A64998:302
The wells of salvation opened, or, Words whereby we may be saved
The wells of salvation opened, or, Words whereby we may be saved by Thomas Vincent.
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1668
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Means 5. Prayer. Pray secretly; retire your selves from company into your Closets, or some private place, and there confess your sins, and make known your requests to God, that seeth and heareth in secret, and hath promised an open reward to such as secretly and sincerely seek him. Pray frequently, be often upon your knees, give your selves unto Prayer; begin the day, conclude the day with Prayer, and recover some other time to visit and speak to God; at least mingle ejaculatory Prayer with every other work; and labour that your minds may be always in a praying frame; and do not withdraw, but be glad when an opportunity offereth it self to come to the throne of grace. Pray fervently, pour forth your hearts before God in the duty; wrestle with God in Prayer like Jacob, be earnest in your Petitions as for your lives, be instant and importunate, take no denial, follow hard after God; stir up your selves to take hold on him, use arguments in Prayer, to plead with him. Pray believingly, mingle your prayers with Faith; make use of the name and mediation of Jesus Christ; and make application of the Promises which God hath made to his People, which he hath made to Faith, and which he hath made to Prayer.
Means 5. Prayer. Pray secretly; retire your selves from company into your Closets, or some private place, and there confess your sins, and make known your requests to God, that seeth and heareth in secret, and hath promised an open reward to such as secretly and sincerely seek him. Pray frequently, be often upon your knees, give your selves unto Prayer; begin the day, conclude the day with Prayer, and recover some other time to visit and speak to God; at least mingle ejaculatory Prayer with every other work; and labour that your minds may be always in a praying frame; and do not withdraw, but be glad when an opportunity offereth it self to come to the throne of grace. Pray fervently, pour forth your hearts before God in the duty; wr•stle with God in Prayer like Iacob, be earn•st in your Petitions as for your lives, be instant and importunate, take no denyal, follow hard after God; stir up your selves to take hold on him, use arguments in Prayer, to plead with him. Pray believing•y, mingle your prayers with Faith; make use of the name and mediation of Jesus Christ; and make application of the Promises which God hath made to his People, which he hath made to Faith, and which he hath made to Prayer.