CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

And the rather because as Preaching of the Word, so Prayer is appointed as a means of Conversion, but by the Word: Ask, and ye shall receive; So that if I ask for Conversion, If I pray for the Reformation of another, my prayer may be the Execution of Gods Election; It's by prayer that God will make good this promise; Oh how comfortable will it be to see thee a Father answered in prayer for the conversion of thy Children, That they are the Fruit of thy Prayers, So likewise what rejoicing is it to a Minister, when not only his preaching but his praying for his people is answered; That it is not all our duty to preach to you but pray for you as Christ did; And what a joy is it if we see God answering our prayers in the conversion and reforming of one man; It's true there are some wicked men so highly profane and so wilfully wicked that they greatly cool the heart of a godly man in Prayer: It's said, the Church shut Julian out of her prayers, and there could not a greater and more sorer judgement befall him, for that was futuri judicii prejudicium.

And the rather because as Preaching of the Word, so Praier is appointed as a means of Conversion, but by the Word: Ask, and ye shall receive; So that if I ask for Conversion, If I pray for the Reformation of another, my praier may be the Execution of Gods Election; It's by praier that God will make good this promise; Oh how comfortable will it be to see thee a Father answered in praier for the conversion of thy Children, That they are the Fruit of thy Praiers, So likewise what rejoycing is it to a Minister, when not onely his preaching but his praying for his people is answered; That it is not all our duty to preach to you but pray for you as Christ did; And what a joy is it if we see God answering our praiers in the conversion and reforming of one man; It's true there are some wicked men so highly prophane and so wilfully wicked that they greatly cool the heart of a godly man in Praier: It's said, the Church shut Julian out of her praiers, and there could not a greater and more sorer judgement befall him, for that was futuri judicii prejudicium.

Use 1. Is Prayer thus hopeful in the behalf of the godly? then this should teach the godly to be more fervent and constant in this duty for one another: Paul though so eminent in office and graces, yet again and again desireth the Churches prayers and he promiseth his prayers for them; He informeth Philemon in particular that he makes mention of him in his prayers always; Thus you see what the godly have been used to do, If David