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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of the book of Job being the substance of thirty-five lectures / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1664
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-fifth, Th… › Chapter 35 › Verses 9-13
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Fourthly, Those prayers are vain which we make in our own strength. What can those prayers be, which go forth in our strength, seeing we are told that we know not what to pray, much less then how to pray, but as the Spirit of God helpeth our infirmities, (Rom. 8.26.) Unless the Spirit make intercession for us, that is, make our intercessions for us in our hearts, as Christ maketh intercession for us in heaven, we pray in vain.
Fourthly, Those prayers are vaine which we make in our own strength. What can those prayers be, which go forth in our strength, seeing we are told that we know not what to pray, much less then how to pray, but as the Spirit of God helpeth our infirmities, (Rom. 8.26.) Unlesse the Spirit make intercession for us, that is, make our intercessions for us in our hearts, as Christ maketh intercession for us in heaven, we pray in vaine.
Fifthly, Those are vain prayers, which we make in our own name, not in the name of Christ. And remember, though it be an easy matter to name Christ in prayer, yet 'tis no easy matter to pray in the name of Christ. 'Tis as common as that which is commonest, for all sorts of people, yea for children, to name Christ in prayer; but to pray in the name of Christ, is the peculiar work of the Spirit in the heart of a true believer. If the Reader desire to know more distinctly what it is to pray in the name of Christ, I refer him for some help towards it to the 17th verse of the 16th Chapter, where also the requisites of pure and powerful prayer, are more fully held out.
Fifthly, Those are vaine prayers, which we make in our own name, not in the name of Christ. And remember, though it be an easie matter to name Christ in prayer, yet 'tis no easie matter to pray in the name of Christ. 'Tis as common as that which is commonest, for all sorts of people, yea for children, to name Christ in prayer; but to pray in the name of Christ, is the peculiar work of the Spirit in the heart of a true believer. If the Reader desire to know more distinctly what it is to pray in the name of Christ, I refer him for some help towards it to the 17th verse of the 16th Chapter, where also the requisites of pure and powerful prayer, are more fully held out.