A Godly and Learned Treatise of Prayer, Table of contents
¶ The contents of the Chapters of the first part of this Treatise, viz. The Doctrine of Prayer; together with the chief points therein handled.
Chap. 1. OF the definition of Prayer, and of the persons who are to pray Pag. 1
Of the name of Invocation and Prayer 2
Of the generall nature of prayer 3
Of the proper nature of prayer 4
What is required in invocation acceptable to God 5
Who ought to pray 6, 7, &c.
2. Reasons moving to the dutie of prayer 8, 9, &c.
3. Other motives to the dutie of prayer 11
4. Three questions cleared 14
Whether prayer be efficacious to obtein our desires 15
That prayer is necessary notwithstanding Gods decree 16, 17, &c.
5. Of the great and wonderfull efficacy of prayer 21
6. Whether by prayer we alwayes obtein our desires 26
7. Of the profit of prayer 29
8. A threefold necessity of prayer 32
9. Who are to perform the duty of prayer 33
10. None but the faithfull can pray effectually and acceptably 37
That the impenitent cannot pray acceptably 39
In what respect God heareth the wicked 47
11. That God alone is to be called upon 51
12. That we ought not to invocate any creature 58
That Angels and Saints are not to be invocated. 59
That Saints departed are not to be invocated 61
Chap. 13 That we must conceive of God in prayer as he hath revealed himself in his word 64
Whether Christ as Mediatour is to be invocated 66
14. That Christ alone is the Mediatour of intercession as well as of redemption 68
15. That we must pray onelyonly in the name of Christ 77
16. Of the manner how we are to call upon God 80
That we must pray with upright hearts 82, &c.
That we must not pray with feigned lips and wandring thoughts 83, 84, &c.
17. Of knowledge required necessarily in prayer 89
That prayer ought to be made in a known tongue 92
18. Of Faith which is required in prayer 101
19. Of Humilitie required in prayer 106
Faith and Humility must be joyned in prayer 110
20. Of Reverence required in prayer, and Heartinesse 113
21. Of the Gesture to be used in prayer 116
22. Of the Voyce to be used in prayer 125
Of Battologie in prayer 129
Of the quantitie and qualitie of our prayers 133
23. Whether a set form of prayer may be used 135
What we are to think of extemporall prayer 137
Of conceived prayers and set forms 139
24. Of things required out of the action of prayer 141
Of Preparation unto prayer 142
Of duties to be performed after prayer 144
25. Of the Subject matter of our prayers, and what is required thereunto; namely, that it be good and according to Gods will 146
That being unable to pray we are assisted by the Spirit 147
Chap. 26 Of the … of prayer 150
Of P…blick prayer 151
Of Private prayer in the family, and alone 154
27. Of the time of prayer 156
The …cheta co…fured 157
28. Concerning the Place of prayer 161
The vanity of Pilgrimages 163
29. Of Prayer or Petition: and what is required unto it 164
Prayer and thanksgiving must b… joyned 165
What things are required in prayer 167
We must pray in sight and sense of our wants 169
We must pray with fervency of desire 172
30. Of Faith, which is chiefly req…ired in prayer 173
We must pray in faith and submission to Gods will 176
31. Of duties to be performed after prayer 178
32. Distinctions of prayer in regard of the object 181
For whom we must pray 184
Of prayer against others 188
Of Imprecations 189
33. Of thereall object of prayer, or the things to be prayed for 191
We must pray for temporall blessings 193
34. Of Deprecation 195
Of Confession of our sinnes 196
How this Confession is to be made 197
35. Of Thanksgiving 201
What is required in Thanksgiving 202
36. Speciall duties required in Thanksgiving 206
37. Of the outward expressing inward thankfulnesse by praysing God 212
38. Duties to be performed before & after thanksgiving 216
¶ The chief things handled in the second part of this Treatise, viz. The exposition of the Lords Prayer.
THe generals of Invocation applyed to the Lords Prayer 226
The Preface 231
How God is called Father ibid.
Of the name Father; and what duties it teacheth us 234
What is meant by the word Our 237
The meaning of these words, Which art in heaven 244
The division of the Petitions 251
The meaning of the first Petition 252
How Gods name is sanctified by us 255
How Gods name signifying his Glory is sanctified by us 257
How it is sanctified, signifying his Titles 259
How it is sanctified, signifying his Word 263
How it is sanctified, signifying the Doctrine of religion 264
How it is sanctified, signifying his Works 265
How God himself sanctifieth his name 269
The second Petition handled 271
What Gods kingdome is 272
What it is for Gods kingdome to come 275
Christs kingdome cometh by means 279
The impediments of Gods kingdome to be prayed against 282
Uses concerning the coming of Gods kingdome 289
Of the coming of the kingdome of glory 293
We must expect and pray for the second coming of Christ 294
How we must expect the second coming of Christ 298
The third Petition explained 301
Of the will of God, and things which he willeth 303
How Gods will is done on earth 307
How Gods will is done on earth as in heaven 310
The matter and manner of our obedience 314, 315
Wherein our obedience resembleth that of the Angels 319
The exposition of the fourth Petition 324
Why we ask temporall blessings before spirituall 325
Whatis meant by Bread 327
What is meant by daily bread 330
How God is said to give us daily bread 333, &c.
Duties to be performed by them that ask daily bread 339, 340, &c.
The fifth Petition expounded 350
We must be justified before we can be sanctified 352
That our sinnes are debts 355
What is meant by forgiving our trespasses 359
By this petition we are put in mind of our misery and Gods mercy 361
No man can satisfie Gods justice for his sinnes 362
Severall duties arising out of the fifth petition 368, 369
Our forgiving no cause of Gods forgiving us 376
How we can be said to forgive 379
Reasons moving us to forgive 385, &c.
The sixth petition expounded 390
Those whom God pardoneth the devil tempteth 391
The necessity of this prayer, Not to be lead into temptation 392
Of probations and trialls, 1. by prosperity, 2. by afflictions 394, 395
Of divers …orts of temptations 396
1. Of the …lesh ibid.
2. Of the world 3…7
3. Of the devil 400
Of the divers …orts of the devils temptations 401, &c.
How God may be said to tempt 406
Satan can neither tempt or overcome without Gods permission 409
That temptations are good for Gods children 410
How we must pray against the temptations of the flesh, the world, and the devil 413, 414, 415, &c.
The Conclusion of the Lords Prayer both authenticall and necessary 41…
O…r faith confirmed by this Conclusion 420
What is meant by, thine is the kingdome 422, 423
What is meant by, the power and the glory 424, 425
Everlasting kingdome, power and glory belongeth to God 427
What the word Amen signifieth 429