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A66029	A discourse concerning the gift of prayer shewing what it is, wherein it consists, and how far it is attainable by industry, with divers useful and proper directions to that purpose, both in respect of matter, method, and expression / by John Wilkins, D.D. ; whereunto may be added Ecclesiastes, or, A discourse concerning the gift of preaching by the same authour.	Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.	1653 (1653)	Wing W2180; ESTC R7133	129,988	242

sinners To which may be added our aptnesse to slight and undervalue the thought of this Original corruption though it hath already brought so much mischief upon all mankinde wholly depraved us in our faculties and principles and spread a curse and deformity upon the whole creation CHAP. VIII The enumeration of actuall sins both Nationall and Personal against the Law and Gospel and particularly against the first Commandment IN the Enumeration of sins next to Originall we are to acknowledge our Actual transgressions which flow from the other as acts do from their habits These in the generall are distinguishable into sins National and Personal of Omission and Commission in thought word and deed the particulars of which do referre to some kinde of breach against the Law First Table Second Table Gospel and may properly be enumerated under those heads to which they appertain Every commandment having in it both a Positive Negative part and comprehending the obedience of the whole man But now because it may be sometimes convenient to make a distinct recitall of National sinnes therefore we ought to be observant and prudent in the choise of fitting matter to this purpose There are three things that will raise a sin to a publike guilt and make it become National 1. Common practice 2. Publick establishment or connivance 3. General insensiblenesse These are variously applicable according to the condition of several times both to offences against the first and second Table As Idolatry Superstition Heresie Prophanenesse Incouragement to wilde and desperate errors Ingratitude and unfruitfulnesse under publike and common mercies security and inadvertency under all those various dispensations that befall us inconsideratenesse of the day of our visitation and the things that concern our peace loathing of our spiritual Manna breach of our publike and solemn Engagements Blood-guiltinesse Cruelty Injustice Oppression Perfidiousnesse Bitternesse A spirit of Disobedience Confusion Giddinesse in respect of Civil order c. Hitherto appertain the iniquities of our fathers and of all publike orders and degrees of men Our Kings our Princes our Priests which ought upon some special occasions to be acknowledged and bewailed But these are not reducible unto any particular Catalogue because they do continually vary according to several times In the enumeration of Personal sins a man ought chiefly to insist upon those particulars whereof he is more especially guilty But withall he should know and upon severall occasions be able to reckon up the species and kindes of all sins These may best be discovered by looking upon the divine law according to its latitude and fulnes examining what is therein Injoyned Forbidden concerning either the duties of Piety towards God in the first Table or the duties of Charity towards our Neighbour in the second Table The first Commandment does forbid the not having Jehovah alone for our God and consequently the not knowing not believing not adhering not submitting to him The not behaving ourselves towards him in all respects as our God So that we sinne against this by ignorance when we do not labour after such a measure of knowledge in divine truths as is proportionable to the callings wherein we are the time and means which we have had When we do not desire the knowledge of Gods wayes Being content to sit in darknes and in the region and shadow of death Not endeavouring to acquaint our selves with his Power Majesty Justice Mercy Wisdome Unchangeablenesse and those other Attributes of the Divine nature Not searching the Scriptures proving the things that are more excellent When our knowledge is only literal and uneffectual not working answerable obedience in our lives when we are not careful to observe and consider and treasure up in our hearts those holy truths which at any time have been discovered to us But suffer them to slip from us by inadvertency or forgetfulnesse Not ruminating upon them or recalling them to minde according to our several occasions By Infidelity when we do not assent unto his law as being holy just and good Not labouring to strengthen our faith in his holy Attributes and Word Not so firmly believing his threats and judgements as to be humbled therby Or his Promises as to be invited by them unto newness of life By Diffidence not adhering to him with all our hearts not casting our burden upon him Not trusting him in the want of outward means full of carking and solicitous thoughts Apt to put our confidence in armes of flesh broken reeds lying vanities By want of Love not loving of him with all our affections and might preferring the love of our selves of pleasure riches honour and the like earthly vanities before the infinite and absolute good that may be found in him Suffering our shame worldlinesse security hopes fears dependancies want of leisure and such like poore respcts to seduce our affections from him and to hinder our communion with him Loving his creatures his enemies any thing rather then himself forsaking the Fountain of living waters and hewing out unto our selves broken Cisterns that will hold no water Spending our time and our money for that which is not bread and our labour for that which satisfieth not By want of zeale not being zealous for his glory in the forward and cheerful use of such meanes whereby it may be promoted in a fervent and resolute opposition of those things that may hinder it in an hearty sense and sorrow for those reigning corruptions either publike in the times or private in our own souls whereby it hath been abused wronging good causes either by our lukewarmnesse or else by our blinde indiscreet zeale By want of rejoycing in him not serving him with gladnesse of heart Not rejoycing in the Lord Not finding any such relish in his holy Word and Ordinances whereby they may seem sweeter then the honey and the honey-combe but rather counting his wayes grievous and burdensome unto us By Vnthankfulnesse for those great mercies which are freely bestowed upon us not rendering unto the Lord according to the benefits we receive failing in the acknowledgment of them letting them slip by us without any regard or notice Being too apt to ascribe Gods blessings unto our owne deserts and endeavours Sacrificing to our own nets Subject to forget his favours though he doth renew them every moment And amongst those few that we do take notice of and remember yet our thankfulnesse for the receipt of them is no way proportionable to our importunity in the want of them Expressing our slighting of them even in our very thanksgiving for them Not mentioning them with any hearty sense or affection Not willing to acknowledge them by charity towards his distressed members according to our abilities and opportunies But rather returning evil for good and hatred for his good will Like Jeshurun waxing fat and kicking with the heele Abundance

reward and without respect of persons For Ministers more particularly those to whose charge we belong that God would root out of the Church all ignorant scandalous factious Ministers and send forth faithful labourers into his harvest that he would give unto all his people Pastors after his own heart such as may be peaceable and gracious in their lives painful and powerful in their doctrine such diligent watchmen as may with wisdom fidelity discharge the office cōmitted to them taking heed to their ministery to fulfil it That they may not prostitute their holy callings to serve the interests of men but may be truly conscionable both in their lives ministery that they may save themselves and them that hear them that he would support thē under all that opposition contempt that they meet with For all Nurseries of good learning and true Religion that he would purge reform them from all their corruptions uphold and encourage them against the opposition of all unreasonable men That he would root up every plant which our heavenly Father hath not planted That he would take away those branches which bear no fruit and purge those which do bring forth fruit that they may bring forth more that those places may abound in trees of righteousnesse which being planted by the rivers of water may bring forth their fruit in due season That he would blow upon those gardens that the spices thereof may flow out That he would water them with the dew from heaven and make them flourishing and fruitful That he would cast salt into those fountains and heal waters therof both from death and barrennesse That from thence may proceed such wholsome streams as may refresh the thirsty corners of the land that those fountains may never be dried up and that they may not send forth bitter waters For the Common people that he would make them humble peaceable charitable stedfast in the faith not so easily carried about with every winde of Doctrine Zealous for the establishment of peace and truth that he would dispel those mists of ignorance and prophanenesse which do so much abound in many corners of the Nation That all orders and degrees of men in their several places callings may joyn together for the glorifying of his name the establishment of peace and justice and the propagation of his truth and Gospel 2. We should intercede for our private or domestical relations for those to whom we are tied by blood and affinity for our brethren and kindred according to the flesh that God would make them neer unto him by grace as they are unto us by nature that they may be all careful to do the will of our heavenly Father and by that means become the brethren and kindred of Christ that we may be ready to express our mutual affections to one another by a special care and endeavour to promote our spiritual wel-beings Besides the relations of Order we should likewise pray for those to whom we are related By any special friendship or kindnesse for those that do remember us in their prayers for such as have been any wayes instruments of our good either in our souls bodies or estates That God would remember them for good in the day of their trouble and recompence them an hundred fold into their bosomes for all the kindnesse that we have received from them And so on the contrary for our Enemies because their sins do particularly concern us That their offences against us may not be laid to their charge That he would take pitty on such as hate us without a cause and convert their souls unto himself And that we may consider them as his instruments in all the wrongs and oppositions which we suffer from them And lastly for those that are neer unto us by neighbourhood and familiar converse The Towns Societies Families to which we belong that we may live at peace and unity amongst our selves faithfully discharging our several duties adorning our professions considering one another to provok unto love good works And that he would be pleased to dwel with us to manifest the tokens of his presence amongst us To let the light of his countenance shine ever upon us whereby we may be filled with righteousnesse and peace joy in the holy Ghost that we may be able cheerfully to serve him in our places and patiently to wait for his glorious appearing CHAP. XXVI Of occasional intercession for those who are afflicted either in Minde Body OCcasional intercession is when we pray for such persons as suffer under any special trouble or affliction in whose behalf we may petition in the general That God would give them patience under their afflictions Profit by them and in his good time ease and Deliverance from them That God would enable them with quietnes and contentment to submit themselves unto every condition which he shall think fittest for them as beleeving and considering 1. That he is the author of all the miseries which we suffer Affliction cometh not forth of the dust neither doth trouble spring out of the ground 2. That he makes every thing beautiful and seasonable whatsoever comes to pass by his wise providence is far better then human wisdom could possibly contrive it even those events which do most of all thwart our private hopes and desires could all circumstances be duly considered would appear to be most comly and beautiful and therefore we have reason with lowlines humility to submit unto his wise providence and in all our troubles and confusions to acknowledge that great and marvellous are thy works Lord God Almighty just true are thy ways thou King of Saints I know O Lord that thy judgments are right and that thou in faithfu●nes hast afflicted me 3. We have most justly deserved all that we suffer Thou O Lord art just in all that is brought upon us for thou hast done right but we have done wickedly The least mercy we enjoy is far greater then our deserts and the greatest misery we suffer is far lesse then our sins Shall we receive good from the hand of God and shall we not receive evill 4. That these afflictions are the signs and effects of his love for whom he loveth he chasteneth and correcteth every sonne whom he receiveth 5. That every thing shall in the issue prove for the best to them that love him And that though all chastening for the present be grievous neverthelesse afterwards it yeeldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousnes to them that are exercised thereby That they may labour to make the right use of their troubles to search and try their ways and turn to the Lord. To humble themselves under his mighty hand that he may exalt them in due time To cast all their care upon him because he careth for them To finde out those particular failings which he aims at