The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

2. Pray confessing. Thus did David, verse 5. Confession is a proper ingredient of a penitent Prayer. Let your petitions carry a resentment of your Guilt, and worthiness to die, and that your hope is in his Grace. Confess the righteousness of your Condemnation, and your unworthiness to cast so rich a favour as you pray for.

2. Pray confessing. Thus did David, verse 5. Confession is a proper ingredient of a penitent Prayer. Let your petitions carry a resentment of your Guilt, and worthiness to dy, and that your hope is in his Grace. Confess the righteousness of your Condemnation, and your unworthiness to cast so rich a favour as you pray for.

3. Pray Renouncing all your trust in your Prayers. ⟨p. 301⟩Do not look to be heard for Praying, though it must be in this way: for your Prayers can lay no engagement upon him; should he refuse to hear you, you are not wronged. Do not make a God of Prayer, while you use it as a Medium to obtain Gods favour.

4. Pray applying to, and believing in the Righteousness of Christ. This is the foundation of our hope; it is for his sake that we must be forgiven, if ever it be so. It is Christ only that we must rely on, who only can derive a pardon to us through his merits; look on the fullness of them, and be encouraged to wait for his Salvation.

4. Pray applying to, and believing in the Righteousness of Christ. This is the foundation of our hope; it is for his sake that we must be forgiven, if ever it be so. It is Christ only that we must rely on, who only can derive a pardon to us through his merits; look on the fulness of them, and be encouraged to wait for his Salvation.