The zealous Christian taking heavenThe zealovs Christian taking heaven

Use. 1 Use 1. Consider this, oh all you wicked and ungodly men; Consider how far you are from having your prayers heard; What? will not a father hear his child, when he prays to him coldly and remissly, and will he hear a slave? If God will […] •eare the remiss prayer of a godly ma• […] dost thou think he will heart the prayers of a wicked man? If God will not hear his peoples prayers at all times, notwithstanding they are in a state of friendship, will God hear thy prayers, oh wicked man, that art in state of enmity against him? If God will not hear ⟨p. 24⟩the prayers of his own people, which are sometimes his delight, dost thou think he will hear thy prayers, which are always an abomination to him?

Use. 1 Use 1. Consider this, oh all you wicked and ungodly men; Consider how far you are from having your prayers heard; What? will not a father heare his childe, when he prayes to him coldly and remissely, and will he heare a slave? If God will 〈…〉 •eare the remisse prayer of a god ly ma• 〈…〉 dost thou thinke he will heart the prayers of a wicked man? If God will not heare his peoples prayers at all times, notwithstanding they are in a state of friendship, will God heare thy prayers, oh wicked man, that art in state of enmity against him? If God will not heare ⟨p. 24⟩the prayers of his own people, which are sometimes his delight, dost thou thinke he will heare thy prayers, which are alwayes an abomination to him?

2. This should put an holy awe upon the hearts of all godly men; what though you are in a state of favour with God, though this will carry your souls to heaven, yet this will not bring you a return of your prayers. You must have your hearts rightly qualified, before God will give a return of thy prayers. And thus much for the second doctrine, and also for the negative condition.