3 Though he hear them not in that particular, yet in as good, or in a better thing will he hear them. Asa when Paul prayed against a temptation, God gave him grace sufficient to resist it; and whenb Christ prayed to have his bitter cup removed, God enabled him to drink it; whereupon it is said, thatc he was heard in that which he feared. dDavid prayed for his child that died, yet was not his prayer in vain; for first his prayer was a sacrifice acceptable to God. Secondly,c God had mercy on the soul of⟨p. 360⟩ his child. Thirdly, God gave him another son of the same mother, af Solomon, a Jedediah, a Prince of peace, beloved of the Lord, whom God made King after David. God better knoweth what is good for us then we do our selves: accordingly, though he hear us not always to our own will, and grant what we suppose to be good, yet always he heareth us to his own will, and granteth what he knoweth to be good for us.
3 Though he heare them not in that particular, yet in as good, or in a better thing will he heare them. Asa when Paul prayed against a temptation, God gaue him grace sufficient to resist it; and whenb Christ praied to haue his bitter cup remoued, God enabled him to drink it; wherevpon it is said, thatc he was heard in that which he feared. dDauid prayed for his childe that died, yet was not his prayer in vaine; for first his prayer was a sacrifice acceptable to God. Secondly,c God had mercy on the soule of⟨p. 360⟩ his childe. Thirdly, God gaue him another sonne of the same mother, af Salomon, a Iedediah, a Prince of peace, beloued of the Lord, whom God made King after Dauid. God better knoweth what is good for vs then wee doe our selues: accordingly, though he heare vs not alwaies to our owne will, and grant what wee suppose to be good, yet alwaies he heareth vs to his owne will, and granteth what he knoweth to be good for vs.
- a2 Cor. 12, 8, 9.
- bMat. 26. 39
- cHeb. 5. 7
- d2 Sam. 12. 16
- cVerse 23.
- f24, 25.
