2. The Reason why the Ears of the Lord are open to the Prayers of the Righteous, is, because they Pray to Him in the Name of Christ. The ⟨p. 12⟩Lords People Israel were taught this, when they were directed to Pray towards the Temple. They were to spread forth their hands, that's a Praying posture, towards that house, 1 King. 8.38. Thence it was that Daniel when in Babylon his Windows being opened in his Chamber towards Jerusalem, kneeled upon his knees and Prayed. He did not open his Windows towards the Kings Palace, that Men might not think that he Prayed to him, according to that Idolatrous decree of the Court of Persia, nor towards the East, as they that worshipped the Sun were wont to do, but towards Jerusalem, because of the Temples having been there, which was a Type of Christ. Prayers that comes in such a Name must needs find acceptance. For Jesus Christ the Son of God, is so dear to the Father, that He will deny Him nothing. He says, Thou hearest me always, Joh. 11.22. ⟨p. 13⟩On which account Christ might well say as He did to the Disciples, John. 16.23. Whatsoever you shall aks the Father in my Name, he will give it you. To ask in Christ Name is to ask for His sake. When the righteous Pray, they do not present their Supplications before God for the sake of their own righteousnesses or deservings, but only for Christs. Thus did the Prophet Daniel: He said, Hear the Prayer of thy Servant, and his Supplication, for the Lords sake. Meaning for the sake of Christ, the Messiah that was to come into the World, Dan. 9.17. To Pray in Christs Name is to ask by virtue of a Command from Him. If a Man goes to another by direction from one whom he has the greatest kindness for, and says, Such an one sent me, he bid me come to you with this request, he comes in his Name, and will be likely to speed, Thus when Believers come to God, ⟨p. 14⟩and say, Christ has Commanded me to Pray for daily Bread, and therefore I come to thee for Temporal Blessings so far as thou shalt see them convenient for me, Christ has directed me to Pray for the forgiveness of my Sins, and for Sanctifying Grace, I therefore ask for these blessings as being appointed by thy Son my Saviour to ask for them; surely such Prayers will not be in vain. To Pray in Christs Name, is to Pray for the sake of the Merit of his blood. Christ said to His Disciples, Hitherto you have asked nothing in my Name, Joh. 16.24.
2. The Reason why the Ears of the Lord are open to the Prayers of the Righteous, is, because they Pray to Him in the Name of Christ. The ⟨p. 12⟩Lords People Israel were taught this, when they were directed to Pray towards the Temple. They were to spread forth their hands, that's a Praying posture, towards that house, 1 King. 8.38. Thence it was that Daniel when in Babylon his Windows being opened in his Chamber towards Jerusalem, kneeled upon his knees and Prayed. He did not open his Windows towards the Kings Palace, that Men might not think that he Prayed to him, according to that Idolatrous decree of the Court of Persia, nor towards the East, as they that worshipped the Sun were wont to do, but towards Jerusalem, because of the Temples having been there, which was a Type of Christ. Prayers that comes in such a Name must needs find acceptance. For Jesus Christ the Son of God, is so dear to the Father, that He will deny Him nothing. He sayes, Thou hearest me alwayes, Joh. 11.22. ⟨p. 13⟩On which account Christ might well say as He did to the Disciples, John. 16.23. Whatsoever you shall aks the Father in my Name, he will give it you. To ask in Christ Name is to ask for His sake. When the righteous Pray, they do not present their Supplications before God for the sake of their own righteousnesses or deservings, but only for Christs. Thus did the Prophet Daniel: He said, Hear the Prayer of thy Servant, and his Supplication, for the Lords sake. Meaning for the sake of Christ, the Messiah that was to come into the World, Dan. 9.17. To Pray in Christs Name is to ask by vertue of a Command from Him. If a Man goes to another by direction from one whom he has the greatest kindness for, and says, Such an one sent me, he bid me come to you with this request, he comes in his Name, and will be likely to speed, Thus when Believers come to God, ⟨p. 14⟩and say, Christ has Commanded me to Pray for daily Bread, and therefore I come to thee for Temporal Blessings so far as thou shalt see them convenient for me, Christ has directed me to Pray for the forgiveness of my Sins, and for Sanctifying Grace, I therefore ask for these blessings as being appointed by thy Son my Saviour to ask for them; surely such Prayers will not be in vain. To Pray in Christs Name, is to Pray for the sake of the Merit of his blood. Christ said to His Disciples, Hitherto you have asked nothing in my Name,
