The excellency of a gracious spirit Delivered in a treatise upon the 14. of…The excellency of a gracious spirit Deliuered in a treatise upon the 14. of…

But you will say, how can I pray ¹without the Spirit?

1. 1Quest.

I answer, put thy self upon prayer, and who knows but assistance and ¹blessing may come? present thy self before the Lord, tell him what thou apprehendest of the vileness, of the filthiness of thy spirit; what convictions thou hast of the necessity of the renewing of it, of the excellency thou seest in the spirits of his servants; tell him of those desires thou hast to be blessed with such a spirit: O Lord, thou hast given me many bodily blessings, great blessings of my estate more than others, many excellent gifts; but Lord there are other mercies my soul wants; Oh that thou wouldest give me another spirit! As this Caleb, Joshua 15. 19. ⟨p. 243⟩gave his daughter Aohsah a blessing, namely, the upper springs, and the neither spring, so do thou seek of God, that as he hath given thee the blessing of the nether springs, so he may give thee the blessing of the upper; namely, that he may bless thy soul with true spiritual blessings.

I answer, put thy selfe upon prayer, and who knowes but assistance and ¹blessing may come? present thy selfe before the Lord, tell him what thou apprehendest of the vilenesse, of the filthinesse of thy spirit; what convictions thou hast of the necessitie of the renewing of it, of the excellencie thou seest in the spirits of his servants; tell him of those desires thou hast to be blessed with such a spirit: O Lord, thou hast given me many bodily blessings, great blessings of my estate more than others, many excellent gifts; but Lord there are other mercies my soule wants; Oh that thou wouldest give me another spirit! As this Caleb,