A Discourse concerning the gift of prayer : shewing what it is, wherein it consists, and how far it is attainable by industry ; with divers useful and proper directions to that purpose, both in respect of matter, method, and expression . e laft Petitions do concern the removal ofevil. The firft of them being againft the evil of Sin ;Forgive us our trefpaffes. The fecond againft the evilof Temptation ; Lead us not into temptation. The laftagainft the evil of Puni/hment ^ Deliver us fromevil. All of them being in the plural number. Our Fa-ther^ and Give us^ and Forgive us^ Sec. which fliewsour d


A Discourse concerning the gift of prayer : shewing what it is, wherein it consists, and how far it is attainable by industry ; with divers useful and proper directions to that purpose, both in respect of matter, method, and expression . e laft Petitions do concern the removal ofevil. The firft of them being againft the evil of Sin ;Forgive us our trefpaffes. The fecond againft the evilof Temptation ; Lead us not into temptation. The laftagainft the evil of Puni/hment ^ Deliver us fromevil. All of them being in the plural number. Our Fa-ther^ and Give us^ and Forgive us^ Sec. which fliewsour duty to petition for others, as well as our felves •and then the whole Prayer isfealed up with this Ar-g^ument, For thine is the Kingdom^ the Power^ and theGlory^ for ever^ and ever^ Amen, Wherein we ac-knowledge, that it is He alone who is able to grantourrequefts; thereby teaching us to back our Petiti-ons with fuch arguments as may ferve to ftrengthenour belief concerning the fuccefs of thera. So chat, according to this pattern, the chief mate-rials of our defires (the order only being made morefutabk to the precedent method obferved in our Ccn-fefion) may be thus analyfed. Ail 44 -^ Difcourfe concerning Ch. V, f I Law» ^u L. € Pardon,rGuilt, 5^ \ l^Power. rf Deprecation J COnr corrupt Natures. ^^^miitht^Tempfat}of7y by^The Devil,evil of J C The World. V Pumpmenf,f fSanBification of our C Inward^^ I Natures in the <g I (^Outward, «^ S)| S*^ /•Performance of, I 1 ^1^1 Obedience oi\^ 1^^ I our lives ^continuanceI \ t. hy our J§ I C and increafe in g^ f Provifion for ^ • Temporal J Sus. tProte8;ion of Jfin General, The Catholick Church {, Qpct. Allyes,Calledy ^ Our own(^ , in times of^ ^^uhUcl & ^ Ordinary t Order^ Private^ or Oecono-par- \ for all \ \, mical tku-J relati- j Friendjlnp ^nA Enmity.\\^lar, A ons of {^Neighbourhood, / rMind. Cr Body. * . For Others : Intercejfiony


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