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Fifthly, it is such a sweet thing above other things that we do for God, that in Reve. 7. the Prayers of the Saints are called incense; because when they ascend to Heaven, God seems to smell a sweet savour like incense.

Fiftlie, it is such a sweete thing aboue other things that we do for God, that in Reue. 7. the Praiers of the Saints are called incense; because when they ascend to Heauen, God seemes to smell a sweet sauour like incense.

Sixthly, it is such a profitable things, that it doth more good than […]: for with mine alms, I help but three or four: but with my prayer I help thousands Prayer is the rich-mans alms as well as the poor mans. For Pharaoh begged for prayers as well as Lazarus begged for crumbs.

Sixtly, it is such a profitable things, that it doth more good than 〈…〉: for with mine almes, I helpe but three or foure: but with my praier I helpe thousandes Praier is the rich-mans almes as well as the poore mans. For Pharaoh begged for praiers as well as Lazarus begged for cromes.

Lastly, it is victorious and powerful, that it overcometh God himself which overcometh all things. For if we will overcome our Lord as Jacob did we must overcome him with prayer. ¹This God showeth when he saith to Jeremiah: ²Pray not for this ⟨p. 863⟩people. Showing that the prayer of the righteous is of such force and power, that God is fain to forbid them to pray when he would not grant, lest he should be over come. This Christ showeth again, when he resembleth his father to the deaf Judge,