8. As liberty to pray is a sweet privilege Eph. 2. 18. because thereby we do, and may continually commune with the Lord after a familiar manner, 2. Sam. 7. 18. Psal. 5. 1, 2, 3. and lay open our griefs into his bosom, 1. Sam. 1. 15. Ps. 130. 1. 2. and 61. 1, 2. we do testify our dutiful affection to him, Luk. 15. 18. and become helpers to others; Rom. 15. 30. Ph. 1. 19. 2. Thes. 3. 1. Col. 4. 12. so it doth add strength to faith, Luk. 17. 5. for it gives life to the graces of God that are in us: by it we obtain at the hand of God what good we stand in need of, Matth. 7. 7. Is. 65. 24. we grow better acquainted with God, Gen. 18. 23. 27. ⟨p. 108⟩Jam. 4. 8. we fight manfully against corruption, Eph. 6. 18. and learn to direct our selves in a godly life: by it crosses are prevented, removed, or sanctified, Ps. 3. 4. Es. 37. 1. 6. all things are sanctified, 1. Tim. 4. 5. and we kept that we fall not into temptation, Matth. 26. 41. yea often we obtain much mort good, then we desire or expect, 1. Kin. 3. 13. Eph. 3. 20. So that prayer is a key to open the door of Gods treasure-house, Matth. 7. 7. a present remedy to an oppressed mind, Psal. 6. 1. 8. and 31. 21. 22. a preserver of the godly mind, 2. Thes. 3. 5. a giver of strength to the weak, Eph. 3. 14. 16. and an especial means to make a man fit to live in every estate, Col. 1. 9. 10.
8. As libertie to pray is a sweete priuiledge Eph. 2. 18. because thereby we doe, and may continually commune with the Lord after a familiar manner, 2. Sam. 7. 18. Psal. 5. 1, 2, 3. and lay open our griefes into his bosome, 1. Sam. 1. 15. Ps. 130. 1. 2. and 61. 1, 2. we doe testific our dutifull affection to him, Luk. 15. 18. and become helpers to others; Rom. 15. 30. Ph. 1. 19. 2. Thes. 3. 1. Col. 4. 12. so it doth adde strength to faith, Luk. 17. 5. for it giues life to the graces of God that are in vs: by it we obtaine at the hand of God what good we stand in neede of, Matth. 7. 7. Is. 65. 24. we growe better acquainted with God, Gen. 18. 23. 27. ⟨p. 108⟩Iam. 4. 8. we fight manfully against corruption, Eph. 6. 18. and learne to direct our selues in a godly life: by it crosses are preuented, remooued, or sanctified, Ps. 3. 4. Es. 37. 1. 6. al things are sanctified, 1. Tim. 4. 5. and we kept that we fall not into temptation, Matth. 26. 41. yea often we obtaine much mort good, then we desire or expect,
