The Spirit of Prayer

[Pryr-1.2-27] So that you may do all this the better, and be firmly assured, you’re your Resignation to, and Dependence upon, the working of God's Spirit within You, is right and sound, I shall lay before You two great, and infallible, and fundamental Truths, which will be as a Rock for your Faith to stand upon. [Pryr-1.2-28] The first one is that through all the whole Nature of Things, nothing you can do, would be better for you Soul, than to devote yourself to the  Operation of God upon it.  Secondly, that all the Dispensations of God to Mankind, from the Fall of Adam, to the preaching of the Gospel, were only for that end:  to fashion,  prepare, and dispose the Soul for the Operation of the Spirit of God upon it.  It is these two great Truths, when they are well and deeply apprehended, will put your Soul in its right State, and in a continual Dependence upon God, so that you will be in a Readiness to receive His Goodness and allow it t...

[Pryr-1.2-26] So now that you realize that all your faith and belief truly depends on your Submission and Obedience and not God forcing you into enslavement, (Islam means I submit) that God can start speaking in your Soul. To do this, stop all this Self-ness activity.  Do not listen to the various Suggestions of your Reason much less someone else’s, and do not going running around on your own Will searching for something that is lost, but instead be retired, be silent, & be passive. Humble attentiveness is the key to this new risen Light within You & so do nothing but Open your Heart, your Eyes, and Ears, to all its Impressions. Let this Voice  enlighten, teach, frighten, torment, judge, and condemn You, as it pleases, but do turn not away from it. Hear all it says, & seek for no Relief from food or spirits, ut with a Heart full of Faith and Resignation to God, pray only this Prayer, that God's Kingdom may come, and his Will be done in your So...

[Pryr-1.2-25] So perhaps you will say, How shall I discover these Riches of Eternity?  This Light, and Spirit?  This Wisdom, and Peace of God, treasured  within me? If I haven’t so far, what makes you think I can now? Well, your first Thought must be of Change, of Repentance, or the Desire of turning to God.  That  must be your first step and by that very small movement, then your first Discovery of His Light and Spirit will awaken within You. Then the Voice and Language of the Word of God will start to bubble up in  strange sounds and tongues -- strange because you do not recognize them, and have been deaf to their music.   But now, once you have embarked upon Your Repentance, all will be different. The Great Bruiser of your Serpent's Head, (Jesus slew the greatest fear of mankind -- Death -- with his Resurrection & so too here at this moment he is slaying your doubts and lack of faith), your Dear Emmanuel (Jesus is called Emma...

[Pryr-1.2-24] Fourthly, and Lastly, this Pearl of Eternity is the Peace and Joy of God within You, but can only be found by the Manifestation of the Life and Power of Jesus Christ in your Soul. Christ cannot be your Power and your Life, till in Obedience to his Call, you deny yourself, takes up your daily Cross, and follows Him, in the Regeneration. This is peremptory, it admits of no Reserve or Evasion, it is the one Way to Christ and Eternal Life. But be where you wilt, either here in London, or at Los Angeles, Vancouver, DC or Sydney; if Self is undenied, if you live to heeding only your own Will, and beckon to the Pleasures of your natural Lust and Appetites, Senses and Passions, and in Conformity to the vain Customs, and Spirit of this World, then you are dead though you think you are alive. The seed of the Woman is crucified within You, & Christ can profit You Nothing, because you are a Stranger to all that is holy and heavenly within You, and you are ut...