before God out of the Angels hand Oh needs must the prayers of Faith the beleeving prayers of all the Saints ascend up before God and prevail in Heaven which are offered up by the hand of this blessed Angel even Jesus who is before the throne And is there continually so that it is alwaies the time of Incense with the Congregation of Gods praying people for this blessed Angel is day and night before the Throne offering up their prayers with the pure Incense of his merits Jesus the Mediator and High Priest of our profession is alway within the vail carrying on this part of his Priestly office in Heaven Heb. 7.25 Seeing hee ever liveth to make intercession for them Use 1 If the Efficacy of Faith in prayer be such that the Saints may thereby prevail in Heaven And that all things whatsoever they shall ask in prayer beleeving they shall receive then woe be to all such as have the prayers of the Saints justly engaged against them It is easier to stand before the greatest Armies before the combined powers and policies of the greatest Monarchs and Princes in the world than to stand before the prayers of two or three poor Saints who pray in Faith and cry day and night to God for help against their wicked persecutors 'T is storied of the Champions and Worthies of the Old Testament amongst other worthy deeds and great things which they did by Faith That by it they put to flight the Armies of the Aliens and subdued Kingdomes Heb. 11.33 Who through Faith subdued Kingdomes stopped the mouths of Lions quenc hed the violence of fire escaped the edge of the sword out of weakness were made strong waxed valiant in fight turned to flight the Armies of the Aliens By Faith i. e. by prayers of Faith for they cryed unto the Lord in their straits and under the great oppressions and tyranny of their enemies they prayed to the Lord for help against them And by Faith in prayer they obtained help from God against their persecutors Their enemies were wonderfully brought under mighty Kingdomes subdued and whole Armies strangely conquered and shamefully put to flight Sometimes without means Exod. 14.27 28 as Pharaoh and all his Host at the Red Sea Sometimes by weak and contemptible means Judges 4.21 as Sisera fell by the hand of a woman And King Herod that bloody persecutor Act. 12.23 dyed by Worms or Lice And the whole Army of the Midianites with the Amalekites and all the children of the East who lay upon the ground like Grashoppers so great was their multitude were put to flight by the dream of a Barley Cake tumbling into the Host of Midian Judg. 5.12 13 14 Sometimes by contrary means against the very Law of nature friendship and natural affection So proud and blasphemous Sennacherib fell by his own Sons Isa 37.38 whilst hee was worshipping in the house of Niseroth his God who were wonderfully over-ruled by the power and providence of God even against the Law of nature and religion to execute the wrath of God and avenge the cause of his praying-people upon this proud and wicked persecutor So also the children of Moab Ammon and Mount-Seir who were confederate against Judah were by the just judgement of God at the prayer of good Jehosaphat given up to such a spirit of division and hatred amongst themselves 2 Chron. 20.23 24 that they fully set themselves to destroy one another and ceased not till there was not one of them left Sometimes by preternatural and extraordinary means where ordinary means have failed Josh 10.10 11 Thus the five Kings and their Armies that fought against Joshuah were subdued and destroyed chiefly by hailstones from Heaven And thus the King of Assyria's Army consisting of an hundred and fourscore and five thousand Isa 27.36 were slain in one night by the hand of an Angel Thus the mouths of those greedy and roaring Lions were stopped by an Angel that they could not so much as touch Daniel Dan. 1.6.22 And the burning destroying power of the fiery Furnace so quenched by the glorious presence of the Son of God that it had no power so much as to singe the garments Dan. 3.25 26 27 or hair of the heads of those three Worthies Shadrach Meshach and Abednego So that the greatest Monarchs Princes Generals Armies and Kingdomes of the world have not been able to stand before the prayers of the Saints of God when they have prayed in Faith and cryed to the Lord for help against them Woe therefore be unto all those against whom

Testament whom hee raiseth up to bear witness for Christ against Antichrist to protest and prophecy against all the abominations of the man of sin though they have no worldly power nor arm of flesh to protect them yet they are not left destitute for they have power to shut Heaven and to smite the Earth with plagues and to call for vengeance and the righteous judgements of God to be made manifest upon their enemies for which cause fire is said to proceed out of their mouth not materially but virtually i.e. they do by their prayers and prophecies which proceed out of their mouth procure vengeance from Heaven and all the plagues and righteous judgements of God to be poured forth of the vials of his wrath upon the Antichristian party who are their malicious and implacable enemies by which means they are preserved and protected in their witnessbearing-work all the time of their Prophecy until the end and finishing thereof at which time by the determinate counsel of God they are to be slain and lye dead for a season in order to a glorious resurrection Rev. 11.7 8 9 10 11 12 13. 3. The Saints and servants of God have obtained by Faith in prayer great and wonderful deliverances when they have been in the greatest danger yea even in the very jaws of destruction Great and marvellous personal deliverances have been obtained by Faith in prayer 1 Personal deliverances or by the faithful prayers of the righteous Thus that precious and faithful servant of God Hezekiah when hee was sick unto the death and had received a peremptory sentence of death by the mouth of the Prophet Isa 38.1 Set thy house in order for thou shalt dye and not live by Faith in prayer obtained the retersion of that sentence and was delivered in a most wonderful manner from the very jaws of death vers 5. Go and say to Hezekiah Thus saith the Lord the God of David thy Father I have heard thy prayer I have seen thy tears behold I will add unto thy daies fifteen years Which deliverance was all circumstances considered so marvellous and wonderful that the fame thereof sounded as far as Babylon the King whereof sent his Embassadors to congratulate the Kings recovery and to enquire of the wonder 2 Chron. 32.31 Thus also the good Prophet Jonah though an angry passionate man when he prayed to the Lord in the fishes belly and when hee was even swallowed up of death without all visible help or hope of deliverance by Faith in prayer obtained a wonderful deliverance at the hands of God who spake to the fish and it vomited up Jonah upon the dry Land Jonah 2.10 of which prayer of his in the fishes belly and the great salvation obtained thereby take his own confession Jonah 2.2 5 6 7. And I cryed by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord and hee heard mee out of the belly of Hell cryed I and th●● heardest my voice The waters compassed mee about even to the soul the depth closed mee round about the weeds were wrapt about my head I went down to the bottome of the mountains the earth with her ●●rs was about mee for ever yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption O Lord my God When my soul fainted within mee I remembred the Lord and my prayer came in unto thee into thy holy Temple Thus the holy man Peter also being shut up in prison by Herod and bound with two chains kept all night between two souldiers the keepers also standing before the door being as a sheep fast bound and appointed for the flaughter next morning by the prayers of the Church at Jerusalem was wonderfully delivered from death and rescued out of the hand of his enemies by an Angel Act. 12.5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. Great National 2 National and publick deliverances and publick deliverances have also been obtained at the hands of God by the faithful prayers of his people Thus was Jerusalem and the whole Church of God delivered from the cruel rage great power and proud threatnings of the King of Assyria by the prayer of Hezekiah an Army of a hundred fourscore and five thousand being slain by the Angel of the Lord in one night Isa 37.21 Then Isaiah the Son of Amos sent unto Hezekiah saying Thus saith the Lord God of Israel whereas thou hast prayed to mee against Sennacherib King of Assyria vers 33. Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the King of Assyria Hee shall not come into this City nor shoot an Arrow there nor come before it with shields nor cast a bank against it by the way that hee came by the same shall hee return and shall not come into this City saith the Lord for I will defend this City to save it for mine own sake and for my servant Davids sake And vers 36. Then the Angel of the Lord went forth and smote in the Camp of the Assyrians a hundred and four score and five thousand and when they arose early in the morning behold they were all dead corpses Oh the admirable and wonderful strength of Faith in prayer that one praying faithful Saint of God should prevail more by one prayer of Faith than the greatest Conquerors in the world could ever do by force and power a hundred and fourscore and five thousand slain by the prayers of one man one Hezekiah prayes and the whole Church of God is delivered Thus also when proud Haman that wicked enemy of the people of God had conspired the utter ruine and destruction of the Jews in the daies of the captivity and the design was laid so sure the Kings Royal assent being obtained and the decree gone forth into all the Kings Provinces and the day set for the execution thereof that it was impossible in the eye of reason that it should be disappointed yet by the prayers of good Mordecai and the remnant of a poor despised people a most glorious deliverance was obtained the Kings heart suddenly and wonderfully changed the former decree and sentence of death reversed Mordecai highly honoured and advanced the Jews every where encouraged wonderfully preserved and feared by their enemies and wicked Haman their proud and implacable enemy with all his family destroyed and rooted out of the earth Esther 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 9 chapters Thus also when the children of Ammon Moab and Mount-Seir had conspired the utter ruine of the people of God and joyned together in a numerous and multitudinous Host and suddenly invaded Judah for that end supposing themselves to have been sure enough of their design there being no strength nor provision with Jehosaphat to withstand them A most wonderful and glorious victory and deliverance was obtained by the prayer of good Jehosaphat 2 Chron. 20.3 And Jehosaphat feared and set himself to seek the Lord v. 6. And said O Lord God of our Fathers art not thou God in Heaven and rulest not thou over all the Kingdomes of the Heathen

upon you by virtue of the anointing and unction of the holy one that is upon you for that end to be the witnesses of Jesus Christ Rev. 11.3 4 5 6 and to open and shut Heaven by your prayers and to smite the earth with plagues as often as ye will to pray down the mighty Kingdome of Babel Rev. 11.15 which is Antichrist and to pray up the glorious and everlasting Kingdome of Jesus Christ 2 Pet. 3.22 13 to pray out these old Heavens and old earth wherein dwelleth wickedness and to pray in the new Heavens and new Earth wherein shall dwel righteousness peace This is an honour I say which the God of Heaven and Earth hath put upon you that ye should stand before the God of the whole earth Zech. 4.14 and be instrumental and influential in and about these great things And this honour can no man take from you this is a priviledge and honour given you from Heaven and 't is not in the power of all the devils in hell by tempting nor all the powers of earth by persecuting to take it from you they may cast you into prisons lay you in the darkest dungeons drive you into exile and banishment but still where-ever you are what-ever your outward condition be Heaven is open over your heads and the spirit of grace is nigh your hearts ye may have access to the throne of grace they cannot keep out the Spirit from you nor shut out your prayers from ascending before God if they will not suffer you to utter words 1 Sam. 1.13 15 Rom. 8.26 27 ye may pour out your spirits and sigh and groan inwardly and hee who searcheth the heart knoweth what is the mind of the spirit I say ye may come freely and boldly to the throne of grace the way is open and none can shut it 't is a new and a living way not of works but of grace not by the blood of Bulls and of Goats but by the blood of Jesus neither your sins nor your enemies therefore can shut it if it were an old Covenant way of access by works and mans righteousness your sins might shut it and you not be able to enter into the holiest or if it were a way of access by carnal and external sacrifices your enemies might shut it and make the daily sacrifice to cease Dan. 8.11 either by denying you liberty or wherewithall to sacrifice But now seeing it is a new Covenant way of access not by works and mans righteousness but by free grace and Gods righteousness imputed by Faith to them that beleeve not by external sacrifice but by the blood and spirit of Jesus the Son of God lift up your heads and know that 't is not in the power of your sins or enemies to hinder your daily access to the throne of grace if you have Faith but as a grain of Mustard-seed and come in the exercise of that Faith by the blood of Jesus yee may ask and have prevail with God by prayer for all things whatsoever there is nothing too great or too good for God to bestow upon you he hath set you no bounds but bids you ask what you will And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer beleeving ye shall receive Let mee therefore close up this exhortation with the words of the holy Apostle Heb. 10.19 20 21 22. Having therefore boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus by a new and living way which he hath consecrated for us through the vail that is to say his flesh and having an high Priest over the house of God Let us draw near with a true heart and in full assurance of Faith having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience Use last Lastly And to shut up all O ye Israel of God who as Princes have power with him thus to prevail in Heaven that all things whatsoever ye ask in prayer beleeving ye are sure to receive give all the glory unto Jesus Christ and cast your crowns down at his feet and give glory to the Lamb through whom alone it is that ye thus overcome and prevail by Faith against all the powers of Hell and Earth Oh learn that new song Rev. 5.9 Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof not we are worthy but thou art worthy to have honour and glory and blessing and power As vers 12 13. for vers 10. Thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred tongue and people and nation and hast made us unto our God Kings and Priests Oh know and freely confess before Angels and men that it is not by your own holiness or righteousness that ye do any of these great things but by Faith in the name the blessed and holy name of Jesus let the same mind be in you that was in the holy Apostles Peter and John who when they had done a great work upon the impotent man who was lame from his Mothers womb which drew the eye of the people with great admiration towards them did humble and abase themselves that Christ alone might be magnified have all the glory of what they had done directing the eye and expectation of the people from them unto Jesus the Son of God Act. 3.12 Ye men of Israel why marvel yee at this Or why look yee so earnestly on us as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk The God of Abraham Isaac and of Jacob the God of our Fathers hath glorified his Son Jesus whom ye delivered up c. And vers 16. His name through Faith in his name hath made this man strong whom ye see and know Yea the Faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all Oh here is a choice and excellent spirit indeed here is the life and glory of Faith indeed to do great things in the name and strength of Christ then to give all the glory back again to him Oh ye Saints and Servants of God know that 't is not by your own power and holiness by your own Saintship and worthiness but by the power and holiness by the blood and righteousness by the mediation and intercession of Jesus that ye do any of these great things by Faith in prayer Therefore I say again and again give all the glory to Jesus Christ let nothing be given to faith nothing be given to prayer nothing be given or ascribed to your own Saintship or holiness but let all the glory be given to God and to the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne but the holy Angels the four beasts four and twenty Elders with all the heavenly host whose number is ten thousand times ten thousand are all about the throne not sharing the glory honor with Jesus Christ though they have been ministerially instrumental in the hand of Christ to accomplish these great works but giving all the glory to him and to him alone Rev. 5.11.12 13 14. And I beheld and I heard the voyce of many Angels round about the throne and the beasts and the Elders and the number of them was ten thousand times ten-thousand and thousand of thousands Saying with a loud voyce worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdome and strength and honor and glory and blessing And every creature which is in Heaven and on earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea and all that are in them heard I saying blessing honor glory and power be unto him that sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lamb for ever and ever And the four Beasts and the four and twenty Elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever Even so Amen And let all the Angels in heaven and all the Saints in Heaven and earth and all creatures persons and things be nothing be lesse then nothing be overshadowed and dis-appear that Jesus Christ the Lamb of God may be all in all and appear in his glory and shine as the Sun of righteousness in the highest heavens for ever and ever And let all the Saints and holy Angels who are but stars remember and know that they shine but with a borrowed light and therfore must disappear at the appearing of this glorious Sun that all the world may behold his face in Righteousness and the whole earth be enlightned with his glory Let him be true and every man a Lyer let him be holy and every man a sinner he must increase but we must decrease And let every Saint and servant of God say let every friend of the Bridegroom say This my joy therefore is fulfilled for this is the great end of the Saints access unto acceptance with the Father through Jesus Christ Joh. 14.13 And whatsoever ye shal aske in my name that will I do that the Father may be glorified in the Son If God and Jesus Christ be hereby glorified we have our end our all The summ and scope and perfection of all our faith and hope of all our praying preaching hearing reading doing and suffering is this Isa 61.3 That he may be glorified In this therefore let us joy and rejoyce in this let our souls acquiesse and take up as in our spiritual center and Heavenly rest as in our Canaan our Heaven our all which is dearer and sweeter to us then our reputations estates liberties lives yea then our very souls then all our own concernments That Jesus Christ and the Father in him is glorified and exalted by the great things that he doth and will do in Heaven for his poor sinful and unworthy tempted and afflicted Servants here on earth Heb. 13.7 8. Considering the end of their conversation Jesus Christ the same yesterday and to day and for ever FINIS ERRATA IN the Epistle page 2. line 6. for form read from and page 4. line 11. read those In the Book p. 59. l. 12. r. life p. 75 l. 22. blot out the p. 83. l. 2. r. Non-Ordinancers p. 153 l. 13. r. Demonstration