A65285:2920
A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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Answ. It is an offering up of our desires to God, for things agreeable to his Will, in the Name of Christ.
1. Prayer is an offering up of our Desires]: Therefore it is called a making known of our Requests, Phil. 4.6. In Prayer we come as humble Petitioners, begging to have our Suit granted.
2. 'Tis offering up our Desires to God.] Prayer is not to be made to any but God. The Papists pray to Saints and Angels, but they know not our grievances. Isa. 63.16. Abraham is ignorant of us. And all Angel-worship is forbidden; Col. 2.18, 19. We must not pray to any but whom we may believe in; Rom. 10.14. How shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed? But we cannot believe in an Angel, therefore we must not pray to him.