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truth_n	kindness_n	lord_n	love_a	1,686	5	9.5041	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77788	A golden-chain, or, A miscelany of divine sentences of the sacred Scriptures, and of other authors. Collected, and linked together for the souls comfort. By Edward Bulstrode of the Inner-Temple, Esquire.	Bulstrode, Edward, 1588-1659.	1657 (1657)	Wing B5443; Thomason E1618_2; ESTC R209646	90,388	257

grace and Mercy doth descend down upon us as St. Augustine well observeth But there are some Prayers which do not ascend up to Heaven as St. Bernard observeth as namely Oratio timida S. Bernard A fearfull Prayer 2. Oratio tepida A dull and heavy Prayer 3. Oratio temeraria A rash and hasty Prayer These 3 kinds of Prayers as St. Bernard observeth do never ascend up to Heaven Qui orat S. Chrysostom et peccat non orat ad Deum sed deludit as St. Chrysostome observeth He which doth pray unto God and then presently offends again doth not pray unto God as he ought to do but doth even mock and delude him Watch and pray Mat. 26.41 that ye enter not into temptation the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak Hereupon it is written of an Emperor that had his Page Watch and pray that every morning came unto him using to him these few words namely Vigilasti Emperator vigila O Emperor hast thou been watchfull and carefull of thy self if so it is well Mat. 24.42 be watchfull still Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come Watch therefore Mat 25.13 for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the son of man commeth Take ye heed watch and pray Mark 13.33 35 37. for ye know not when the time is Watch ye therefore for ye know not when the Master of the House commeth at even or at midnight or at the Cock-crowing or in the morning Lest comming suddenly he find you sleeping And what I say unto you I say unto all watch Watch and pray ut dignaremini that ye may be found so doing and accounted worchy whereupon saith St. Bernard Dignitas uostra domine et dignitio tua S. Bernard O Lord all our worth and worthiness is only thine and from thee and thy grace to us proceeding and which we have received from thee alone nothing of or from our selves For of his fullness have all we received and grace for grace Io. 1.16 For it pleased the Father Collos 1.19 that in him should all fulness dwell It is well observed by one That the constant daily The benefit of constant and frehuent Prayer and frequent use of Prayer both private and publick is of extraordinary great benefit and comfort unto the parties praying if we do take into our serio consideration these ensuing particulars As namely 1. How needfull and helpfull to all Prayer is and of how dangerous consequence the neglect thereof is 2. How precious a duty and service Prayer is being pleasing and acceptable unto God 3. How powerfull Prayer is in the prevailing even with God himself 1. No better deliverance in time of distress than by Prayer unto God The Lord is my strength and my shield Ps 28.7 my heart trusted in him and I am helped therefore my heart greatly rejoyceth and with my Song will I praise him The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed Psalm 9.9 a refuge in time of trouble Blessed be God that hath not turned away my Prayer Ps 66.20 nor his mercy from me But as for me my Prayer is unto thee O Lord in an acceptable time Ps 69.13 16 17. O God in the multitude of thy mercy hear me in the truth of thy salvation Hear me O Lord for thy loving kindness is good turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies And hide not thy face from thy Servant for I am in trouble hear me speedily One observeth this of Prayer Aeque pauperibus prodest locupletibus aeque Aeque neglectum pueris senibusque nocebit It gaineth good to poor and rich If use thereof be free And hurteth youth as well as age Neglected if it be 2. God caused a House to be made for the performing of this duty and service of Prayer unto himself and styled the same by the name of the House of Prayer Even them will I bring to my holy Mountain Isaiah 56.7 and make them joyfull in my House of Prayer their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine Altar for mine House shall be called an House of Prayer for all People And Iesus said unto them Mat. 21.13 It is written My House shall be called the House of Prayer but ye have made it a Den of Theeves And he taught saying unto them Mar. 11.17 It is written My House shall be called of all Nations the House of Prayer Saying to them Luke 11 46. it is written My House is the House of Prayer 3. The House of Prayer and Prayer used therein together with private Prayer also is the best means to move and cause God to turn away and remove his judgements from us Ask and ye shall receive That is as one observeth Ask by Prayer and ye shall receive And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in Prayer Mat. 21.22 believing ye shall receive Therefore I say unto you Mark 11.24 What things soever ye desire when ye pray believe that ye receive them and ye shall have them Thus we may behold The powerfulness of Prayer and see the powerfull effect of Prayer the same prevailing even with God himself By Prayer Daniel was preserved in the Lions Den. Then said Daniel unto the King Den. 6.21 22. O King live for ever My God hath sent his Angel and hath shut the Lions mouths that they have not hurt me forasmuch as before him Innocency was found in me and also before Thee O King I have done no hurt By Prayer Jonah was delivered in the Whales belly Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the Fishes belly Jonah 2.1 2 7 9 10. And said I cryed by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord and he heard me out of the Belly of Hell cryed I and thou heardest my voice Jonahs Prayer when my Soul fainted within me I remembred the Lord and my Prayer came unto thee into thy holy Temple I will sacrifise unto thee with the voice of Thanksgiving I will pay that that I have vowed Salvation is of the Lord. And the Lord spoke unto the Fish and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry Land By Prayer Peter in the Prison and bound with Chains was by an Angel deliver'd from the cruel hands of King Herod Peter therefore was kept in Prison Acts 12.5 6 7 8 9. but prayer was made without ceasing of the Church unto God for him And when Herod would have brought him forth the same night Peter was sleeping between two Souldiers bound with 2 chains the keeper before the door kept the Prison And behold the Angel of the Lord came upon him and a light shined in the prison and he smote Peter on the side and raised him up saying unto him Arise up quickly and his Chains fell from his hands And the Angel said to him Gird up thy self