The law unsealed

Secondly, In Prayer; and 1. On the Speakers part there are divers ways whereby this Command is broken: As 1. By rashness and senselessness, not exercising the spirit, but the mouth, telling over our Prayers as a Tale without life. 2. Praying in our own strength, without looking after the influence of the Spirit. 3. Not drawing near to God by Faith in Christ, but leaning too much on our Prayers, from a secret false opinion of prevailing more with many words well put together, then by exercising Faith on Christ, and resting on Him, as if God were persuaded with words. 4. Inadvertent Praying, uttering unadvised Petitions and expressions without understanding. 5. Not praying humbly and with soul abasement: Nor 6. Singly to please God, but men, seeking expressions that are pleasant rather then sensible. 7. Saying many things we think not, not being touched with the weight of sin when we confess it, nor with the desire of holiness when we mention it: counterfeiting sometimes liberty and boldness, sometimes restraints and complaints more then is real. 8. Limiting God in particular suits. 9. Cold in what is of greatest concernment. 10. Want of reverence and holy fear. 11. Want of a right impression of a present God. 12. Not praying for others, and little respecting the condition of those we pray with; or what we do of this kind, is either but cold, and for the fashion; or if there be more apparent zeal and seriousness for others, it would be adverted that it be not upon design to flatter and please them rather then to obtain spiritual blessings to them. 13. Desiring things for satisfying our selves more then for Gods honour. 14 Breaking off before we come to liveliness and liberty, having begun lazily and without life. 15. Not insisting to wrestle with God when under Bands. 16 Precipitating with the words before the heart ponder them, or the affection be warmed. 17. Posting through it, as duty, only for the fashion, without respect to God, or love to the exercise, or driving at any profit by it. 18. Wearying and not delighting in it. 19. Not aiming at Gods presence or sensible manifestations in it, or at a Hearing in that which we ⟨p. 52⟩pray for. 20. Being more desirous of Liberty in public then in private. 21. Fretting when we are put or kept under Bonds. 22. Growing vain and light when it goeth well with us, and turning carnal and unwatchful when we get liberty. 23.

Secondly, In Prayer; and 1. On the Speakers part there are divers ways whereby this Command is broken: As 1. By rashness and sencelesness, not exercising the spirit, but the mouth, telling over our Prayers as a Tale without life. 2. Praying in our own strength, without looking after the influence of the Spirit. 3. Not drawing near to God by Faith in Christ, but leaning too much on our Prayers, from a secret false opinion of prevailing more with many words well put together, then by exercising Faith on Christ, and resting on Him, as if God were perswaded with words. 4. Inadvertant Praying, uttering unadvised Petitions and expressions without understanding. 5. Not praying humbly and with soul abasement: Nor 6. Singly to please God, but men, seeking expressions that are pleasant rather then sensible. 7. Saying many things we think not, not being touched with the weight of sin when we confess it, nor with the desire of holiness when we mention it: counterfeiting sometimes liberty and boldness, sometimes restraints and complaints more then is real. 8. Limiting God in particular suits. 9. Cold in what is of greatest concernment. 10. Want of reverence and holy fear. 11. Want of a right impression of a present God. 12. Not praying for others, and little respecting the condition of those we pray with; or what we do of this kind, is either but cold, and for the fashion; or if there be more apparent zeal and seriousness for others, it would be adverted that it be not upon design to flatter and please them rather then to obtain spiritual blessings to them. 13. Desiring things for satisfying our selves more then for Gods honour. 14 Breaking off before we come to liveliness and liberty, having begun lazily and without life. 15. Not insisting to wrestle with God when under Bands. 16 Precipitating with the words before the heart ponder them, or the affection be warmed. 17. Posting through it, as duty, only for the fashion, without respect to God, or love to the exercise, or driving at any profit by it. 18. Wearying and not delighting in it. 19. Not aiming at Gods presence or sensible manifestations in it, or at a Hearing in that which we