Prop. 1. Prayer is a making known our hearts desire before the Lord, Rom 10. 1. My hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. Prayer doth not consist so much in ⟨p. 5⟩words & outward expressions (though those are also sometimes necessary) as in hearty desires, which the Lord alone is witness of, Isai. 26. 8 9. In the way of thy Judgements O Lord have we […] thee. [the desire of•our soul] is towards thy Name, [with my Soul have I desired thee] in the […] •ea, with my spirit will I seek thee early. The Lords people there, make solemn profession that they […] continue praying to God, and were resolved that they would do so still, •oth day and night continually, notwithstanding all the judgements he had had experience of, they would not thereby be discouraged from praying and humble seeking to him Hence Prayer is expressed by that of lifting up the heart, Lam. 3. 4•. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the Heavens. And tis called a pouring out of the heart▪ Psal 62.8. Pour out your heart before him. And a lifting up of the soul unto God, Psal 25. 1. and a pouring out of the soul before him, 1 Sam. 1. 15 all which expressions, show, that in true Prayer the heart and the affections thereof are deeply engaged. Words without the heart, may be […] Prayer by men▪ but not by the Lord, Psal. 17 1. Therefore also, it is denoted by that of sighings and groanings which are the work and motions of the heart, known unto the Lord alone Rom. 8.26. Moreover, it is the will of God, that Men should manifest the desires of their hearts before him, Phil.4.6. Let ⟨p. 6⟩your requests by made known unto God. The Lord expects that men should humbly declare before him what their desires are, by words and other signs […] are expressive […] the inward workings of the mi•d Not but that God knoweth what Men would have before they express it: yea▪ what they will desire, •ong before any such motions arise in their hearts. He under stands their thoughts afar off, that is to say long before those thoughts come into their hearts, He knoweth that they will be there. Psal. 139. 2. Nevertheless the Lord will have Men to speak out their hearts to him, thereby to […] their humility and sincerity in his •ight. And in this, the duty of Prayer differs from that of hearing the word.
Prop. 1. Prayer is a making known our hearts desire before the Lord, Rom 10. 1. My hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. Prayer doth not consist so much in ⟨p. 5⟩words & outward expressions (though those are also sometimes necessary) as in hearty desires, which the Lord alone is witness of, Isai. 26. 8 9. In the way of thy Judgements O Lord have we 〈…〉 thee. [the desire of•our soul] is towards thy Name, [with my Soul have I desired thee] in the 〈…〉 •ea, with my •pirit will I seek thee early. The Lords people there, make solemn profession that they 〈…〉 continue praying to God, and were resolved that they would do so still, •oth day and night continually, notwithstanding all the judgements he had had experience of, they would not thereby be discouraged from praying and humble seeking to him Hence Prayer is expressed by that of lifting up the heart, Lam. 3. 4•. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the Heavens. And tis called a pouring out of the heart▪ Psal 62.8. Pour out your heart before him. And a lifting up of the soul unto God, Psal 25. 1. and a pouring out of the soul before him, 1 Sam. 1. 15 all which expressions, shew, that in true Prayer the heart and the affections thereof are deeply engaged. Words without the heart, may be 〈…〉 Prayer by men▪ but not by the Lord, Psal. 17 1. Therefore also, it is denoted by that of sighings and g•oanings which are the work and motions of the heart, known unto the Lord alone Rom. 8.26. Moreover, it is the will of God, that Men should manifest the desires of their hearts before him,
