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The fourth worke, is true praier: and Saint Luke setteth out the faithfull,* 1.1 & the children of God, by this description: a 1.2That they call on the name of the lord: As on the contrarie it is said of the wicked, b 1.3That they call not vpon God. c 1.4The true Christian calleth on the Lord in truth. For d 1.5 the spirit of adoption, which is the e 1.6spirit of prayer is his Schoolemaster to teach him to doe it.
In praier he is thus disposed: first, before he praieth, f 1.7he is stricken with some feare and reuerence in regard of Gods maiestie, for he considereth that praier is a familiar talking with God.
Secondly, he is inwardly g 1.8touched with a liuely feeling of his owne wants, but especially he is vexed and grieued at his owne sinne and rebellion: and this sense of his miserie is as a spurre to quicken his benummed heart.
Thirdly, he humbleth himselfe before his God, and laieth h 1.9open his heart before the Lord, shewing a feruent and longing desire to obtaine those things of which he findeth an extreame want in himselfe, as the Prophet Dauid did, whosei 1.10 desire was like the yawning of the drie ground; and this proceedeth from k 1.11the spirit of God which stirreth vp groanings in the heart, which a man of∣tentimes for his life cannot expresse.
Fourthly, when he maketh his request, he doubteth not, but by l 1.12faith he