A practical exposition of the Lord's-Prayer

God speaks more wisely to us than we can to him; we stammer, and lisp, and speak foolishly in our Prayers to God. There is far more reason why we should hear God, than God hear us: For there is more Equity in his Precepts, than there is Reason in our Prayers; and we are bound to obey God's Will, more than he is to grant our Request: and therefore if we would not have God turn away his Ear from our Prayers, we should not turn away our Ears from hearing his Law and Counsel. John 9. 31. Now we know that God heareth not Sinners: but if any Man be a Worshipper of God, and doth his Will, him he heareth. It is a general Maxim, Those which were ready to deprave Christ's Actions, were possest of the Truth of this; If any worship him, and do his Will, him he heareth: Joh. 9. 32. It is not enough to keep up a form of worshipping, but we must be tender of his Will, that's the way to get a gracious Answer. Thus as we pray, we are bound.

God speaks more wisely to us than we can to him; we stammer, and lisp, and speak foolishly in our Prayers to God. There is far more reason why we should hear God, than God hear us: For there is more Equity in his Precepts, than there is Reason in our Prayers; and we are bound to obey God's Will, more than he is to grant our Request: and therefore if we would not have God turn away his Ear from our Prayers, we should not turn away our Ears from hearing his Law and Counsel. John 9. 31. Now we know that God heareth not Sinners: but if any Man be a Worshipper of God, and doth his Will, him he heareth. It is a general Maxime, Those which were ready to deprave Christ's Actions, were possest of the Truth of this; If any worship him, and do his Will, him he heareth: Joh. 9. 32. It is not enough to keep up a form of worshipping, but we must be tender of his Will, that's the way to get a gracious Answer. Thus as we pray, we are bound.