Instruction on how one should pray rightly.

and pour out; and in short, we should take note of the perceptible effect—how GOD the merciful LORD, for the sake of Christ His Son and through Him, forgives our sins in the midst of prayer, and also increases His grace with active power and love, and thus graciously grants us our petition through His divine promise and indwelling word original: "Einsprechen" — a term in German mysticism and Pietism referring to God speaking directly into the soul or "whispering" to the internal spirit..

In this manner, the prophets and all the saints of GOD prayed in faith, and thereby diligently perceived the LORD’S answer without any doubt, as is also to be found in the Psalter *) where David says:

I call to the LORD in my distress, and He answers me.

And again:

I will hear what the LORD †) speaks in me, for He speaks peace to His people and to His saints.

Also,

O LORD, let me hear Your grace in the morning, for I hope in You. Psalm 143.

Thus, I say, we should also diligently perceive the LORD’S answer, His comforting, lovely indwelling word, in our prayer, and direct our heart with faith so that we [receive] the internal word of GOD, which is full of life, full of comfort, full of peace and spiritual joys, with

*) Psalm 12. This likely refers to Psalm 120:1 in modern numbering, though the original text cites Psalm 12.         †) Psalm 85.