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The Return of Prayers
The return of prayers A treatise wherein this case how to discern Gods answers to our prayers is briefly resolved, with other observations upon Psal. 85.8. concerning Gods speaking peace, &c. By Tho: Goodwin. B.D.The returne of prayers A treatise wherein this case how to discerne Gods answers to our prayers is briefly resolved, with other observations vpon Psal. 85.8. concerning Gods speaking peace, &c. By Tho: Goodvvin. B.D.
London: printed by M. Flesher for R. Dawlman, 1636
THE RETURN OF PRAYERS. › Chapter 7THE RETVRNE OF PRAYERS. › Chapter 7
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11. When he carries a thing through many difficulties, when there were a great many cross wards in a business prayed for, the least whereof would have kept the key from turning: when GOD shall make (as it were) a key on purpose to unlock it; when God plots and contrives all the passages in a ⟨p. 136⟩business thou didst pray for, and so accomplisheth it; This is a sign, it is a fruit of prayer, and that prayer had been a making that key all that while: So in bringing David to the Kingd me; Joseph out of prison; Mordecai to honour: and likewise S. Peter out of prison, which was done at the prayers of the Church, Act. 12. He was sleeping between two soldiers: if they had waked, he had been discovered: and he was in chains, but they fall off, ver. 6. 7. And the Keepers stood before the door, but they mind him not, ver. 6. and when one watch is past, he passeth ⟨p. 137⟩quietly through another, ver. 10. and when both those were past, an Iron gate flies open of its own accord, ver. 10. Now such difficulties are there in many businesses, which yet in the end are accomplished by prayer: Iron chains fall off, Iron gates, enemies hearts fly open of their own accord; and though not in that miraculous manner, by the means of an Angel, yet no less wonderfully.
11. When hee carries a thing through many difficulties, when there were a great many crosse wards in a businesse prayed for, the least whereof would have kept the key from turning: when GOD shall make (as it were) a key on purpose to unlocke it; when God plots and contrives all the passages in a ⟨p. 136⟩businesse thou didst pray for, and so accomplisheth it; This is a signe, it is a fruit of prayer, and that prayer had been a making that key all that while: So in bringing David to the Kingd me; Ioseph out of prison; Mordecai to honour: and likewise S. Peter out of prison, which was done at the prayers of the Church, Act. 12. He was sleeping betweene two souldiers: if they had waked, he had beene discovered: and hee was in chaines, but they fall off, ver. 6. 7. And the Keepers stood before the doore, but they mind him not, ver. 6. and when one watch is past, hee passeth