Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
Now, you shall see that prayer gives acknowledgement of His attributes more than anything; for He who prays to God, in so doing, acknowledges His omnipresence and His omniscience. They acknowledge that He hears that which the idols of the Gentiles could not do, and that He knows the secrets of men’s hearts that neither men nor angels can do.
Again, it acknowledges His almighty power, that He is able to do anything. For that is presupposed when we come and seek Him.
Again, it acknowledges His mercy and His goodness, that He is not only able, but exceedingly willing to help.
Again, it acknowledges His truth, that as He has promised so He will perform it. When I go and seek Him, all the attributes of God are acknowledged in prayer. Therefore, therein you worship Him in a special manner when you go and seek Him, and pray to Him. In doing so, you acknowledge Him. Yea, you acknowledge Him to be a Lord and a Father. It is like when we see a child run to a man and ask him for a blessing. When we see him ask him for food and raiment, we say, “Surely such a man is his father.” So this very praying to God is a worshipping of Him, because it acknowledges His attributes, and His relation to us and ours to Him.
For the reference, see John Preston on prayer and the divine attributes.
Again, it acknowledges His almighty power, that He is able to do anything. For that is presupposed when we come and seek Him.
Again, it acknowledges His mercy and His goodness, that He is not only able, but exceedingly willing to help.
Again, it acknowledges His truth, that as He has promised so He will perform it. When I go and seek Him, all the attributes of God are acknowledged in prayer. Therefore, therein you worship Him in a special manner when you go and seek Him, and pray to Him. In doing so, you acknowledge Him. Yea, you acknowledge Him to be a Lord and a Father. It is like when we see a child run to a man and ask him for a blessing. When we see him ask him for food and raiment, we say, “Surely such a man is his father.” So this very praying to God is a worshipping of Him, because it acknowledges His attributes, and His relation to us and ours to Him.
For the reference, see John Preston on prayer and the divine attributes.
