The zealous Christian taking heavenThe zealovs Christian taking heaven

2. It may be when thou hadst more affections in prayer, thou hadst more sin in prayer, more pride in thy gifts, more dependence upon thy duties, more censoriousness of others, and many other corruptions that did accompany thy prayers, and thy affectionateness in them. Now though thou hast less affections, yet those other corruptions are in great part eaten out.

2. It may be when thou hadst more affections in prayer, thou hadst more sin in prayer, more pride in thy gifts, more dependance upon thy duties, more sensoriousness of others, and many other corruptions that did accompany thy prayers, and thy affectionatenesse in them. Now though thou hast lesse affections, yet those other corruptions are in great part eaten out.

3. It may be thou hast not now so many helps and opportunities to keep up thine heart, to stir up thine affections in prayer, as thou hadst formerly. It may be thou didst formerly live under the teachings of an able godly minister. Now thou hast lost that opportunity. And so there are several other helps, that peradventure are now taken away from thee,

3. It may be thou hast not now so many helps and opportunities to keep up thine heart, to stirre up thine affections in prayer, as thou hadst formerly. It may be thou didst formerly live under the teachings of an able godly minister. Now thou hast lost that opportunity. And so there are severall other helps, that peradventure are now taken away from thee,

4. Though it is true thou art abated, and thou didst pray better formerly then ⟨p. 76⟩