Therefore the ancients ably defined prayer an Accensus mentis ad Deum, a climbing up of the heart unto God.
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It is a great matter when in extreme need, to take hold on prayer. I know, whenever I have earnestly prayed, I have been amply heard, and have obtained more than I prayed for; God, indeed, sometimes delayed, but at last…
Upright Christians pray without ceasing; though they pray not always with their mouths, yet their hearts pray continually, sleeping and waking; for the sigh of a true Christian is a prayer.
Prayer preserves the church, and hitherto has done the best for the church; therefore, we must continually pray.