These things premised let us consider,1 When Repetitions or ingeminations of the same matter in Prayer may be useful and necessary, and we shall speak of such a vocal Prayer as is public, wherein not only the Petitions but the edification of others is greatly to be respected, for this you must know, and it may serve for a fourth particular to preface this matter, That in public prayer wherein many join together, he that prayeth is not only to attend to all the forementioned particulars, but to them that are assembled also, to consider what Petitions, what confessions are fit for them to be stirred up unto, and that is 1 Cor. 14. The reason why the Apostle so much pleadeth against prayer among other duties in an unknown tongue, because it will not edify those that are conjoined with us, and so some expound that, I will pray in the Spirit, that is for his own particular, and I will pray in the understanding also, that is in respect of others to advantage and benefit them, so that in our public, whether as a Minister, as a Master of a Family, or otherwise; We must consider the persons with us what they need what things most concern them, and this is a particular way to affect them, it being here as with a Sermon, the closer it comes to the heart, the more good it doth, so with a prayer the more any Petition closeth with another mans heart, the more it doth affect him and enlarge him, and therefore fit words and fit matter are especially to be attended unto in such public prayer, where not only supplication but edification is intended.
These things premised let us consider,1 When Repetitions or ingeminations of the same matter in Praier may be useful and necessary, and we shall speak of such a vocal Praier as is publique, wherein not only the Petitions but the edification of others is greatly to be respected, for this you must know, and it may serve for a fourth particular to preface this matter, That in publique praier wherein many joyn together, he that praieth is not only to attend to all the forementioned particulars, but to them that are assembled also, to consider what Petitions, what confessions are fit for them to be stirred up unto, and that is 1 Cor. 14. The reason why the Apostle so much pleadeth against praier among other duties in an unknown tongue, because it will not edifie those that are conioyned with us, and so some expound that, I will pray in the Spirit, that is for his own particular, and I will pray in the understanding also, that is in respect of others to advantage and benefit them, so that in our publique, whether as a Minister, as a Master of a Family, or otherwise; We must consider the persons with us what they need what things most concern them, and this is a particular way to affect them, it being here as with a Sermon, the closer it comes to the heart, the more good it doth, so with a praier the more any Petition closeth with another mans heart, the more it doth affect him and enlarge him, and therefore fit words and fit matter are especially to be attended unto in such publique praier, where not only supplication but edification is intended.
- 1When Repetitions of the same matter in prayer may be useful.When Repetitions of the same matter in praier may be useful.
