But then thirdly (and so I end). Now in such a time, give your self much to prayer. In Psal. 109. 4. For my Love they are mine Adversaries, but I give my self unto Prayer. So you read it, But I Prayer. I give my self unto, is not in the Hebrew, but, I Prayer; the sense is good enough. For my love they are my Adversaries, but I give my self to Prayer. Now in such a time as this, when they are angry, and their rage ascends up to Heaven; now do I go to prayer, now do I give my self to prayer. Now then, if it be an angry day with the enemies, now go to Prayer. And in all your Prayers in reference to mens anger and malice, when you go and spread their anger and malice before the great God, aim more at your duty, than at your safety. Look into that fourth of the Acts, there you find that they were angry; Why do the Heathen Rage, v. 25. (They bring the second Psalm to their purpose) And the people imagine a vain thing, The Kings of the Earth stood up; being at Prayer, at v. 29. And now Lord behold their threatenings. They spread their threatenings before the Lord: And now Lord behold their threatenings, and grant unto thy servants. What, gran• safety? No, Grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy Word: Its matter of Duty that they pray for. What then? And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were Assembled ⟨p. 184⟩together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the Word of God with boldness. Here was Prayer answered presently; they Prayed, and in their prayer, their mind was more upon their duty than upon their safety. They go to God, and spread the threatenings of the enemies before the Lord. And now Lord behold their threatenings. And what then? Now grant that with all boldness: Lets beg Grace to do our Duty. They begged not for safety, but their great request was, That they might have grace to do their duty. So I say, when men are angry: Now let us go to God in Prayer, and in all our Prayers, spreading their anger and threatenings before the Lord. Yet let our mind be more upon our duty, than upon our safety.
But then thirdly (and so I end). Now in such a time, give your self much to prayer. In Psal. 109. 4. For my Love they are mine Adversaries, but I give my self unto Prayer. So you read it, But I Prayer. I give my self unto, is not in the Hebrew, but, I Prayer; the sence is good enough. For my love they are my Adversaries, but I give my self to Prayer. Now in such a time as this, when they are angry, and their rage ascends up to Heaven; now do I go to prayer, now do I give my self to prayer. Now then, if it be an angry day with the enemies, now go to Prayer. And in all your Prayers in reference to mens anger and malice, when you go and spread their anger and malice before the great God, aim more at your duty, than at your safety. Look into that fourth of the Acts, there you find that they were angry; Why do the Heathen Rage, v. 25. (They bring the second Psalm to their purpose) And the people imagine a vain thing, The Kings of the Earth stood up; being at Prayer, at v. 29. And now Lord behold their threatnings. They spread their threatnings before the Lord: And now Lord behold their threatnings, and grant unto thy servants. What, gran• safety? No, Grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy Word: Its matter of Duty that they pray for. What then? And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were Assembled ⟨p. 184⟩together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the Word of God with boldness. Here was Prayer answered presently; they Prayed, and in their prayer, their mind was more upon their duty than upon their safety. They go to God, and spread the threatnings of the enemies before the Lord. And now Lord behold their threatnings. And what then? Now grant that with all boldness: Lets beg Grace to do our Duty. They begged not for safety, but their great request was, That they might have grace to do their duty. So I say, when men are angry: Now let us go to God in Prayer, and in all our Prayers, spreading their anger and threatnings before the Lord. Yet let our mind be more upon our duty, than upon our safety.
