12 February, 2020

WHY we should pray IN ALL CONDITIONS 1/4

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First. Pray in prosperity, that thou mayest speed when thou prayest in adversity. Own God now, that he may acknowledge thee then. Shall...
11 February, 2020

Praying always

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           We shall begin with the first direction, which points to the time of performing the duty of prayer — ‘always.’   This word...
10 February, 2020

What in God’s deportment to a Christian after prayer Satan falsifies 5/5

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   Yet it is as true, that more commonly mercies that are won by prayer come not with this pomp and observation.  But, as converting gr...
09 February, 2020

What in God’s deportment to a Christian after prayer Satan falsifies 4/5

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         Consideration (b).  Consider how thou prayedst when thou didst meet with this denial.  Didst thou pray peremptorily and absolu...
08 February, 2020

What in God’s deportment to a Christian after prayer Satan falsifies 3/5

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         [2.]  It may assure thee that his ear is open to thy cry when his face is hid from thine eye.  For, consider but who this Sp...
07 February, 2020

What in God’s deportment to a Christian after prayer Satan falsifies 2/5

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         (2.) The second thing which Satan gathers from God's deportment towards the Christian, thereby to bring the hearing of his...
06 February, 2020

What in God’s deportment to a Christian after prayer Satan falsifies 1/5

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         (1.) His silence after prayer.  As wicked men sometimes sin, and God keeps silence, which makes them bold to think God appro...
05 February, 2020

SATAN’S ARGUMENTS to make the believer doubt whether his prayer is heard.

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Argument 1. The first argument by which Satan would make the Christian out of love with himself and his duty, is taken from those sinf...
04 February, 2020

Satan would hinder the success of prayers by preventing the saint’s belief that they were heard

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Second Way of Hinderance. Now we come to the second stratagem that Satan useth to hinder the success of the Christian’s prayer, which I ...
03 February, 2020

Four rules whereby to know if we act faith in prayer or no 3/3

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         (c.)  If thou actest faith in prayer, thy faith will not only make thee choice of the means thou usest, but curious and carefu...