Two sermons, of Jonahs punishmentTwo sermons, of Ionahs punishment

It is his malice that accuseth, prayer pleadeth thy case before God, and repelleth all his accusations: for all the Prophets do witness, that whatsoever we ask in prayer, if we believe, we shall receive it. Is it his rage and fury that should terrify us? nay, that prayer that ¹strengthened Sampson to rent a young lion, as one should have rent a kid, having nothing in his hand, shall smite and shut up the mouth of this Lion. As for his policy, ⟨image 37⟩and walking up and down, seeking to devour us, it can not prevail? For the prayer of the faithful shall save them ²and the Lord shall raise them up, and if they have committed sin, it shall be forgiven them and after this conflict ended, they shall triumph for ever with Jesus Christ our Saviour. But in any case see you unite to your prayer knowledge, that you be not seduced to offer your petitions to strange gods, as Saints, stocks or stones. Then ³consent that we ask only in the name of Christ Jesus, not for any desert of our own: for whosoever believeth in Christ, shall have remission of sins, he shall not perish, but have life everlasting, he shall not come into ⁴judgement, but shall pass from death to life. Lastly, a confidence, which is a certain persuasion of Gods mercy towards us: this is that prayer, of which the Lamb testifieth, That what soever we ask by prayer, it shall be given us by God the Father. A thing (dearly beloved) so precious, that nothing is more accepted in Heaven, nothing more grateful to God: a service commanded of God himself, taught by Christ our Saviour, and frequented by the Angels: a thing of more force with God, then any oration of the eloquent.

It is his malice that accuseth, prayer pleadeth thy case before God, and repelleth all his accusations: for all the Prophets doe witnesse, that whatsoeuer wee aske in prayer, if wee beleeue, wee shall receiue it. Is it his rage and furie that should terrifie vs? nay, that prayer that ¹