John Trapp on 1 Peter 4:7
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1 Peter4:7
Verſe 7. Be ye therefore ſober, &c.] To be ſober in praier (ſaith one) is to pray with due reſpect to Gods Majeſty, without trifling or vain babbling: To let our words be few, Eccleſ. 5.3. Alſo it is to keep Gods counſell, not to be proud or boaſt of ſucceſſe, or ſpeak of the ſecret ſweetneſſe of Gods love without calling: It is to conceal the familiarity of God in ſecret.
And watch unto praier] Againſt dulneſſe of body, drouſineſſe of ſpirit, ſatanicall ſuggeſtions, diſtractive motions, which elſe will muſter and ſwarm in the heart like the Flies of Aegypt.
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