A godly and learned treatise of prayer which both conteineth in it the doctrine of prayer, and also sheweth the practice of it in the exposition of the Lords prayer: by that faithfull and painfull servant of God George Downame, Doctr of Divinity, and late L. Bishop of Dery in the realm of Ireland.

Downame, George, d. 1634., Downame, John, d. 1652.

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The Conclusion.

What is meant by, thine is the power.

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Vses.

Uses, respecting means; I. To humble our selves under the mighty hand of God, 1. Pet. 5. 6. not to be lifted up against him with pride, nor opposed through obstinacy, 1. Pet. 5. 5. Job 9. 4. Rom. 9. 17. Dan. 4. 37. II. To fear God above all things, and to be afraid to offend him, Matth. 10. 28. 1. Cor. 10. 22. Are we stronger then the Lord? III. To repose trust in him, Deut. 33. 26. For if God be on our side, who can be against us? Psal. 27. 1, 2, 3. Num. 14. 9. Deut. 7. 21. Jer. 42. 11. There is no good thing but he is able to effect it; no evil, but he is able to deli∣ver us from it. No creature can help us unlesse God use it as his instrument for our good: no crea∣ture can hurt us unlesse God use it as the rod of his anger. The devil is •…trong; but he is not able to pull us out of Gods hands, nor yet to hinder or stop the course of Gods blessings towards us.

Vses respecting faith; I. To confirm it in believing any article of our faith; as, of the resurrection, Matth. 22. 29. II. To confirm our faith in the pro∣mises of God, Luke 1. 37. Rom. 4. 19, 20, 21. III. In prayer. For which purpose it is here alledged, Matt. 8. 2. 2. Chron. 20. 6. & 14. 11, 12. Ephes. 3. 20. IV. In the assurance of perseverance unto salvation, 1. Pet. 1. 5. Rom. 14. 4. John 10. 29. 2. Tim. 1. 12.

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