The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith Paragraph 22.3

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Prayer, with thanksgiving, being one part of natural worship, is by God required of all men.⁠¹⁠ But that it may be accepted, it is to be made in the name of the Son,⁠²⁠ by the help of the Spirit,⁠³⁠ according to his will;⁠⁴⁠ with understanding, reverence, humility, fervency, faith, love, and perseverance; and when with others, in a known tongue.⁠⁵⁠

expand_more [1] Psalms 95:1–7; 65:2

expand_more [2] John 14:13–14

expand_more [3] Romans 8:26

expand_more [4] 1 John 5:14

expand_more [5] 1 Corinthians 14:16–17

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Prayer is not:

Required of all men

To be made in the name of the Son

To be made in an unknown tongue around others

To be made by the help of the Spirit

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