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| Lords Prayer, which contains a perfect Rule and Summary of i things meer to be prayed for? Though the Loyas ! rayer be a Rul in general, yet we may be to ſeek in Particulars. Gods own Chil. dren many times ask they know not what; wid, Fob 6. 8. Jmh 4. 3. Mark 15, 38. and 2 Cor. 12.8. +þ There is a Twofold [n. rerceſhon, one of Chriſt; of which we read, wer. 34, The other of the Sprrit, of which this place ſpeaks. How doth the $jri make interceſſion for us? nſw. By making Interceſſion in w, orby helping us to pray. The Spirit is called, Zech. 12. 10, the Spirit of "Tis by him, wer. 15. that we cry -bba Inther; he Crys fo in our Hearts, Gal. 4. 6. God hath (ent forth the Spiri: if his ſau in your hearts, crying Abba Father. The Spirit of ou Fxtiar ſpeaketh in ns, Mat. 10. 20, He ſuggeſteth ro us what we ſhould pray for ; he khelperh vis to ſuitable Difpoſitions, and many times to ſuirable Expreſſions in Prayer ; wid. Eph. 6. 18. jute wo, i With inward /izhs and groans. which can't be expreſt by word, There may be Praycr, where there 1s no Speech or vocal Expieſi- on. A Man may cry, and that mightily to God, when he uttercth nevera word ; wid. Exod. 14. 15, 1 Sam, 1.13.
terceſlion for the ſainrs || according to rhe 1:!] of Godm,
after the manner of Men. ' guire into any thing, but becauſe amongſt Men Xnowleage comes | by ſearching ; theretore by way of Reſemblance, this is attributed to God, though that which is intended by ir, is only this, That God knoweth the heart, Jer. 17. 10. -&s 1. 24, | Both wit the Knowledge of Apprehenſion and Approbation. m Our raj ſhall be ſure to ſpeed, if they are of this fort, 1 John 5. 14, 15; Praying according to the Will of God, reſpe&s, 1. The Marte-0! our Prayers. 2. The Manner of our Praying. 3. The Endthetr- of, James 4. 3.
28 And we know » that all things o work together ! for good q, to them that love God, to them who are the called according to hs purpoſe r,
» Another Argument to comfort us under the Croſs, fromthe | benefits of it, We know that all things, &c. It is not matter 0 gueſs only and conjeQure, bur of certainty and aflurance. How is this known ? 1, By the teſtimony of God; the Scripture tells us as much, Iſai. 3. 10. Pal. 128. 1, 2. 2, By our own ExpeTr ence: Weare afſured of it, by the event and eifeCts of all 59" j; both upon our ſelves and others. o Even ſi it felt; becauic tro their ralls, Gods Children Ariſe more humble and careful. fictions are chiefly intended; the worſt and croileſt Providences; thoſe things that are Evil in themſelves, they work for good tO Uk | Children of God. p Here is their Operation, and their Co-ope- ration: Firſt, They work together with God. W hat the Apolt iays of himſelf and others in the Miniſtry, 2 Cor. 6 1: that mY - be ſaid of other things, eſpecially of Afffiittions; they are m—_ ro good, Again, They work together with us ; vie our 1elves "_ | concur, and be ative herein; we muſt Labour and Endevour | get good out of every Providence ; once more, they work p74 - amongſt themſelves, or one with another : Take tis Or a þ vidence fingly, or by it ſelf, and you ſhall not ſ-e the geo73t 50 but take it in its Conjun&ion and Connexion wit! orhz15 then you may perceive it, One exemplihes ir thus. 3518 M4 | Phylick; if you take ſuch and !uch Simples atone, they m9 ut {on rather than Cure; but then rake them in the Compoiitich: !,
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added to ſhew . _ | -cnothing elfe, but his own purpoſe and good pleaſure ; "tis not ac-
iS fag « cording to our worthineſs, but his purpoſe. vid 2 Tim. 1. 9. he yer « 20 s For whom he did toreknow t, he alſo did prede- WE - tinate * 70 ve conformed to the image of his Son #, tion or * thar he mighe be the firſt-born among many bre- :0d Ve» ; q,7 ! le ED - ten 7 , 4 : 109 we ; Having let fall a Word in the former Verſe, concerning the re of p 6, purpoſe of God; he thinks good, in what follows, to purſue that at en Subje&, and a little to enlarge upon it. # i.e. With a knowledge of ; probation ; for otherwiſe, he foreknew all Perſons and Things : do wo Or, whom he did forcknow for his own, John 10. 14, 27. Chap. 17.
. 2 Tim. 2.19. This forekzowledge of God, is the ground of our
Fledion, vid. 1 Pet. 1.2. u Whom he was pleas'd to approve of,
gel 50} nd ro pitch his free Love and Favour upon, he ſevered from the Ccomp;. common lump and maſs of Mankind, and did appoint them ro be ped for. conformed to the Image of hits Son, i. e, To be conformed to him in Ho- Vid. I. lines, and Sufferings here, and in Glory hereafter, wid. 1 Cor. 15.
; 2 Cor. 3.18. Epheſ. 1. 4, 5, 6. Phil. 3.20, 21. 1 John 3. 2. infirr.; 0; w This is the Lirutation of the forementioned Conformity ; rhough -— £0 there be a likenels in us unto Chriſt, yet there is not an Equality : W107 a, He fill retaineth the Dignity of the F:rſt-born, and hath a double,
vcaa far greater Portion ; He is Head and Ruler of all the Family in Heaven, and 1n Earth, P/al. 45. 7, 8.
zo Moreover, whom he did predeſtinate, them he al- focalled : and whom he called, them he alſo juſtified : and whom he juſt:hed, them he alfo * glorificd x. | & He hathalready given them the Beginning and Pledge thereof in Gracez and will in due time bring them to the Polleſſion of | ercrnal Life and Glory. Some, under this term of Glorification, | would have San#ification included ; becauſe, otherwiſe they think there is a great defeC&t in this Chain of Salvation here ſet down by the Apoſtle ; of which San#ifcation is one ſpecial Link ; but this is rather to be couched and included in effeRual Calling; which 1s
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