Practical truths tending to promote the power of godliness

Reas. 1. Because godly men have the spirit of God, 1 Joh. 3. 24. Hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the spirit which he hath given us. Every true Believer hath received the spirit: Rom. 8. 9. If any man have not the spirit of Christ, he is none of his. The Soul of a godly man is become the everlasting habitation of the spirit of God. Now the holy Spirit, when he dwells in the heart, doth incline unto prayer, he causeth the grate the […] of prayer to be in the Soul. Hence is that expression in the Scripture, of a spirit of prayer, Zech. 12. 10. when a man hath an habitual inclination unto prayer, wrought in his heart by the holy Spirit of God; then hath he the spirit of prayer. And the holy Spirit doth enable every ⟨p. 16⟩one is godly to pray. He helps them with matter, and helpeth them by stirring up affections, and fervency therein: Rom. 8. 26. Likewise the Spirit helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but the spirit it self maketh intercession for us with Groanings which cannot be uttered.

Reas. 1. Because godly men have the spirit of God, 1 Joh. 3. 24. Hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the spirit which he hath given us. Every true Believer hath received the spirit: Rom. 8. 9. If any man have not the spirit of Christ, he is none of his. The Soul of a godly man is become the everlasting habitation of the spirit of God. Now the holy Spirit, when he dwells in the heart, doth incline unto prayer, he causeth the grate the 〈…〉 of prayer to be in the Soul. Hence is that expression in the Scripture, of a spirit of prayer, Zech. 12. 10. when a man hath an habitual inclination unto prayer, wrought in his heart by the holy Spirit of God; then hath he the spirit of prayer. And the holy Spirit doth enable every