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3. If God hath heard thee, it may be it is in temporal favours, but not in spiritual mercies. God gives thee a temporal mercy, but he denies thee spiritual mercies. It may be thou hast begged riches, and God hath granted thee this request, to make thee rich in the world; It may be thou hast desired honour, and thou art raised to places of honour; But remember thou doest beg Christ, thou dost beg grace and glory; if God doth not give thee these, thou shalt never see the face of God; and consider, what will all these do thee good? They will but feed thee ⟨p. 69⟩sat for the day of slaughter, and make thee a sweet morsel for worms and Devils. Now consider, what benefit this will be to thee, to have riches, pleasures, and worldly contentments, and they prove a snare to thee. So then it is no just ground for a man to conclude, that he hath prayed aright, because God hath answered him. That is the third ground.

3. If God hath heard thee, it may be it is in temporall favours, but not in spirituall mercies. God gives thee a temporall mercie, but he denies thee spirituall mercies. It may be thou hast begged riches, and God hath granted thee this request, to make thee rich in the world; It may be thou hast desired honour, and thou art raised to places of honour; But remember thou doest beg Christ, thou dost beg grace and glory; if God doth not give thee these, thou shalt never see the face of God; and consider, what will all these doe thee good? They will but feed thee ⟨p. 69⟩sat for the day of slaughter, and make thee a sweet morsell for wormes and Devills. Now consider, what benefit this will be to thee, to have riches, pleasures, and worldly contentments, and they prove a snare to thee. So then it is no just ground for a man to conclude, that he hath prayed aright, because God hath answered him. That is the third ground.

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