Gospel-Worship

First, we may curse them disjunctively, Lord, either take them out of the way, or keep them that they may not do such mischief in the Church: or thus, conditionally, if thou seest Lord that they be implacable, thou knowest them, if so, let thy wrath and curse pursue them; Lord thou seest what evil they are set upon, and therefore rather then they should attain their mischievous designs, let thy wrath and curse pursue them; so we may do it, but not absolutely to curse any, though they should do us never so much wrong, we are called to blessing; but now in zeal to God, take heed that we be not carried on in our own passion. But being sure it is in a zeal to God, we may wish the curses of God to pursue those that God knows to be implacable; this is but an appealing to God, and not at all fastening it upon any particular persons that we know, but leaving it unto God for the execution of it, and so in a zeal to the glory of God, we may do it, and we are warranted so to do by the second Petition, Thy Kingdom come: for that petition that requires us to pray for the coming of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, doth also require that we should pray against all means that hinder the coming of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, so that every time that the Church prays thy Kingdom come or any prays thy Kingdom come, they do as much as say, O Lord, do thou set thy self against all the enemies of thy Kingdom; if they belong to thy election, Lord convert them, but otherwise Lord confound them. Now thus we see how we are to sanctify the Name of God in prayer, in regard of the matter of the prayer; but now for the manner of prayer. The most things I confess are there.

First, we may curse them disjunctively, Lord, either take them out of the way, or keep them that they may not doe such mischiefe in the Church: or thus, conditionally, if thou seest Lord that they be implacable, thou knowest them, if so, let thy wrath and curse pursue them; Lord thou seest what evill they are set upon, and therefore rather then they should attaine their mischievous designes, let thy wrath and curse persue them; so we may do it, but not absolutely to curse any, though they should do us never so much wrong, we are called to blessing; but now in zeale to God, take heed that we be not carried on in our own passion. But being sure it is in a zeale to God, we may wish the curses of God to pursue those that God knowes to be implacable; this is but an appealing to God, and not at all fastning it upon any particular persons that wee know, but leaving it unto God for the execution of it, and so in a zeale to the glory of God, we may doe it, and we are warranted so to doe by the second Petition, Thy Kingdome come: for that petition that requires us to pray for the comming of the Kingdome of Jesus Christ, doth also require that we should pray against all meanes that hinder the comming of the Kingdome of Jesus Christ, so that every time that the Church prayes thy Kingdome come or any prayes thy Kingdome come, they doe as much as say, O Lord, do thou set thy selfe against all the enemies of thy Kingdome; if they belong to thy election, Lord convert them, but otherwise Lord confound them. Now thus we see how we are to sanctifie the Name of God in prayer, in regard of the matter of the prayer; but now for the manner of prayer. The most things I confesse are there.