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Practical truths tending to promote the power of godliness
Practical truths tending to promote the power of godliness: wherein several important duties, are urged, and the evil of divers common sins, is evinced; delivered in sundry sermons. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Ten lines of Scripture texts]
printed by Samuel Green upon assignment of Samuel Sewall, 1682
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
4. If a man would have the Lord hear his Prayer then •t him persevere therein. Eph. 6.18. Praying always watching thereunto, with all perseverance. Alas! if men have prayed once or twice, or a few names, and no answer ••meth, they are apt to be discouraged, and to think that they shall never be heard; but say not so. It may be God delays to answer thy prayer at present, because be […] to hear thee praying, or that so he may try thy Faith and Patience. Remember the Woman of Canaan, the Lord seemed not to […] her prayers for a while; that he might see whether she would be put off with a denial; but when she continued praying still; a blessed an• […] last. Who Knoweth, but that it may be to with thee? If God put it into thy hear to resolve hath thou wilt never leave praying for such a mercy, until thou hast obtained, that's a sign that he intends to bestow that mercy on thee at last.
4. If a man would have the Lord hear his Prayer then •t him persevere therein. Eph. 6.18. Praying alwayes watching thereunto, with all perseverance. Alas! if men have prayed once or twice, or a few names, and no answer ••meth, they are apt to be discouraged, and to think that they shall never be heard; but say not so. It may be God delays to answer thy prayer at present, because be 〈…〉 to hear thee praying, or that so he may try thy Faith and Patience. Remember the Woman of Canaan, the Lord seemed not to 〈…〉 her prayers for a while; that he might see whether she would be put off with a d•nial; but when she continued praying still; a blessed an• 〈…〉 last. Who Knoweth, but that it may be to with thee? If God put it into thy hear to resolve hath thou wilt never leave praying for such a mercy, until thou hast obtained, that's a sign that he intends to bestow that mercy on thee at last.