A discourse of the work of the Holy Spirit in prayer with a brief…

Thirdly, The Holy Spirit gives the Soul of a Believer a Delight in God, as the Object of Prayer. I shall not insist on his exciting, moving and acting all other Graces that are required in the exercise of this Duty, as Faith, Love, Reverence, Fear, Trust, Submission, Waiting, Hope and the like. I have proved elsewhere, that the exercise of them all in all Duties, and of all other Graces in like manner, is from him, and shall not therefore here again confirm the same Truth. But this Delight in God as the Object of Prayer, hath a peculiar consideration in this matter. For without it ordinarily the Duty is not accepted ⟨p. 96⟩with God, and is a barren burdensome task unto them by whom it is performed. Now this Delight in God as the Object of Prayer, is for the substance of it included in that description of Prayer given us by the Apostle, namely, that it is crying Abba Father. Herein a Filial, Holy Delight in God is included; such as Children have in their Parents in their most affectionate addresses unto them, as hath been declared. And we are to enquire wherein this Delight in God as the object of Prayer doth consist, or what is required thereunto. And there is in it,

Thirdly, The Holy Spirit gives the Soul of a Believer a Delight in God, as the Object of Prayer. I shall not insist on his exciting, moving and acting all other Graces that are required in the exercise of this Duty, as Faith, Love, Reverence, Fear, Trust, Submission, Waiting, Hope and the like. I have proved elsewhere, that the exercise of them all in all Duties, and of all other Graces in like manner, is from him, and shall not therefore here again confirm the same Truth. But this Delight in God as the Object of Prayer, hath a peculiar consideration in this matter. For without it ordinarily the Duty is not accepted ⟨p. 96⟩with God, and is a barren burthensome task unto them by whom it is performed. Now this Delight in God as the Object of Prayer, is for the substance of it included in that description of Prayer given us by the Apostle, namely, that it is crying Abba Father. Herein a Filial, Holy Delight in God is included; such as Children have in their Parents in their most affectionate addresses unto them, as hath been declared. And we are to enquire wherein this Delight in God as the object of Prayer doth consist, or what is required thereunto. And there is in it,