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3. God denies a prayer in mercy, when he gives a better in lieu of it; It was the desire of Moses that he might go into the land of Canaan, but it was better to him to go to the heavenly Canaan, and therefore God translated him thither. So the Apostles desired Christ to tell them, ¹when he would restore the Kingdom to Israel. He would not resolve them that, yet he gave them a greater mercy, for he gave them the holy Ghost. So David desired the life of that child that was illegitimate; but God took away the bastard (which would have been a living monument ²of Davids folly) and gave him a Solomon. God will either give us what we ask (saith Bernard) or what he knows to be better for us.

3. God denies a prayer in mercy, when he gives a better in lieu of it; It was the desire of Moses that he might goe into the land of Canaan, but it was better to him to goe to the heavenly Canaan, and therefore God translated him thither. So the Apostles desired Christ to tell them, ¹when he would restore the Kingdome to Israel. He would not resolve them that, yet he gave them a greater mercy, for he gave them the holy Ghost. So David desired the life of that childe that was illegitimate; but God tooke away the bastard (which would have been a living monument ²of Davids folly) and gave him a Solomon. God will either give us what we aske (saith Bernard) or what he knowes to be better for us.

1. 1Act 1. 7, 8.
2. 2Aut dal it Deus […].Aut dal it Deus 〈…〉.