Some select cases resolved. Specially, tending to the right ordering of the heart, that…

At the same Time I saw his Will, and how it was my Sin so to pray, as to think to bring God's Will to mine, with a secret Murmuring, or thinking, 'Tis in vain to seek, if the Lord do not so. For what is this but Pride, and to command Christ, and to be above him, as if I were wiser than he? But I saw the Work of Prayer was, to bring my Will to his. And this gave me much Light, and set my Heart in a sweet Frame. And hence I understood that Place, Whatsoever we ask according to his Will, he heareth us. And this, not only when we pray according to his Will of Precept and Promise, but when we have done, to bring our Wills to his sweet Sovereign Will, let him do with me what he please; which is his Will of Sovereignty. ⟨p. 8⟩Now in the Time of Prayer, I considered, Why the Lord should command me to ask Pardon, Peace, Brokenness of Heart &c? And I considered, that it must needs be that he, might give me the thing promised: (1) Because his commanding Will is ever attended with a Promise. (2) Because it was for his Glory, as well as my Good, that I should ask. And hence he would give certainly, when I did ask, especially being set on by his Command. Hence my Heart was much moved and melted, to consider of my Unbelief past, and how much I had dishonoured Christ, thus to think of him, and to maintain hard Thoughts of him, that he will not hear. And so began, that Day of Fast, to believe &c.

At the same Time I saw his Will, and how it was my Sin so to pray, as to think to bring God's Will to mine, with a secret Murmuring, or thinking, 'Tis in vain to seek, if the Lord do not so. For what is this but Pride, and to command Christ, and to be above him, as if I were wiser than he? But I saw the Work of Prayer was, to bring my Will to his. And this gave me much Light, and set my Heart in a sweet Frame. And hence I understood that Place, Whatsoever we ask according to his Will, he heareth us. And this, not only when we pray according to his Will of Precept and Promise, but when we have done, to bring our Wills to his sweet Sovereign Will, let him do with me what he please; which is his Will of Sovereignty. ⟨p. 8⟩Now in the Time of Prayer, I considered, Why the Lord should command me to ask Pardon, Peace, Brokenness of Heart &c? And I considered, that it must needs be that he, might give me the thing pormised: (1) Because his commanding Will is ever attended with a Promise. (2) Because it was for his Glory, as well as my Good, that I should ask. And hence he would give certainly, when I did ask, especially being set on by his Command. Hence my Heart was much moved and melted, to consider of my Unbelief past, and how much I had dishonoured Christ, thus to think of him, and to maintain hard Thoughts of him, that he will not hear. And so began, that Day of Fast, to believe &c.