The Return of Prayers

That like as it sometimes ⟨image 6⟩falls out, that the earth comes to be just under the Sun and Moon, in some of their conjunctions; so their desires and prayers, sometimes in a direct line fall under, and subordinately concur with Gods secret purposes, and some revealed promise met in conjunction, to produce such and such effects. The Spirit also, herein helping their infirmities, sometime so guiding and directing them, by a gracious pre-instinct, though unbeknown to them, to pitch their requests upon such particulars, as God hath fully purposed to bring to pass; becoming thereby, as it were, the Spirit of prophecy unto them; respectively, in ⟨image 7⟩some measure and degree.

That like as it sometimes ⟨image 6⟩falls out, that the earth comes to bee just under the Sun and Moone, in some of their conjunctions; so their desires and praiers, sometimes in a direct line fall under, and subordinately concurre with Gods secret purposes, and some revealed promise met in conjunction, to produce such and such effects. The Spirit also, herein helping their infirmities, sometime so guiding and directing them, by a gracious preinstinct, though unbeknowne to them, to pitch their requests upon such particulars, as God hath fully purposed to bring to passe; becomming thereby, as it were, the Spirit of prophecy unto them; respectively, in ⟨image 7⟩some measure and degree.

Thus doth that great King, employ his nearest servants, as his under-Officers, and Sheriffs to serve his Writs, & executions upon his Enemies; to execute the Judgement written in his threatenings, Psalm. 149. 9. and to accomplish his mercies written also; by putting all the promises in suit; to be as man-midwives (as Hezekiahs allusion, when he sent a visiting to the Prophet Isaiah,