The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously…The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously…

1 Going about to speak of prayer, he knitteth the proportion of his declaration to the former: seeing it appeareth by those things which are spoken, both that man is so empty of all good things, and also that God doth give in his son Christ, that which we stand in need of: that if any would search help to succour his necessity, he must go beyond him self, and strive unto God only.¹ Hereupon it followeth, that whatsoever we want in our selves, we must search in him, and require of him by prayer.

1 Going about to speake of prayer, he knitteth the proportion of his declaration to the former: séeing it appeareth by those thinges which are spoken, both that man is so emptie of all good things, and also that God doth giue in his sonne Christ, that which we stand in néed of: that if any would search helpe to succor his necessitie, he must goe beyonde him self, and striue vnto God only.¹ Herevppon it followeth, that whatsoeuer wée want in our selues, we must search in him, and require of him by prayer.

1. 1Rom. 8.26.

2 Prayer is very necessary:¹ and by the benefit thereof, we obtain to come unto those riches that are laid up for us with the heavenly Father.

2 Prayer is very necessary:¹ and by the benifite thereof, we obtaine to come vnto those riches that are layde vp for vs with the heauenly Father.