The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs…The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs…

The greatest question here will be, What ⟨p. 306⟩are those prayers the Lord Jesus will hear? I confess many things are excellently spoken this way, yet I conceive the meaning of this great Charter is fully expressed in those words, In my name. If they be prayers in Christs name, they shall be heard; and it contains these three things.

The greatest question here will be, What ⟨p. 306⟩are those prayers the Lord Jesus will heare? I confesse many things are excellently spoken this way, yet I conceive the meaning of this great Charter is fully exprest in those words, In my name. If they be prayers in Christs name, they shall be heard; and it containes these three things.

1. To pray in Christs name, is to pray with reliance upon the grace, favour, and worthiness of the merits of Christ, thus this phrase is used,¹ to walk in the name of their Gods, is in confidence of the authority, and excellency, and favour of their Gods, that they will bear them out in it; so to pray in Christs name, is to pray for Christs sake thus; Eph. 2.18. through him (i. through his death and satisfaction rested upon) we have access with confidence unto the Father, Eph. 3.12. In whom we have believed, and access with confidence by the Faith of him. There are three evils that commonly attend our prayers, when we see God indeed. 1. Shame and flight from God, the Apostle saith therefore, that by Faith in Christ we have access: 2. If we do accede and draw near to him, there is a secret fear and straitness of spirit to open all your minds; therefore saith he, we have boldness, the word signifies liberty of speech to open all our minds without fear or discouragement. 3. After we have thus drawn near, and opened all our desires