2. Consider the power of prayer: The Apostle having set down the whole Armour of a Christian, brings in prayer as the chief part, Eph. 6. 18. Without this (saith Zanchy) all the rest are little† worth: By prayer Moses divided the Red Sea; Joshua stopped the course of the Sun, and made it stand still, Josh. 10. 13. Nay, prayer made the Sun of Righteousness stand still, Luke 18. 40. ⟨p. 129⟩And Jesus stood still. Prayer is the in-let to all blessings, spiritual and temporal. When Aurelius Antonius went against the Germans, he had in his Army a Regiment of Christians, who upon their earnest prayer, obtained Rain for the refreshment of his Army; and because of the power of their prayers, he called them the Thundering Regiment. Prayer hath a power in it to destroy the insolent Enemies of the Church. We read, the two Witnesses have a flame at their lips; fire proceeds out of their mouths which devours their Enemies, Rev. 11. 5. This fire is certainly to be interpreted of their* prayers: David prayed, Lord turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness, 2 Sam. 15. 31. This prayer made Ahithophel hang himself. Moses prayer against Amalek did more than Joshua's Sword: Prayer hath a kind of Omnipotency in it, it hath raised the dead, overcome Angels, cast out Devils; it hath influence upon God† himself: Jacobs prayer held God▪ Gen. 32. 26. I will not let thee go till thou bless *me. Prayer finds God free, but leaves him bound.
2. Consider the power of prayer: The Apostle having set down the whole Armour of a Christian, brings in prayer as the chief part, Eph. 6. 18. Without this (saith Zanchy) all the rest are little† worth: By prayer Moses divided the Red Sea; Ioshua stop'd the course of the Sun, and made it stand still, Iosh. 10. 13. Nay, prayer made the Sun of Righteousness stand still, Luke 18. 40. ⟨p. 129⟩And Iesus stood still. Prayer is the in-let to all blessings, spiritual and temporal. When Aurelius Antonius went against the Germans, he had in his Army a Regiment of Christians, who upon their earnest prayer, obtained Rain for the refreshment of his Army; and because of the power of their prayers, he called them the Thundering Regiment. Prayer hath a power in it to destroy the insolent Enemies of the Church. We read, the two Witnesses have a flame at their lips; fire proceeds out of their mouths which devoures their Enemies, Rev. 11. 5. This fire is certainly to be interpreted of their* prayers: David prayed, Lord turn the counsel of Achitophel into foolishness, 2 Sam. 15. 31. This prayer made Achitophel hang himself. Moses prayer against Amalek did more than Ioshua's Sword: Prayer hath a kind of Omnipotency in it, it hath raised the dead, overcome Angels, cast out Devils; it hath influence upon God† himself: Iacobs prayer held God▪ Gen. 32. 26. I will not let thee go till thou bless *me. Prayer finds God free, but leaves him bound.
- †Reliqua arma Parum prosunt. Zanch.
- *[Greek or Hebrew]. Macar. Hom.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Macar. Hom.
- †Exod. 32. 10.
- *Precibus suis velut vinculis ligatum tenuit Deum.
