The Return of Prayers

2. Another example may be that of Jehoshaphat who committed a great sin in joining with Ahab that wicked King that sold himself to work wickedness, 2. Chron. 18. 1, 2, 3. and he was foretold what would be the success of that confederacy and journey by Michaiah before he went with him to battle, and after in the battle it self, where he hardly escaped with his life, and by an extraordinary providence at his prayer was delivered, verse ⟨p. 335⟩31, 32. and as if that were not sufficient, God sends another Prophet to him, Chap. 19. 2. who with open mouth reproves him and discovers to him his sin, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord: which message to so good a man doubtless was not in vain, but humbled him for that his sin, and wrought repentance in him to avert that wrath. And yet after that great and miraculous deliverance of him and his people, Chap. 20. we find him relapsing into the same sin ver. 35. After this did Jehoshaphat join himself ⟨p. 336⟩with Ahaziah King of Israel who did very wickedly, and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: which another Prophet in like manner reproveth, and likewise God himself rebuked by the like ill success of that league to the former, the ships were broken, verse 37.

2. Another example may be that of Ieboshaphat who commited a great sinne in joyning with Ahab that wicked King that sold himselfe to worke wickednesse, 2. Chron. 18. 1, 2, 3. and hee was foretold what would bee the successe of that confederacy and journey by Michaiah before he went with him to battell, and after in the battell it selfe, where hee hardly escaped with his life, and by an extraordinary providence at his prayer was delivered, verse ⟨p. 335⟩31, 32. and as if that were not sufficient, God sends another Prophet to him, Chap. 19. 2. who with open mouth reproves him and discovers to him his sinne, Shouldest thou helpe the ungodlie, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord: which message to so good a man doubtlesse was not in vaine, but humbled him for that his sin, and wrought repentance in him to avert that wrath. And yet after that great and miraculous deliverance of him and his people, Chap. 20. we finde him relapsing into the same sin ver. 35. After this did Iehoshaphat joyne himselfe