ƲƲhat need is there to poure forth our praiers vnto God, when as he loueth vs, & knoweth already before hand what things we need, what is expedient for vs, neither hath need of an informer, but rather hath decreed that he wil giue thē. Esay 65.24. & Mat. 6.32.
1 Because as God hath appointed this order, that he will nou∣rish vs with meate and drinke, although he could doe it without these meanes: so it is his will that we should obtaine by prayers (which proceed from faith) the good things which belong both to our saluation, and also to the sustaining of this lifec 1.1, and Christ saith. Luke. 11.13. Your heauenly Father will giue the holy Ghost to them that desire him: not to them that are idle.
2 Because he will haue his owne right to be giuen to himselfe,* 1.2 and vs to be admonished from whence succour is to be sought; from whom good things doe come vnto vs, and to whom things receiued are to be ascribed, and also what is our need.
3 That he is the ouerseer of our matters, as it is said, Psal. 34.15. The eies of the Lord are vpon the righteous, and his eies are open to their crie: and that, as a most gentle father he will bestow vpon his beseeching children those things which they desire, according to his will, & be neere vnto all that cal vpon his name in trutha 1.3.
4 That we may receiue his benefits with true thākfulnes of mind, which by our praiers we do testify to happē vnto vs from his hand. 5 That we may more earnestly miditat vpō the boūteousnes of god
6 Finally he wil haue our faith, in petition & expectation of his benefits, to be exercised, by feruent praier to be kindled, & our hart continually to be inflamed with a desire of seeking, of louing, of worshipping him.