From Bayly: 1. If, when thou art about to pray, Satan shall suggest that thy prayers are too long, and that therefore it were better either to omit prayers, or else to cut them shorter, meditate that prayer is thy spiritual sacrifice, wherewith God is well pleased (Heb. xiii. 15, 16;) and therefore it is … Continue reading Morning Piety: How A Private Man Must Begin the Morning with Piety – Meditations to stir us up to morning prayer – 1