Question 35 — Whence do you reckon prayer, which is a part of moral 511and natural worship, among the institutions of Christ in his church?

Answer — On many accounts; as, — ^abecause the Lord Christ hath commanded his church to attend unto the worship of God therein; ^bbecause he bestows on the ministers of the church gifts and ability of prayer for the benefit and edification thereof; ^che hath appointed that all his other ordinances should be administered with prayer, whereby it becomes a part of them; ^dbecause himself ministers in the holy place, as the great high priest of his church, to present their prayers unto God at the throne of grace; ^ebecause in all the prayers of the church there is an especial regard had unto himself and the whole work of his mediation.
^aLuke xviii. 1, xxi. 36; Rom. xii. 12; 1 Tim. ii. 1, 2.
^bEph. iv. 8, 12, 13; Rom. viii. 15, 16; Gal. iv. 6.
^cActs ii. 42; 1 Tim. iv. 5.
^dRev. viii. 3, 4; Heb. iv. 14–16, vi. 20, x. 19–22.
^eJohn xiv. 13, John xv. 16, xvi. 23, 26; Eph. iii. 14, 15.