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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11258	The touch-stone of prayer. Or A true and profitable exposition of the Lords prayer, according to the holy Hebrew of S. Mathews gospel to which is prefixed certaine necessary circumstances to be obserued in prayer. Also thereunto is annexed a table shewing the agreement betweene the Lords prayer, and the ten commandements of Almighty God. By T.S.	S., Tho.	1602 (1602)	STC 21523; ESTC S114099	35,229	130

receiue it Therefore sath the blessed Apostle we haue boldnes and entrance with confidence through faith in him that is in Christ and not in any Angell or Saint The third circumstance IN the third place obserue for what For what to pray Mat. 6 to pray of this doth Christ teach vs in Mathew the sixt Euen in the Lordes prayer which is a true patterne for all holy prayers whereof shall be spoken more at large in his place In the meane time obserue this lesson of S. Paule I exhort saith 1. Tim. 2. 1. he that prayers and supplications and intercessions and giuing of Why we must pray for Kings thankes be made for all men for kings and all that be in authority that we may leade a quiet peaceable life in all godlinesse and honesty for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Sauiour Wherefore with Theophilact I conclude Theo on Luke cha 11. this point that he which asketh that which is not profitable for the soule nor necessary for the body shall not be hard For saith that holy father with God such are no petitions if they aske Quae non expediunt such things as are neither necessary nor fit The fourth Circumstance THe fourth point to be considered is the causes that mooue vs to prayer and amongst many I will only name foure First because God hath commanded it Call vpon me saith IEHOVAH Psal 50 Aske saith CHRIST Secondly the promise of God Mat. 7. And I will deliuer thee and yee shall receiue it Here is the promise of God therefore said a writer well I Deus Guliadus on Mat. 6. pa. 132. simul iussit or are et promisit exaudire God at once commanded to pray and he hath promised to heare perfectly or louingly Thirdly the feeling of our owne Mo ∣ tiue to Prayer 3 miseries By the example of Dauid of Iob of Ionah also the Hebrew word set downe by Saint Mathew Psa 4. 2 Iob. 6. VEATTEM KEN TITHPALLELV Yee shall pray thus the roote of which Ionah 2 Mat. 6. worde is PALAL which in the first sence or to speake according to the Grammer it is in the first or light coniugation to iudge and as here it is in the fourth coniugation called with Grammarians HITHPALL it signifieth to iudge a mans selfe for actio eiusdem in seipsum is an action of the same man vpon himselfe so it signifieth here in this place as if he should haue said * For our Sauiour hath left vs a praier wherby we may iudge our selues our praiers and all our actions And yee shall iudge your selues thus c. For indeed no man can pray aright except he first iudge himselfe and if he do so the Apostle telleth him he shall not be iudged of the Lord. And here we may consider the very ende of prayer vt obediamus Deo et impetremus Guliadus on Mat. 6. pa. 132. à deo euen that we may obey God obtaine by our requests frō God * 4. Motiue to prayer this may wel be considered in the last motiue to praier which is the benefits we receiue by prayer The benefits are exceeding great and he most faithfull which hath promised the same which is Christ whatsoeuer you shall aske the father Ioh. 16. in my name ye shall receiue it saith Mar. 9. our Sauiour what neede I to recite Mat. 15 28. here how all the godly haue beene deliuered by prayer in their greatest dangers how fathers haue had their sonnes healed the mothers their daughters Yea Cornelius had Peter to cure his soule a iust reproofe is this his example to all secure and lukewarme Christians for he delighted in prayer before his Acts. 10 conuersion Abraham by prayer receiued a sonne an † Isaack a sonne of laughter * Of שחק to laugh for God turned his mourning into ioy For he meaned because he was childelesse as appeareth Gen. 15. 2. Anna prayed and had not onely a Sonne but euen a Prophet of the highest for she begged him of God and therefore shee called his name *a Of שאל to aske 1. Sam. 1. 20. § Luk. 1 Shemuel § also Zachary by his praiers obtained a sonne in his old age for by his prayers he found grace with God Therefore he called his name * Of חנן to shew mercy Iohn To conclude there is no ende of Gods mercy to a man replenished with prayer The fift Circumstance THe fift lesson to be obserued is the place where to pray the The place where Predicament vbi as Logicians call it maketh much for the praise or dispraise of any thing therefore the Pharisies loued to stand in the market place and pray But Christians Ma. 6. 5 haue another lesson for Christbiddeth thee enter into thy secret chamber not but that it is lawfull to pray any where For saith Christ to the Ioh. 4. 21. 23. Samaritane woman The true worshippers shall neither worship in Ierusalem nor in this mount but in spirit and trueth and the Apostle 1. Tim. 2. 8. Paule saith pray euery where lifting vp pure handes with out wrath or doubting For publique prayers we haue Christes promise when two or three are gathered togeather Mat. 18 in my name there am I in the midst of them and from this an ancient father saith very well et propterea Theo. saepe precantes non accipimus eo quod mutua concordia caremus And therefore often times praying we receiue not because we haue not brotherly fellowship for where there is loue consolation piety and religion there Christ doth not say I will be but Iam in the midst of them but for our priuate prayers Christ tolde vs our secret chamber was the fittest and he confirmed it vnto vs by his owne examples as when he said to his disciples sit you here whilst I Mat. 26 go and pray yonder Also whereas he went vp in to the Mountaine to pray from whence that reuerend Archshop Theophilact noteth thus much oportet nos solitariosesse et nullis rebus terrenis intendere orando it behooueth vs to be solitarie and to apply our mindes to no earthly matter whilst we are in praying The sixt Obseruation from the predic ament of time when and how long to pray OVr sauiour saith it must be continually Circū ∣ stance 6 this continuance in prayer will liuely set forth our faith and constancie in God to wrastle with God as Iacob did till wee haue Hos 3 a blessing which must be obtained by the same manner that this was by weeping praying neither with Luk. 18 the widow must we giue ouer till our cause be heard Anna continued Luk. 1 in prayers night and day And Daniell three times a day How oft hath Dan. 5 Christ prayed all night and was it not for our sakes miserable sinners Therefore let vs watch one houre