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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 1THE RETVRNE OF PRAYERS. › Chapter 1
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5. If you observe not his answers,1 how shall you bless God, and return thanks to him for hearing your prayers: Psal. 116. 1, 2. I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice, and my supplication, and therefore he goes on to thank him, throughout the whole Psalm. You are to watch unto prayer with thanksgiving: 2and therefore, as to watch, to observe, and recollect your own wants, which you are to pray for, that you may have matter of requests to put up, so also to observe Gods answers ⟨p. 22⟩for matter of thanksgiving; and many fill that common place head full of matter, to furnish them for petitioning, but as for this other of thanksgiving, they watch not unto it against they come to pray, nor study matter for that head also; and if any study will furnish you this way, it is the studying out of Gods answers to your prayers: The reason you pray so much, and give thanks so little, is, that you mind not Gods answers: you do not study them. When we have put up a faithful prayer, God is made our debtor by promise, and we are to take notice of his payment, ⟨p. 23⟩and give him an acknowledgement of the receipt of it, he loseth of his glory else.
5. If you observe not his answers,1 how shall you blesse God, and returne thankes to him for hearing your prayers: Psal. 116. 1, 2. I love the Lord, because hee hath heard my voice, and my supplication, and therefore he goes on to thanke him, throughout the whole Psalme. You are to watch unto prayer with thanksgiving: 2and therefore, as to watch, to observe, and recollect your owne wants, which you are to pray for, that you may have matter of requests to put up, so also to observe Gods answers ⟨p. 22⟩