The true soldiers convoy A sermon preached upon the xvjth. day of May 1640,…The true souldiers convoy A sermon preached upon the xvjth. day of May 1640,…

Thirdly It must be a self denying prayer, you know the case between Moses, and Israel Israel had provoked God, God says to Moses, that he ¹would consume Israel, and raise up him, to be a great people. Moses lays by all that, and he goes to God in prayer, and what arguments doth he use, his prayer was but short, a•d all the arguments were fetched from God, and the covenant, remember thy covenant with Abraham, and thou art a merciful God, slow to anger. &c. not a word of himself, it was a self-denying prayer, ⟨p. 65⟩and was heard presently, in prayer, those arguments take most with God, that are from God.

Thirdly It must be a selfe denying prayer, you know the case betwene Moses, and Israel Israel had prouoked God, God sayes to Moses, that hee ¹would consume Israel, and raise up him, to bee a greate people. Moses layes by all that, and he goes to God in prayer, and what arguments doth hee use, his prayer was but short, a•d all the arguments were fetched from God, and the covenant, remember thy covenant with Abraham, and thou art a mercifull God, slow to anger. &c. not a word of himselfe, it was a self-denying prayer, ⟨p. 65⟩and was heard presently, in prayer, those arguments take most with God, that are from God.

1. 1Exo: 32 10: 14.

Fourthly Besides it must be a continued prayer: as Col: 4: 2: prayers are the Saints factors, and negotiate for them in heaven, therefore they must lie by it.