A guide to go to GodA guide to goe to God

A. Deprecation must be added to Petition. We must be careful as well to pray against those evils which do, or may annoy us, as for those good things which may, or do help us,^a This kind is expressly mentioned among the other warrantable kinds of Prayer: and on all occasions it hath been used by the Saints. Accordingly it may and must be used by us, and that in regard of Gods glory, and our own good.

A. Deprecation must be added to Petition. We must be carefull as well to pray against those euils which doe, or may annoy vs, as for those good things which may, or doe helpe vs,^a This kinde is expressely mentioned among the other warrantable kindes of Prayer: and on all occasions it hath been vsed by the Saints. Accordingly it may and must be vsed by vs, and that in regard of Gods glory, and our owne good.

1. a[Greek or Hebrew] 1. Tim. 2. 1.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 1. Tim. 2. 1.

1. The glory of Gods pity and power is much magnified hereby. Of his pity, in that by going to him in all our miseries we acknowledge him to be a God of compassion, moved with our miseries: else could we have no heart to go to him. The servants of the King of Syria persuade their Lord, being overthrown in battle to go with sackcloth upon their loins,¹ and ropes upon their heads to the King of Israel, on this ground, We have heard that the Kings of the house of Israel are merciful Kings. Were we not persuaded that he to whom we go, is pitiful and merciful, scarce should we be moved to lay open our sores before him. Well, mark