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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 5THE RETVRNE OF PRAYERS. › Chapter 5
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2. God may accept the person and the prayer, when he doth not grant the thing prayed for; and by that drawing nigh witness his acceptation of thy person and the prayer. Yea,
2. God may accept the person and the prayer, when hee doth not grant the thing prayed for; and by that drawing nigh witnesse his acceptation of thy person and the prayer. Yea,
3. That revealing of himself is oftentimes all the answer he intended to such a prayer, and it is answer ⟨p. 106⟩enough too, to enjoy in the stead of a particular mercy the assurance of Gods love. As suppose thou didst pray against some evil coming upon his Church, which he yet intends to bring; which he did set thy heart a work to pray against, thereby to manifest the sincerity thereof; and then he seeing thee thus sincere draws nigh to thee, and tells thee, however, it shall go well with thee, and that thou art greatly beloved of Him: Thou art sometime to take this for all the answer he means to give. And this he doth sometimes also to content the heart, and ⟨p. 107⟩prepare it for a denial in the thing: whereas, otherwise, the denial of what a Christian hath been earnest in, might occasion (as in many it doth) a questioning and doubting of Gods love.
3. That revealing of himselfe is oftentimes all the answer he intended to such a prayer, and it is answer ⟨p. 106⟩enough too, to enjoy in the stead of a particular mercy the assurance of Gods love. As suppose thou didst pray against some evill comming upon his Church, which he yet intends to bring; which hee did set thy heart a worke to pray against, thereby to manifest the sincerity therof; and then hee seeing thee thus sincere drawes nigh to thee, and tells thee, however, it shall go well with thee, and that thou art greatly beloved of Him: Thou art sometime to take this for all the answer hee meanes to give. And this hee doth sometimes also to content the heart, and