John Trapp on Esther 5:7

Verſe 7. My Petition and my requeſt is] She beſpeaketh the King in his own very words: and ſo muſt we if we mean to ſpeed in heaven, Take unto you words, and ſay,Gen. 38.25. Take away all iniquity, and give good, &c. Produce Gods own words in prayer, and ſay (as ſhe did to Judah) Whoſe are theſe? He loves to be ſet upon in his own words, to be preſſed with his Promiſe, to be ſued upon his bond. This David knew, and therefore cries, Pſal. 86.11. Ʋnite my heart to feare thy name: it is as if he ſhould ſay,Ezek. 11.19. Thou haſt promiſed, Lord, to give me one heart; behold I finde mine heart divided, my thoughts diſſipated, and my ſelf diſabled for duty, (for Anima diſperſa fit minor) Ʋnite it, I beſeech thee, &c. This is the way to make our prayers to be nigh the Lord day and night, as Solomon phraſeth it, 1 Kings. 8.59.