The saints inheritance and the worldlings portion representing the glorious condition of a child…

This is the reason that the Saints after they have prayed, though the thing be not actually done, fall to praising and blessing of God. We have a notable example in Jehoshaphat, of whom we read 2. Chron. 20.3. that being in a great fear bad set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. He did not seek God slightly, but set himself to seek the Lord. And what his prayer was, ye may see from vers. 6. to 12. And Jehoshaphat said▪ O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven, and rulest over all Kingdoms? Mark how he pleadeth with God for the Covenant he had made, vers. 8. Speaking of the Sanctuary they had built for his names sake; If when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgement, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help. He urgeth the promise made to Solomon at the ⟨p. 215⟩dedication of the Temple. For that prayer of Faith which Solomon made, and God accepted, hath the strength of a promise in it. O our God, saith he, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us, neither know we what to do, but our eyes are upon thee. ¹Though he profest that his enemies were so many, that he knew not what to do, and that they had no might to resist them, yet after his prayer was done, and before the battle began, when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the Army, and to say, Praise the Lord, for his mercy endureth for ever, vers. 21.

This is the reason that the Saints after they have prayed, though the thing be not actually done, fall to praising and blessing of God. We have a notable example in Iehoshaphat, of whom we read 2. Chron. 20.3. that being in a great fear bad set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Iudah. He did not seek God slightly, but set himself to seek the Lord. And what his prayer was, ye may see from vers. 6. to 12. And Iehoshaphat said O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven, and rulest over all Kingdomes? Mark how he pleadeth with God for the Covenant he had made, vers. 8. Speaking of the Sanctuary they had built for his names sake; If when evil commeth upon us, as the sword, judgement, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help. He urgeth the promise made to Solomon at the