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God, in wonderful Grace, is pleased to represent himself as it were at the Command of his People, with Regard to Mercies of this Nature, so as to be ready to bestow them whenever they shall earnestly pray for them; Is•i xlv.11. Thus saith the Lord, the holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask of me concerning Things to come, concerning my Sons, and concerning the Work of my Hand, command ye me. What God is speaking of in this Context is the Restoration of his Church; not only a Restoration from temporal Calamity and an outward ⟨p. 64⟩Captivity, by Cyrus; but also a spiritual Restoration and Advancement, by God's commanding the Heavens to drop down from above, and the Skies to pour down Righteousness, and causing the Earth to open and bring forth Salvation, and Righteousness to spring up together, Ver. 8. God would have his People ask of him, or enquire of him by earnest Prayer, to do this for them; and manifests himself as being at the Command of earnest Prayers for such a Mercy: And a Reason why God is so ready to hear such Prayers is couched in the Words, viz. Because it is Prayer for his own Church, his chosen and beloved People, his Sons and Daughters, and the Work of his Hands; and he can't deny any Thing that is asked for their Comfort and Prosperity.

God spe•ks of himself as standing ready to be gracious to his Church, and to appear for it's Restoration, and only waiting for such an Opportunity to bestow this Mercy, when he shall hear the Cries of his People for it, that he may bestow it in Answer to their Prayers. Isai. xxx.18, 19. Therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious to thee; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have Mercy upon you; For the Lord is a God of Judgment; Blessed are all they that wait for him. For the People shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem. Thou shalt weep no more; he will be very gracious unto thee, at the Voice of thy Cry: When he shall hear it, he will answer thee. The Words imply as much as that when God once sees his People much engaged in praying for this Mercy, i shall be no longer delayed. Christ desires to hear the Voice of his Spouse, that is in the Clefts of the Rock, in the secret Places of the Stairs; in a low and obscure […], driven into secret Corners: He only waits for this, in order to put an End to her State of Affliction,