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A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…
A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first Epistle general of John by ... John Cotton ...A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first Epistle generall of John by ... John Cotton ...
London: printed by M.S. for Thomas Parkhurst, 1658
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3. We pray in the Spirit, when we persevere in praying and are importunate with God, Luk. 18.1, to 10. This is expressed by the importunity of the Widow that prevailed with the unjust Judge: Shall a sinful Judge, a mortal man be prevailed with by the importunity of a poor Widow, and will not God much more avenge his elect that cry to him day and night? You may think God regards not your prayers, but the poor Widow did not more trouble this Judge, then God is troubled with your prayers, so that he cannot rest until he have fulfilled your desires. To the same purpose, Luk. 11.5, to 11. Though God seem to be asleep, yet if you continue knocking, God will open unto you; therefore when you have a good petition in hand, never give over but pray continually, and watch thereunto, Eph. 6.18. till he answer. To what end doth he call it knocking, but to imply that our prayers make as much noise in heaven, as men do by knocking at our doors? Matth. 7.7: So the woman of Syrophaenicia, she knocked and continued knocking, and would not have a denial, so that Christ answers her, O woman! great is thy faith, be it unto thee as thou wilt: As if he were overwrestled by her importunity, to grant her petitions.
3. We pray in the Spirit, when we persevere in praying and are importunate with God, Luk. 18.1, to 10. This is expressed by the importunity of the Widow that prevailed with the unjust Judge: Shall a sinfull Judge, a mortall man be prevailed with by the importunity of a poor Widow, and will not God much more avenge his elect that cry to him day and night? You may think God regards not your prayers, but the poor Widow did not more trouble this Judge, then God is troubled with your prayers, so that he cannot rest untill he have fulfilled your desires. To the same purpose, Luk. 11.5, to 11. Though God seem to be asleep, yet if you continue knocking, God will open unto you; therefore when you have a good petition in hand, never give over but pray continually, and watch thereunto,