The more earnest men are, the more the desire to be alone

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Secondly, Theis closet and solitary prayer, as it is a necssary duty, so it is a profitable one.
 
1. It conduceth much to enlargement of heart.
The more earnest men are, the more they desire to be alone, free from trouble and distraction.
When a man weeps, and is in a mournful posture, he seeks secrecy,
that he may indulge his grief.
They were to mourn apart; Zech, 7 and Jer. 13:17,
'My soul shall weep sore for your pride in secret places.'
So here, when a man would deal most earnestly with God,
he should seek retirement, and be alone.
Christ in his agonies went apart from his disciples.
When h would pray more earnestly, it is said,
'He was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast:'
Luke 22:41, It is said,
'He went apart.'
Strong affections are loth to be disturbed and diverted, therefore seek retirement.
And, it is notable, Jacob, when he would wrestle with God,
it is said, Gen 32;24,
'And Jacob was left alone, and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.'
When he had a mind to deal with God in good earnest, he sent away all his company.
 
A hypocrite, he finds a greater flash of gifts in his public duties, when he prays with others,
and is the mouth of others;
but is slight and superficial when alone with God;
if he feels anything, a little overly matter serves the turn.
 
But usually God's children most affectionately pour out their hearts before him in private;
where they do more particularly express their own necessities,
there they find their affections free to wrestle with God.
In public we take in the necessities of others, but in private our own.
 
자료출처: EXPOSITION OF THE LORD'S PRAYER.
              THE COMPLETE WORKS OF THOMAS MANTON
 
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