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…

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 ⟨p. 307⟩and moans before God, we have many doubts, viz. will the Lord hear such a sinner, and such weak, and imperfect, and sinful prayers? & therefore he also affirms, that we have confidence and assurance of being heard; but all this is by Faith in him: for look as Christ hath purchased all blessing for us by his death, and hence makes his intercession for those things daily according to our need: So we are much more to rest upon, and make that satisfaction, the ground of our intercession; because Christs blood purchased this, therefore oh Lord grant this.

1. To pray in Christs name, is to pray with relyance upon the grace, favour, and worthinesse of the merits of Christ, thus this phrase is used,¹ to walke in the name of their Gods, is in confidence of the authority, and excellency, and favour of their Gods, that they will beare them out in it; so to pray in Christs name, is to pray for Christs sake thus;