The fountain opened, or, The great gospel privilege of having Christ exhibited to sinful…The fountain opened, or, The great gospel priviledge of having Christ exhibited to sinfull…

5. Have you humbled your selves to Gods foot in your Prayers to him? A spirit of Prayer is a Soul humbling, a Soul-abasing spirit; hence that, Psal. 9. 12. He forgetteth not the cry of the humble: and 10. 17. Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear. He that prays as he ought to God, for pardon and acceptance in Christ, is deeply sensible of his great vileness by reason of sin, and of his utter unworthiness of mercy; and hence he goes with • rope on his head, and sackcloth on his loins, i. e. He re••gns himself to God, with all the Testimonials of his acknowledging that he hath no dependence on any thing but free Grace; that he hath nothing of his own, nor can he oblige ⟨p. 160⟩God, he therefore carries that with him in, Dan. 9. 8. 9. To us belongs confusion of face; to the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, And his address is in that form, Psal. 25. 11. For thy name sake O Lord, pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.

5. Have you humbled your selves to Gods foot in your Prayers to him? A spirit of Prayer is a Soul humbling, a Soul-abasing spirit; hence that, Psal. 9. 12. He forgetteth not the cry of the humble: and 10. 17. Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear. He that prays as he ought to God, for pardon and acceptance in Christ, is deeply sensible of his great vileness by reason of sin, and of his utter unworthiness of mercy; and hence he goes with • rope on his head, and sackcloth on his loyns, i. e. He re••gns himself to God, with all the Testimonials of his acknowledging that he hath no dependence on any thing but free Grace; that he hath nothing of his own, nor can he oblige ⟨p. 160⟩