Gospel-Worship

5 Pray before hand, that God would open thine eyes, and open thine heart, and accompany his word, thus did David, Open mine eyes O Lord, that I may understand the wonders of thy Law. And you know what is said of Lydia, The Lord opened her heart to attend to the word that was spoken: Now seeing it is an Ordinance thou doest expect more good from, then what it self of its own nature is able to convey; thou haddest need to Pray, Lord I go to such an Ordinance of thine, and I know there is no efficacy in its self, it is not able to reach to such effects as I expect that is, to have my heart spoken too, and quickened, and to have mine eyes opened, but O Lord open mine eyes and open mine heart Lord my heart naturally is locked up against thy Word, there are such wards in my heart, that except thou a•t pleased to put in a key that may fit my heart, it will never open; Man he is not able to know my heart, and therefore he cannot fit a key to answer every ward, to resolve every doubt, to silence every objection but Lord thou canst do it: Do thou Lord therefore fit thy word this day that may meet with my heart Lord, I have gone often to thy Word, and the key hath stuck in it and it hath not opened; but Lord, if thou wouldest but fit it and turn it with thine own hand, my heart would open. Oh come with such a praying heart to the Word, and thereby shalt thou sanctify the Name of God in hearing his Word, this is to come to the Word, as to the Word of God, you must not come to the hearing of the Word as to hear a speech or an oration, but come in such a preparation as this is, and so I say God will be glorified, and you will be profited

5 Pray before hand, that God would open thine eyes, and open thine heart, and accompany his word, thus did David, Open mine eyes O Lord, that I may understand the wonders of thy Law. And you know what is said of Lydia, The Lord opened her heart to attend to the word that was spoken: Now seeing it is an Ordinance thou doest expect more good from, then what it self of its own nature is able to convey; thou hadest need to Pray, Lord I go to such an Ordinance of thine, and I know there is no effi•acy in its self, it is not able to reach to such effects as I expect that is, to have my heart spoken too, and quickned, and to have mine eyes opened, but O Lord open mine eyes and open mine heart Lord my heart naturally is lockt up against thy Word, there are such wards in my heart, that except thou a•t pleased to put in a key that may fit my heart, it will never open; Man he is not able to know my heart, and therefore he cannot fit a key to answer every ward, to resolve every doubt, to silence every objection but Lord thou canst do it: Do thou Lord therefore fit thy word this day that may meet with my heart Lord, I have gone often to thy Word, and the key hath stuck in it and it hath not opened; but Lord, if thou wouldest but fit it and turn it with thine own hand, my heart would open. Oh come with such a praying heart to the Word, and thereby shalt thou sanctifie the Name of God in hearing his Word, this is to come to the Word, as to the Word of God, you must not come to the hearing of the Word as to hear a speech or an oration, but come in such a preparation as this is, and so I say God will be glorified, and you will be profited