The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse showing a Christians…The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse shewing a Christians…

So for Prayer, there is required, ¹1. Before, Meditation, preparation. 2. In the time, faith, fervency, humility, ^*suitableness of spirit, enlarged desires. 3. Afterward such a deportment and demeanour as is suitable to such who call upon God, as to depart from sin, to apply our hearts to obedience, to expect the answer and return of our Prayers. Psal. 5.3. In the morning I will direct my prayer, ^*and look up. There are two military words, he would not only pray, but marshal up his prayers, put them in array; and when he had done, he would be as a Spy upon a tower, to see whether he prevailed, whether he got the day.

So for Prayer, there is required, ¹1. Before, Meditation, preparation. 2. In the time, faith, fervencie, humility, ^*sutablenesse of spirit, inlarged desires. 3. Afterward such a deportment and demeanour as is sutable to such who call upon God, as to depart from sin, to apply our hearts to obedience, to expect the answer and return of our Prayers. Psal. 5.3. In the morning I will direct my prayer, ^*and look up. There are two military words, he would not only pray, but marshall up his prayers, put them in array; and when he had done, hee would be as a Spie upon a tower, to see whether he prevailed, whether he got the day.

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2. *[Greek or Hebrew] Ex radic. [Greek or Hebrew] Ordinavit, aciem disposuit.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Ex radic. Ordinavit, aciem disposuit.