How are we to pray?

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We are to pray with an awful apprehension of the majesty of God, and deep sense of our own unworthiness, necessities, and sins; with penitent, thankful, and enlarged hearts; with understanding, faith, sincerity, fervency, love, and perseverance, waiting upon him, with humble submission to his will.

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  • We are to pray with an awful apprehension of the majesty of God, (Ecclesiastes 5:1)
  • and deep sense of our own unworthiness, (Genesis 18:27; 32:10)
  • necessities, (Luke 15:17โ€“19)
  • and sins; (Luke 18:13โ€“14)
  • with penitent, (Psalm 51:17)
  • thankful, (Philippians 4:6)
  • and enlarged hearts; (1 Samuel 1:15; 2:1)
  • with understanding, (1 Corinthians 14:15)
  • faith, (Mark 11:24; James 1:6)
  • sincerity, (Psalms 145:18; 17:1)
  • fervency, (James 5:16)
  • love, (1 Timothy 2:8)
  • and perseverance, (Ephesians 6:18)
  • waiting upon him, (Micah 7:7)
  • with humble submission to his will. (Matthew 26:39)