An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…

1. Public prayer to God. This in the primitive times was done so fervently and zealously, that they did even seem to besiege Heaven, and to take it by force. Oh what prevailing power must the Church have with God, when they are so many wrestling Jacobs! If the effectual fervent prayer of one righteous ⟨p. 57⟩man prevaileth much, how much m• joined together? If it were a Congregation of Jo•s, how mightily should we prevail with God? But we m• Chrysostom, How are all the grave and holy things of Go• formality, and a show? How many in our Congregatio•end to this public duty of prayer? They fear not, lest •any A• in the Congregation. So that for thy deadn• the sins •est in, God be angry with our Assemblies, and •t be graciously •ent with us. Thou art a dead fly in this box of ointment. The profane man little thinketh what obstructions he makes in our public petitions, by his wickedness unrepented of.

1. Publick prayer to God. This in the primitive times was done so servently and zealously, that they did even seem to besiege Heaven, and to take it by force. Oh what prevailing power must the Church have with God, when they are so many wrestling Jacobs! If the effectual servent prayer of one righteous ⟨p. 57⟩man prevaileth much, how much m• joyned together? If it were a Congregation of Jo•s, how mightily should we prevail with God? But we m• Chrysostome, How are all the grave and holy things of Go• formality, and a shew? How many in our Congregatioend to this publick duty of prayer? They fear not, lest any A in the Congregation. So that for thy deadn the sinnes est in, God be angry with our Assemblies, and t be graciously ent with us. Thou art a dead flie in this box of ointment. The prophane man little thinketh what obstructions he makes in our publick petitions, by his wickedness unrepented of.