{"number":117,"question":"What are the requisites of that prayer, which is acceptable to God, and which he will hear?","answer":"First, that we from the heart pray to the one true God only, who hath manifested himself in his word, for all things, he hath commanded us to ask of him: secondly, that we rightly and thoroughly know our need and misery, that so we may deeply humble ourselves in the presence of his divine majesty: thirdly, that we be fully persuaded that he, notwithstanding we are unworthy of it, will, for the sake of Christ our Lord, certainly hear our prayer, as he has promised us in his word.","segments":[{"text":"First, that we from the heart pray to the one true God only, who hath manifested himself in his word,","proofs":["John 4:22–23"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 4:22–23","osis":["John.4.22-John.4.23"]}],"note":null},{"text":"for all things, he hath commanded us to ask of him:","proofs":["Romans 8:26","1 John 5:14"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 8:26","osis":["Rom.8.26"]},{"printed":"1 John 5:14","osis":["1John.5.14"]}],"note":null},{"text":"secondly, that we rightly and thoroughly know our need and misery, that so we may deeply humble ourselves in the presence of his divine majesty:","proofs":["John 4:23–24","Psalm 145:18"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 4:23–24","osis":["John.4.23-John.4.24"]},{"printed":"Psalm 145:18","osis":["Ps.145.18"]}],"note":null},{"text":"thirdly, that we be fully persuaded that he, notwithstanding we are unworthy of it,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 20:12"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Chronicles 20:12","osis":["2Chr.20.12"]}],"note":null},{"text":"will, for the sake of Christ our Lord, certainly hear our prayer,","proofs":["Psalm 2:11","34:18–19","Isaiah 66:2"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 2:11","osis":["Ps.2.11"]},{"printed":"34:18–19","osis":["Ps.34.18-Ps.34.19"]},{"printed":"Isaiah 66:2","osis":["Isa.66.2"]}],"note":null},{"text":"as he has promised us in his word.","proofs":["Romans 10:13","8:15–16","James 1:6ff","John 14:13","Daniel 9:7, 18","Matthew 7:8","Psalm 143:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 10:13","osis":["Rom.10.13"]},{"printed":"8:15–16","osis":["Rom.8.15-Rom.8.16"]},{"printed":"James 1:6ff","osis":["Jas.1.6-Jas.1.27"]},{"printed":"John 14:13","osis":["John.14.13"]},{"printed":"Daniel 9:7, 18","osis":["Dan.9.7","Dan.9.18"]},{"printed":"Matthew 7:8","osis":["Matt.7.8"]},{"printed":"Psalm 143:1","osis":["Ps.143.1"]}],"note":null}],"section":45,"relations":{"aoc1680":["139"]},"diffs":[{"source":"aoc1680","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"First,","position":null},{"text":"from","position":null},{"text":"heart pray to the one","position":null},{"text":"only,","position":null},{"text":"for","position":1},{"text":"us","position":1},{"text":"ask","position":null},{"text":"secondly, that we rightly","position":null},{"text":"thoroughly know","position":null},{"text":"that so we may deeply humble ourselves","position":null},{"text":"thirdly,","position":null},{"text":"be fully persuaded that he, notwithstanding we are","position":null},{"text":"of it, will,","position":null},{"text":"the","position":4},{"text":"of Christ our Lord,","position":null},{"text":"hear our prayer,","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}