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Help. 2 2 Another help or means to get this holy importunity is this. To recollect thy thoughts by holy meditation, before thou comest to this weighty duty of prayer to God; And upon this ground we find meditation and prayer to be put together. Psal. 5. 1, 2. Give ear to my ¹words O Lord, and consider my meditation, give ear unto my prayer oh God and my King; for unto thee will I pray. Davids prayer ⟨p. 58⟩you see is ushered in with meditation. The same word in the Hebrew signifies both ²to meditate, and to pray. You find concerning Isaac, Gen. 24. 26. Isaac went out into the fields to meditate, some read it; ³to pray, others translate; It is likely he did both first meditate, and then pray: Be much employed in the work of meditation, if you would have your hearts much enlarged in prayer. Meditate in to whose presence you come, what a glorious God he is, before whom you are to appear.

Help. 2 2 Another help or meanes to get this holy importunity is this. To recollect thy thoughts by holy meditation, before thou comest to this weighty duty of prayer to God; And upon this ground we finde meditation and prayer to be put together. Psal. 5. 1, 2. Give eare to my ¹words O Lord, and consider my meditation, give eare unto my prayer oh God and my King; for unto thee will I pray. Davids prayer ⟨p. 58⟩you see is usherd in with meditation. The same word in the Hebrew signifies both ²to meditate, and to pray. You finde concerniag Isaac,