Expos. 40. Sometimes we ask and receive not, because we ask amiss, ignorantly, rashly, coldly, with weariness, distrustfully, and without love, Job. 27. 9. Pro. 21. 13. asking either things not good, Matth. 20. 21. 22. Luk. 9. 54, 55. or not fit for them for whom we pray, or to a wrong end. But here observe that they do pray well, that do take notice ⟨p. 137⟩of their wants in prayer, Psal. 31. 22. and sometimes the child of God prayeth best, when he knoweth not that he prayeth at all, Rom. 8. 28. Also God sometimes giveth us what we pray for, when we pray but coldly, Ma•. 9. 22. 24, 25. that he might encourage us to pray, and denies us sometimes when we pray fervently, that we might not trust to our prayers, Psa. 22. 2.
Expos. 40. Sometimes we aske and receiue not, because we aske amisse, ignorantly, rashly, coldly, with wearines, distrustfully, and without loue, Iob. 27. 9. Pro. 21. 13. asking either things not good, Matth. 20. 21. 22. Luk. 9. 54, 55. or not fit for them for whom we pray, or to a wrong end. But here obserue that they doe pray well, that doe take notice ⟨p. 137⟩of their wants in prayer, Psal. 31. 22. and sometimes the child of God prayeth best, when he knoweth not that he praieth at all, Rom. 8. 28. Also God sometimes giueth vs what we pray for, when we pray but coldly, Ma•. 9. 22. 24, 25. that he might encourage vs to pray, and denies vs sometimes when we pray feruently, that we might not trust to our prayers, Psa. 22. 2.
