A. It importeth Gods willingness to hear us. This is a great encouragement to move us to come to God, and to expect a gracious answer from him.1 Upon this stile given to God, O thou that hearest prayer, this inference is made, unto thee shall all flesh come. Now Gods willingness and readiness to hear may well be gathered from this clause, Thine is the kingdom, because it is the property of good Kings readily to open their ears to their subjects suites, as is excellently set down in thec description of that King that was a type of Jesus Christ the King of kings. But God hath all the properties of a good King in him. Yea they are all originally in him, as in the head, fountain and well-spring. The properties that are in other good Kings are derived from him. He hath them infinitely above all measure. We may well therefore be assured that the kingdom being Gods, he being our King and Sovereign, we may boldly present our ⟨p. 314⟩suites to him, and confidently expect the accomplishment of our desires. Well did he know this, that did usually in his Petitions to God, stile him King, saying, Hearken unto the voice of my cry, 3my KING. Thou art my KING O God: command deliverance for Jacob.4 God is my KING of old working salvation. Wherefore take due and true notice of thine estate,5 whether thou be indeed one of Gods subjects, that so thou mayest with the more steadfast faith present thy Petitions to God as to thy King, and plead and press this argument, Thine is the kingdom.
A. It importeth Gods willingnesse to heare vs. This is a great encouragement to moue vs to come to God, and to expect a gracious answer from him.1 Vpon this stile giuen to God, O thou that hearest prayer, this inference is made, vnto thee shall all flesh come. Now Gods willingnesse and readinesse to heare may well be gathered from this clause, Thine is the kingdome, because it is the propertie of good Kings readily to open their eares to their subiects suites, as is excellently set downe in thec description of that King that was a type of Iesus Christ the King of kings. But God hath all the properties of a good King in him. Yea they are all originally in him, as in the head, fountaine and well-spring. The properties that are in other good Kings are deriued from him. He hath them infinitely aboue all measure. We may well therfore be assured that the kingdome being Gods, he being our King and Soueraigne, we may boldly present our ⟨p. 314⟩suites to him, and confidently expect the accomplishment of our desires. Well did he know this, that did vsually in his Petitions to God, stile him King, saying, Hea•ken vnto the voice of my crie, 3my KING. Thou art my KING O God: command deliuerance for Iaakob.4 God is my KING of old working saluation. Wherfore take due and true notice of thine estate,5 whether thou bee indeed one of Gods subiects, that so thou maist with the more stedfast faith present thy Petitions to God as to thy King, and plead and presse this argument, Thine is the kingdome.
- 1Psal. 65. 2.
- cPsal. 72. 12, 13, 14.
- 3Psal. 5. 2.
- 4—44. 4.
- 5—74. 12.
