15 May, 2020

Reproof of those that mock at the need of the Spirit in prayer, with a trial whether we have him or no 2/2

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Answer 2. Affirmatively; by what thou mayest conclude that thou hast the Spirit of God ; and that in two particulars; though here I mig...
14 May, 2020

Reproof of those that mock at the need of the Spirit in prayer, with a trial whether we have him or no 1/2

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           Third. I shall make some  application of the point that it is necessary that we pray in or by the ‘Spirit of God.’           ...
13 May, 2020

What assistance the Holy Ghost gives to a saint more than to any other in prayer

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            Question . But the question will here be, What assistance doth the Spirit of God give a saint in prayer more than another p...
12 May, 2020

He that would pray in his own spirit, must pray in the Spirit of God 2/2

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           Second.  I proceed to explicate  what it is to pray by the Spirit of God .  To the better opening of this, we must know that...
11 May, 2020

He that would pray in his own spirit, must pray in the Spirit of God 1/2

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           Having despatched the first importance of this phrase,  ‘praying in the spirit,’  viz. the spirit of the person that prayeth...
10 May, 2020

Rules for trying the sincerity of our hearts in prayer

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            Rule 1.  What is thy care in performing this duty of prayer in secret ?  If thy heart be sincere, it will delight in privac...
09 May, 2020

To pray in the spirit, we must have sincerity

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           Third.  We pray in the spirit  when we pray in sincerity .  There may be much fervour where there is little or no sincerity....
08 May, 2020

How to raise our affections to fervency in prayer

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            Question .  But  how may we get this fervency of spirit in prayer?             Answer (a) . Thou who propoundest the ques...
07 May, 2020

Arguments to enkindle our zeal and fervency in prayer 2/2

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   Argument 2 .  God  deserves the prime and strength of thy soul should be bestowed on him in thy prayers . He  gave thee the powers...
06 May, 2020

Arguments to enkindle our zeal and fervency in prayer 1/2

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            Argument 1 .  Consider  the excellency of zeal and fervency .  If a saint, thou hast a principle that in­clines thee to app...