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Two discourses showing, I. That the Lords ears are open to the prayers of…Two discourses shewing, I. That the Lords ears are open to the prayers of…
Two discourses showing, I. That the Lords ears are open to the prayers of the righteous. II. The dignity & duty of aged servants of the Lord. : Also, a preface in which the Congregational discipline of the churches in New-England is vindicated, with the authors dying testimony there-unto. / By I. Mather, D.D. ; [Four lines of quotations]Two discourses shewing, I. That the Lords ears are open to the prayers of the righteous. II. The dignity & duty of aged servants of the Lord. : Also, a preface in which the Congregational discipline of the churches in New-England is vindicated, with the authors dying testimony there-unto. / By I. Mather, D.D. ; [Four lines of quotations]
printed by B. Green for Daniel Henchman, 1716
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The Ears of the LORD are open to the Prayers of the Righteous.
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.
We proceed to the Application of the Truth before us. Let the first USE be for Information.
Inf. 1. If the Ears of the Lord are open to the Prayers of the Righteous, then certainly it is wisdom to desire and obtain an interest in the Prayers of such. Abimeleck was directed by the Lord Himself to desire Abraham's Prayers for him. God said to him concerning Abraham, He is a Prophet, he shall Pray for thee, and thou shalt live, Gen. 20.7. When Abimeleck and all his Family was sick, in Answer to Abraham's Prayers they were healed. Eliphaz & his two friends were bid to apply themselves to Job, that he might Pray for them. And if Job had not done so it would have fared ill with them, Job 42.8, 9. And the Prayers not only of the most Eminent Servants of God, such as Abraham and Job, who have a singular interest in Heaven, but of others also, ⟨p. 25⟩if they are righteous Persons are to be valued. For the Prayer of a righteous Man availeth much, Jam. 5.16. The most eminent Servants of God may need the Prayers of those who are much inferior to them. How often do we hear a Great Apostle, not inferior to the chief of the Apostles, begging for the Prayers of other Christians, notwithstanding he was himself no stranger to Prayer. To the Ephesians he says, Pray for me, Eph. 6.19. And he hoped for benefit by the Prayers of the Corinthians for him, 2 Cor. 1.11. You helping by Prayer for us. And to the Philippians he says, I know that shall turn to my salvation through your Prayer, Phil. 1.19. And to the Hebrews he says, Pray for us, I beseech you the rather to do it, that I may be restored to you the sooner,