The Return of Prayers

Use 2 The second Use is: Doth God take up quarrels against His own? then upon any breach made, go forth to meet Him: It is Saint Pauls exhortation, not to let the Sun go down upon thy wrath, but to reconcile thy self ere night, with thy offended brother; but I turn the exhortation, Let not the Sun go down upon Gods wrath towards thee; but every day make and renew thy peace with God, ere thou sleepest, that as David says, thou mayest lie down and sleep in peace, Psal. 4. 8.

Vse 2 The second Vse is: Doth God take up quarrells against His owne? then upon any breach made, goe forth to meet Him: It is Saint Pauls exhortation, not to let the Sunne goe downe upon thy wrath, but to reconcile thy selfe ere night, with thy offended brother; but I turne the exhortation, Let not the Sunne goe downe upon Gods wrath towards thee; but every day make and renew thy peace with God, ere thou sleepest, that as David sayes, thou mayest lie downe and sleepe in peace, Psal. 4. 8.

Use 3 The third Use: If the peace of Gods own people be thus often interrupted, ⟨p. 257⟩who yet are the Sons of peace: Luk. 10. what wrath is reserved for the children of disobedience, ¹and open Rebels? that are children of wrath, because of disobedience. There is no peace to the wicked, says my God, Esa. 57. God is a preparing against thee, who ever thou art, that goest on in sin, if thou turn not, Psal. 7. 13. thou art pressed for hell, and art thither bound, to encounter with the wrath of the great God, thither where no truce is to be had, there is no discharge in that war, as Solomon says,