[ 1945] Prayer, a spirituall prevailing sword.
IT is said of Constantine the Great, That after God had blessed and honoured him with many Victories,* 1.1 whereas the Effigies of other Emperours were engraven upon their loynes in a triumphant manner, he would be set in a po∣sture of Prayer, kneeling, to manifest unto the World, that he attributed all his Victories more to his Prayers then his Sword.* 1.2 And surely Prayer is a prevailing sword,* 1.3 it can give Victory in doubtful battels, it can raise the most confident and desperate Siege;* 1.4 What was said of the Wicked, their tongue is a sharp sword, swords are in their lips, may be truly said of the tongues and lips of Gods people in Prayer,* 1.5 they are as two-edged swords in their hands to execute Vengeance; And without all doubt, Gods enemies have often found the pow∣er of this sword of Prayer; and those which are the Lords people, may say of this, as David once said of that which was Goliah's, There is none like that, give it me, 1 Sam. 21. 9.