8. The large returns God hath given to violent prayer*. This Dove sent to Heaven, hath often brought an Olive-leave in its mouth, Psal. 34. 6. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him. Crying prayer prevails*. Daniel in the Den prayed and prevailed. Prayer did shut th• Lions mouth, and open the Lions Den*. Fervent prayer (saith one) hath a kind of Omnipotency in it. Sozomen saith of Apollonius, that he never asked any thing of God in all his life that he obtained not. Sleidan reports of Luther, that perceiving the interest 4of Religion to be low, he betook himself •o prayer; at length rising off his knees, he came out of his Closet triumphantly saying to his friends, •cimus, Vicimus, We have overcome, •e have overcome. At which time it was obso•ved, there came out a Pro•lamal •ion from Charles the Fifth, that none should be further molested for the ⟨p. 41⟩Profession of the Gospel. How may this encourage us, and make us hoist up the sails of prayer, when others of the Saints have had such good returns from the holy Land.
8. The large returns God hath given to violent prayer*. This Dove sent to Heaven, hath often brought an Olive-leave in its mouth, Psal. 34. 6. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him. Crying prayer prevails*. Daniel in the Den prayed and prevailed. Prayer did shut th• Lions mouth, and open the Lions Den*. Fervent prayer (saith one) hath a kind of Omnipotency in it. Sozomen saith of Apollonius, that he never asked any thing of God in all his life that he obtained not. Sleidan reports of Luther, that perceiving the interest 4of Religion to be low, he betook himself •o prayer; at length rising off his knees, he came out of his Closet triumphantly saying to his friends, •cimus, Vicimus, We have overcome, •e have overcome. At which time it was obso•ved, there came out a Pro•lamal •ion from Charles the Fifth, that none should be further molested for the ⟨p. 41⟩Profession of the Gospel. How may this encourage us, and make us hoise up the sails of prayer, when others of the Saints have had such good returns from the holy Land.
- *Nemo ad D•um precaus & slens accessit, qui •on quod petiit accepit.
- *Ora•io pura coelos p•trans vacua non red•bit. Aug. in Serm.
- *Coelos tundimus, De•n tangimus, misericordiam extorqu•mus. Ter•ull. Apol.
- 4Joh. Sleid. Comment.
