First, he gives converting and habitual grace, and assisting and actuating grace; but now when the Spirit hath wrought grace so as to convert the heart, and hath given habitual grace in thy heart, why then when the Spirit comes to assist it, doth expect that thou shouldest stir up all the gifts and graces of the Spirit, and the very strength of thy body: the spirit of God expects that thou shouldest act to the uttermost thou art able, what power hath been given thee by God and when thou art in acting, then the Spirit comes and helps together with us; no•ing that we are to put forth what strength we have, and thus Gods Name will be sanctified, when as we putting forth the graces of the Spirit in us, then the Spirit comes and helps; and what comes from us now, comes from the breathings of the holy-Spirit in us, and then God who knows the meaning of the Spirit, will know now the meaning of our sighs and groans; therefore when thou art going to prayer, thou art to eye the Spirit of God; thou art by the eye of faith to look upon the Spirit of God, and to cast thy soul upon the assistance of the Spirit of God, thou art to look upon the holy Ghost, as appointed by the Father and the Son to that office, to be a helper to his poor servants in the duties of worship, and especially in that great duty of prayer; now upon the reading of this text, and having it thus opened, this is one good help for thee in prayer; read this text, and then exercise thy faith upon it; Lord hast thou not said that thy Spirit helps our infirmities, when we know not what we pray for, nor how to pray for any thing as we ought? but the Spirit will come, now Lord make good this word of thine to my soul at this time, and let me have the breathings of the Spirit of God in me: alas the breaths of men, if it come from gifts and parts, I know thou wilt never regard it, except there be the breathings of the holy Ghost in me in prayer; now, if you would know whether the Spirit of God doth come in or no, you may know it by this; the Spirit of God carries unto God, and it makes the prayer sweet and delightful, so much of the Spirit of •od as is there, it comes to the soul in the duty, and it leaves a savour behind it; a gracious savour is always left behind, when the Spirit of ⟨p. 292⟩God comes to breath; O the breath of the Spirit of God is a sweet breath, and it makes prayers sweet;
First, he gives converting and habitual grace, and assisting and actuating grace; but now when the Spirit hath wrought grace so as to convert the heart, and hath given habitual grace in thy heart, why then when the Spirit comes to assist it, doth expect that thou shouldest stirre up all the gifts and graces of the Spirit, and the very strength of thy body: the •pirit of God expects that thou shouldest act to the uttermost thou art able, what power hath been given thee by God and when thou art in acting, then the Spirit comes and helpes together with us; no•ing that we are to put forth what strength we have, and thus Gods Name will be sanctified, when as we putting forth the graces of the Spirit in us, then the Spirit comes and helps; and what comes from us now, comes from the breathings of the holy-Spirit in us, and then God who knowes the meaning of the Spirit, will know now the meaning of our sighs and groans; therefore when thou art going to prayer, thou art to eye the Spirit of God; thou art by the eye of faith to looke upon the Spirit of God, and to cast thy soule upon the assistance of the Spirit of God, thou art to look upon the holy Ghost, as appointed by the Father and the Son to that office, to be a helper to his poor servants in the duties of worship, and especially in that great duty of prayer; now upon the reading of this text, and having it thus opened, this is one good help for thee in prayer; reade this text, and then exercise thy faith upon it; Lord hast thou not said that thy Spirit helpes our infirmities, when we know not what we pray for, nor how to pray for any thing as we ought? but the Spirit will come, now Lord make good this word of thine to my soule at this time, and let me have the breathings of the Spirit of God in me: alas the breaths of men, if it come from gifts and parts, I know thou wilt never regard it, except there be the breathings of the holy Ghost in me in prayer; now, if you would know whether the Spirit of God doth come in or no, you may know it by this; the Spirit of God carries unto God, and it makes the prayer sweet and delightfull, so much of the Spirit of •od as is there, it comes to the soule in the duty, and it leaves a savour behind it; a gracious savour is alwaies left behind, when the Spirit of ⟨p. 292⟩God comes to breath; O'the breath of the Spirit of God is a sweet breath, and it makes prayers sweet;
