{"number":180,"question":"What is it to pray in the name of Christ?","answer":"To pray in the name of Christ is, in obedience to his command, and in confidence on his promises, to ask mercy for his sake; not by bare mentioning of his name, but by drawing our encouragement to pray, and our boldness, strength, and hope of acceptance in prayer, from Christ and his mediation.","segments":[{"text":"To pray in the name of Christ is, in obedience to his command, and in confidence on his promises, to ask mercy for his sake;","proofs":["John 14:13–14","16:24","Daniel 9:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 14:13–14","osis":["John.14.13-John.14.14"]},{"printed":"16:24","osis":["John.16.24"]},{"printed":"Daniel 9:17","osis":["Dan.9.17"]}],"note":null},{"text":"not by bare mentioning of his name,","proofs":["Matthew 7:21"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 7:21","osis":["Matt.7.21"]}],"note":null},{"text":"but by drawing our encouragement to pray, and our boldness, strength, and hope of acceptance in prayer, from Christ and his mediation.","proofs":["Hebrews 4:14–16","1 John 5:13–15"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 4:14–16","osis":["Heb.4.14-Heb.4.16"]},{"printed":"1 John 5:13–15","osis":["1John.5.13-1John.5.15"]}],"note":null}],"section":null,"relations":{"wlc-modernized":["180"],"wsc":["98"]},"diffs":[],"page":"140","leaf":72}