The Return of Prayers

¹Or secondly when God facilitates all means to accomplish the thing which was prayed for, so as all means do in view conspire and combine in it, that thou hast wind ⟨p. 138⟩and tide, and a fair day, and all the way paved; or as David says, hast thy way made plain before thee; and there falls out a great conjunction and meeting of many circumstances together to effect it, which had influence into it, whereof if any one had been wanting, haply the thing had not been done, when the thing prayed for is thus granted, prayer then hath done it. Thus, when he delivered the people of Israel out of Egypt, which was the accomplishment of their long desires and prayers, (their cry came up the Text says) how were all things facilitated! they that detained ⟨p. 139⟩them do themselves come, and entreat them to go out, yea, are urgent, says the Text; and that at midnight: nay, hire them to go out, with their ear-rings; and Pharaoh himself then parts lovingly and fairly with them, and desires their prayers, ²Bless me also: Yea, to show there was no resistance, the Text says, a Dog did not move his tongue: The brute Creatures did not disturb them, though at midnight, when those Creatures use to be most obstreperous through noises.

¹Or secondly when God facilitates all meanes to accomplish the thing which was prayed for, so as all meanes doe in view conspire and combine in it, that thou hast winde ⟨p. 138⟩and tyde, and a faire day, and all the way paved; or as David sayes, hast thy way made plaine before thee; and there falls out a great conjunction and meeting of many circumstances together to effect it, which had influence into it, whereof if any one had beene wanting, haply the thing had not been done, when the thing prayed for is thus granted, prayer then hath done it. Thus, when hee delivered the people of Israel out of Egypt, which was the accomplishment of their long desires and prayers, (their cry came up the Text sayes) how were all things facilitated! they that detained