§. 138. Of the things which we are to ask with all perseverance.§. 138. Of the things which we are to aske with all perseuerance.
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§. 138. Of the things which we are to ask with all perseverance.
§. 138. Of the things which we are to aske with all perseuerance.
Answ. Noah certain and stint time can be limited. Some things are continually to be prayed for as long as we live, namely those things which we stand in need of all the days of our life, whether they respect soul or body, and those things which shall not be accomplished so long as we live; as a joyful resurrection and eternal salvation. These are to be prayed for in our ordinary prayers continually. Other things for which especially perseverance in prayer is needful, require a more particular and present answer of God, as a temptation, sickness, or any distress which hangeth over our heads, or lieth upon us, or such blessings as we stand in present need of: these are to be prayed for till we obtain our desire, as Jacob would not let the Angel go till he had blessed him: or till we have some better thing in lieu thereof, as Paul ⟨p. 498⟩prayed against the temptation, till he had grace sufficient given to him against it, or till there be no hope of obtaining our desire; that is, till God doth evidently declare that it is his will not to grant it,