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The saints sacrifice
The saints sacrifice: or, a commentary on the CXVI. Psalm Which is, a gratulatory psalm, for deliverance from deadly distress. By William Gouge, D.D.The saints sacrifice: or, a commentarie on the CXVI. Psalme Which is, a gratulatory psalme, for deliverance from deadly distresse. By William Gouge, D.D.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1632
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Section 88: §. 88. Of praying after God hath heard our prayer.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
12 All those general motives that are of force to incite us to call on God before he hath heard us, as Gods command, Gods worship, Gods honour, the Necessity, utility, Efficacy, and Dignity of prayer, are also of force to provoke us to call on him after he hath heard us: yea as long as we live.
12 All those generall motives that are of force to incite us to call on God before he hath heard us, as Gods command, Gods worship, Gods honour, the Necessity, utility, Efficacy, and Dignity of prayer, are also of force to provoke us to call on him after he hath heard us: yea as long as we liue.
- 1Of these motives, See The Whole Armour of God. Treat. 3. Part. 1. §. 15, 16, &c.
3 Gods hearing our prayers is so far from making us cease to pray, as among other motives, it is a very forcible one to draw us to God again. For, it giveth special evidence of Gods readiness to hear, and ablenes to help, yea and of his mind and good-will to us in particular whom he hath heard.
3 Gods hearing our prayers is so farre from making us cease to pray, as among other motives, it is a very forcible one to draw us to God again. For, it giveth speciall evidence of Gods readines to heare, and ablenes to help, yea and of his mind and good-will to us in particular whom he hath heard.