A53671:262
A brief instruction in the worship of God, and discipline of the churches of…
A brief instruction in the worship of God, and discipline of the churches of the New Testament, by way of question and answer with an explication and confirmation of those answers.
London : s.n., 1667
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Qu. 35. Whence do you reckon prayer, which is a part of moral and natural worship, among the institutions of Christ in his Church?
An. On many accounts; as (1) because the Lord Christ hath commanded his Church to attend unto the worship of God therein. (2) because he bestows on the Ministers of the Church, gifts and ability of prayer for the benefit and edification thereof. (3) he hath appointed that all his other ordinances should be administered with prayer, whereby it becomes a part of them. (4) because himself ministers in the holy place, as the great High priest of his Church to present their prayers unto God at the throne of grace. (5) because in all the prayers of the Church, there is an especial regard had unto himself, and the whole work of his mediation. (1) Luke 18.1. Chap. 21.36. Rom. 12.5. ⟨p. 175⟩1 Tim. 2.1, 2. (2) Ephe. 4.8, 12, 13. Rom. 8.15, 16. Gal. 4.6. (3) Acts 2.42. 1 Tim. 4.5. (4) Rev. 8 3, 4. Heb. 4.14, 15, 16. Chap. 6.20. Chap. 10.20.21, 22. (5) John 14.13. Chap. 15.16, 22, 26.