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…

Reas. 3. From the intercession of the Spirit in such a prayer; no prayer put up in the manner aforesaid, but is the prayer of the holy Ghost, and God knows the meaning of his Spirit, Rom. 8.26. God knows our prayers would be weak and cold, except there were another Spirit besides our own; if therefore he discern his own Spirit in our prayers, he cannot deny his Spirit; nay further, as the Spirit makes intercession for us, so Christ himself prays for us, Rom. 8.34. He takes up all our prayers for us as the great Master of requests, and he doth so perfume them, and take out all weakness out of them, that he presents them as a sweet odour to God, Rev. 8.3. Even as if a younger Brother should go and gather a Posy for his Father, he out of ignorance gathers many weeds withal, but his elder Brother takes it, and pulls out all the weeds, and perfumes the flowers with sweet water, and then presents it to his Father in his Brothers name: so Christ sees many sinful weaknesses in our prayers, but he takes away all unsavouriness, and perfumes them, and so presents them to God, and he accepts them.

Reas. 3. From the intercession of the Spirit in such a prayer; no prayer put up in the manner aforesaid, but is the prayer of the holy Ghost, and God knows the meaning of his Spirit, Rom. 8.26. God knows our prayers would be weake and cold, except there were another Spirit besides our own; if therefore he discern his own Spirit in our prayers, he cannot deny his Spirit; nay further, as the Spirit makes intercession for us, so Christ himselfe prayes for us, Rom. 8.34. He takes up all our prayers for us as the great Master of requests, and he doth so perfume them, and take out all weaknesse out of them, that he presents them as a sweet odour to God, Rev. 8.3. Even as if a younger Brother should goe and gather a Posie for his Father, he out of ignorance gathers many weeds withall, but his elder Brother takes it, and pulls out all the weeds, and perfumes the flowers with sweet water, and then presents it to his Father in his Brothers name: so Christ sees many sinfull weaknesses in our prayers, but he takes away all unsavourinesse, and perfumes them, and so presents them to God, and he accepts them.