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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	incense_n	prayer_n	smoke_n	1,391	5	11.4786	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05061	The chariot and horsemen of Israel A discourse of prayer: shewing what it is, as also the meanes to attaine to the practise of it. An exercise so rare in the world, and yet so requisite, as few vse it aright, and none may omit it. By Henry Langley, minister of the Word of God, at Treswell in the county of Nottingham.	Langley, Henry, d. 1636.	1616 (1616)	STC 15202; ESTC S108258	40,085	136

thankfulnesse and amendment III. Desire spirituall blessings All which the Apostle Iames * Iames 1.5 comprehendeth vnder Wisdome IV. Then temporall V. As wee pray for our selues so must wee also for others VI. As we desire what we want so must we remember to bee thankfull for what we haue VII We may vse reasons from the promises examples of Gods dealings with others our owne experience c to strengthen our faith VIII As faith in the promise is shewed in the beginning by such termes as these Our gracious and merciful father in Iesus Christ c so must our hope of the performance be manifested in the Conclusiō The which is ordinarily by this terme Amen The Matter of praying consisteth in three things I. A lifting vp of the minde vnto God Let vs lift vp saith Ieremy our heart with our hands x Lam. 3.41 vnto GOD in the heauens II. A fixing of the minde vpon GOD. Vnto thee saith the Psalmist y Ps 123.1.2 lift I vp mine eyes O thou that dwellest in the heauens Behold as the eyes of seruants looke vnto the hand of their masters and as the eyes of a maiden vnto the hand of her mistresse so our eyes waite vpon the Lord our God vntil that he haue mercy vpon vs. III. A pouring out of our hearts before the Lord. Trust in him at all times ye people saith the Psalmist z Psal 62.8 poure out your heart before him Againe a Ps 142.2 I poured out my complaint before him I shewed before him my trouble §. 5. III. The forme of prayer Faiths double worke in praier Three degrees of this latter worke of faith The Forme of Prayer is in these words as a Father as hath beene shewed before in the definition And it consisteth in the apprehension and application of the promises made to vs in Iesus Christ as appeareth by that of the Psalmist b Ps 62.8 Trust in him at all times ye people poure out your hart before him and of Iames c Iam. 1. But let him aske in faith nothing wauering And heerein faith performeth a double worke I. The one is wherby we are assured that the promises as they are true in themselues being in Christ yea and in him Amen so doe they belong vnto vs as the adopted sonnes of God And in this respect Christ teacheth vs in his Prayer to beginne with our Father II. The other is whereby wee assure our hearts that through Christ in these our requests put vp according to his will we are heard of God and shall haue yea haue the requests that we haue desired of him And therefore Christ teacheth vs in his Prayer to conclude with Amen And of this latter worke of Faith there are three degrees I. The first is to carry our prayers to the Angell d Reuel 8. to bee put into the golden Censor That is to apply to our prayers the powerful intercession of Iesus Christ our High Priest ouer the house of God assuring our selues that it is able to make supply of all our wants that much incense wherewith he is furnished being giuen vnto him that hee might offer it with the prayers of all the Saints II. To see our prayers euaporate and fume vp out of the Angels hand in the smoake of the incense into the nostrils of the Lord. That is to beleeue that by the vertue of Christs intercession our prayers doe most sweetly ascend before the Lord. And so as it were euen beholding the Lord looke cheerefully vpon vs in his Christ smelling a sacrifice of peace III. To heare peaceable and comfortable words frō the throne of grace That is to haue vpon the former a true and comfortable assurance of the performance of what wee haue prayed for in matter of petition and of the acceptance of our thankefulnesse §. 6. IV. The End of prayer I. In generall II. In speciall The ends of Prayer follow And they are to be considered I. In generall as it is a dutie II. In speciall as it is the dutie of Prayer The ends of Prayer in generall are I. The glory of God II. The discharge of our dutie III. For heauenly and comfortable conuerse with God IV. That our sacrifices might in this as in other holy duties be before the Lord. The ends of Prayer in speciall may bee referred to sixe heads namely being considered in respect of I. God the Father II. Christ III. The Holy Ghost IV. The Word V. Our selues VI. Prayer it selfe VII The things aymed at in Prayer The End in regard of God the Father is to I. Acknowledge him the fountaine of all goodnes from whom as the Apostle witnesseth commeth euery good giuing and euery perfect gift II. For the hallowing and sanctifying of his great Name in most speciall manner III. In submission to his speciall command In all which the Sonne and the Holy Ghost are not excluded neither the Father from them in these two following The End in regard of Christ is that wee might be partakers of his fulnesse The End in regard of the Holy Ghost is to vse the meanes whereby hee may be pleased to worke in and vpon vs. The End in regard of the Word is to be partakers of the benefit of the Gospell qualifying the seuere but most iust rigour of the Law The Ends in regard of our selues that is considered in this relation are I. For the supply of our necessities and to expresse our thankefulnesse II. To disloade our cares and troubles III. To waken and stirre vp in vs the graces of God The End in respect of Prayer it selfe is not for the worth of it to purchase any thing But we vse it in submission to Gods command as a meanes whereby wee receiue and bring home to vs the good things which Christ hath purchased and God promised Lastly wee doe vse it that wee may more comfortably take what we get for for blessings CHAP. III. The Effects of Prayer THE Effects of Prayer follow namely what Prayer worketh And they may be considered in regard of I. God II. The things aymed at in prayer III. Our selues Effects considered in regard of 1. God 2. The things aimed at Prayer considered in regard of God produceth a double effect I. It honoureth the Lord. Who so offereth praise saith the Lord a Psa 50.23 glorifieth mee II. It preuaileth powerfully euen with the Lord himselfe As to insist vpon some particulars I. It chaungeth the Lords threatnings Ion. 3.8.10.11 II. It keepeth the Lord with vs. Mal. 1.10.11 III. It calleth the Lord backe when hee is gone from vs. Exod. 33.13.14.15.16.17 IV. It turneth away his wrath when he would in iudgement burst in vpon vs Psalm 106.23 Ezech. 22.30 The Effects of Prayer in respect of the things aymed at may be referred to foure heads I. It preuenteth the dangers that we feare As destruction b Ion. 3.8.10 from Niniuee and the sword c Esa 38.14.15.16.17.18 c. from Ierusalem It staied

in a diuers respect God in his Essence and all-being is the obiect of thy presence in his word and promises is the obiect of thy prayer and in heauen is the obiect of thy actions and gestures I. For the first setting thy selfe to prayer thou art to present thy selfe before the essence and all-being of God who filleth heauen and earth and is beyond al heauens before whom thou art to acknowledge thy selfe to stand naked thy most secret thoughts being manifest in his sight II. Touching thy Prayer thou art to consider how the Lord hath reuealed himselfe in his word as to be iust mercifull c. In regard of which or any of which as they concerne thee being considered as in this al-being God or God in them thou art to be conuinced and affected accordingly III. And lastly thy gestures as kneeling holding vp thy hands c thy actions of speaking sighing c as also thy humbling thy selfe in thy heart and thy desires of what thou wantest c are all to be directed towards heauen not a representation of Gods essence but because I. There sitteth the Manhood of Christ our Head and Mediatour II. Heauen is the Lords store-house and from thence commeth euery good giuing and euery perfect gift III. And there the Lord reueales his glorie The child sitteth on the mothers knee and looking her in the face asketh beere pointing with the finger to the glasse or buttrie doore I. The childe is with the mother so wee present our selues before God in his omni-presence II. The childe doth looke the mother in the face euen so our spirituall eyes behold God in the face of his Christ as hee is manifested in the word III. The childe maketh signes to the place where that is which hee would haue So doe wee towards heauen The Papist because hee would haue somthing sensibly before him to kneele looke and speake to hath inuented Images the worke of the craftsman which haue eyes and see not eares and heare not neither speake they through their throte But the Lord hath prouided for vs a better obiect euen God-in-Heauen And I. Whether should the instinct of our renewed nature leade vs but towards Heauen where sitteth our Lord and Head in whom doth rest our fulnesse II. Whether should our affections draw vs but to that place where our inheritance lies and our good things are laid vp III. How can wee prostrate our selues so fitly as towards Heauen where the Lord reuealeth that glorie which maketh the very Angels to couer their faces Here we may take notice of many defects in prayer and errours touching the conceiuing of God I. Some place him onely in Heauen Others onely in the Church-top Chamber or place where they pray II. Some but suppose God to be before them and so pray to a fained God And so whilest they pray they doe indeed but play acting like Interluders on a stage III. Some acknowledging God his both presence and all-presence conceiue him of many fashions All which proceedeth I. Partly from our ignorance being not rightlie instructed in the knowledge of God II. Partly from our finitnes of capacitie which must consider one thing after another And so whiles we are busied about one we forget another III. And partly because our nature cannot conceiue a thing to be but conceiueth it of some fashion For in naturall things the forme giueth the being Forma dat esse Whence it commeth that we are euer cloathing the Dietie with some shape or other These things must be helped I. By instruction to learne aright II. By Meditation afore-hand to conceiue aright III. By raising vp our selues in prayer from these low earthly conceits so oft as they doe offer themselues to the true and right considerations spoken of before §. 7. How to direct our praiers to God Quest 2 It may bee asked in the second place How wee are to direct our prayers to God whether to the Father Sonne or holy Ghost Answ I answere The Lord is one God in vnity distinguished in three Persons in Trinitie And answerably all things that we do are to be considered I. Simply as an act II. Respectiuely in regard of the doing As to insist vpon this dutie in hand Our prayer simply respecteth God in vnitie but in regarde of putting it vp the Trinitie For by the gracious assistance of the Holy Ghost through the mediation of the welbeloued Sonne wee exhibite our prayers to the eternall Father As in euery ordinarie petition put vp to a man The petition simply respecteth him to whom it is to be presented But in regard of the putting it vp there must bee I. A drawing II. A presenting III. A receiuing So likewise in our prayers simply we put them vp to God But for the manner I. The Holie Ghost draweth them teaching vs what to pray as we should Likewise saith the Apostle d Rom. 8.26 the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities for wee know not what we should pray for as we ought but the spirit it selfe maketh intercession for vs with gronings which cannot be vttered II. The Sonne doth perfect perfume and present them And another Angell saith Iohn e Reu. 8.3 came and stood at the altar hauing a golden censer and there was giuen vnto him much incense that he should offer it with the prayers of all Saints vpon the golden altar which was before the throne III. The Father doth receiue them And the smoake of the incense saith Iohn f Reu. 8.4 which came with the prayers of the Saints ascended vp before God out of the Angels hand And thus much for an answer to the first part of the Question In the second place we may direct our prayers to any Person in the Trinitie I. To the Father as to the Ephesians g Ephes 3.14 15. For this cause saith the Apostle I bow my knees vnto the father of our Lord Iesus Christ c. II. To the Sonne as to Timothie h 2. Tim. 4.22 The Lord Iesus Christ be with thy spirit c. And Steuen cried i Act. 7.59 Lord Iesus receiue my spirit III. To the Holy Ghost as to the Romanes k Rom. 15.5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like minded c. Yet not exclusiuely but inclusiuely in any one vnderstanding al. For euery of their working doth argue one anothers manner in the Trinitie and all one matter in the vnitie Touching which we may consider three things further I. When we alter II. How farre III. Wherefore For the first we are to know that the three Persons are distinguished in their proprieties and manner of working as also that these three generall Effects Creation Redemption and Regeneration are attributed though inclusiuely yet distinctlie to the three Persons Creation to the Father Redemption to the Son Regeneration to the Holy Ghost As we may see in the Creed Now as our matter doth alter in any of these regards so may we