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The Return of Prayers: How to Discern God’s Answers to Prayer is one of Thomas Goodwin’s most pastorally searching and spiritually practical works, written to train believers not merely how to pray, but how to live in conscious communion with a prayer-hearing God.
《祷告的回归：如何分辨上帝对祷告的回应》是托马斯·古德温最具牧养深度、也最具属灵实践性的著作之一，写作目的不仅是训练信徒如何祷告，更是教导他们如何在清楚意识到一位垂听祷告的上帝面前，与祂活在有意识的相交之中。
In this treatise, Goodwin presses a neglected but vital duty: learning to observe, interpret, and treasure the ways God answers the prayers of His people.
在这部论述中，古德温强调了一项常被忽略却至关重要的责任：学习观察、分辨并珍视上帝回应祂子民祷告的方式。
Goodwin’s central thesis is simple yet profound: prayer is not complete when words cease.
古德温的核心论点既简单又深刻：祷告并不是在言语停止时就完成了。
God’s people are called to watch, wait, and spiritually discern how the Lord “speaks peace” in response to their petitions.
上帝的子民蒙召去警醒、等候，并在属灵上分辨主如何回应他们的祈求而“说平安”。
Drawing from Psalm 85:8, Goodwin presents prayer as a holy dialogue between God and the believer, our petitions ascending to heaven, and God’s answers descending through providence, inward assurance, altered affections, and fulfilled promises
古德温借着诗篇八十五篇第八节，将祷告呈现为上帝与信徒之间一场神圣的对话：我们的祈求上达于天，而上帝的回应则借着护理、内在的确据、情感的改变以及应许的成就而降下。
Written with the depth of a theologian and the tenderness of a shepherd, Goodwin addresses the common discouragements Christians face in prayer: Why do some prayers seem unanswered?
本书既有神学家的深度，又有牧者的温柔，古德温正面回应基督徒在祷告中常遇到的灰心问题：为什么有些祷告似乎没有得到回应？
How do we know whether God has heard us?
我们如何知道上帝是否垂听了我们？
What if answers come long after we have prayed, or in a form we did not expect?
如果回应在我们祷告很久以后才来到，或者以我们未曾预料的方式出现，又当如何？
With careful biblical reasoning, he shows that no sincere prayer is ever wasted.
借着严谨而合乎圣经的论证，他指出，没有任何真诚的祷告是徒然的。
Even prayers that appear unanswered are often returned “into our own bosom,” bearing spiritual fruit in increased humility, faith, patience, and conformity to Christ
即便那些看似未蒙应允的祷告，往往也被“送回到我们自己的怀中”，在谦卑、信心、忍耐以及对基督的效法上结出属灵的果子。
The book unfolds through a series of pastoral “cases,” dealing with prayers for the church, prayers for others, and prayers offered jointly with fellow believers.
本书通过一系列牧养性的“案例”展开，讨论为教会的祷告、为他人的祷告，以及与众信徒一同献上的合一祷告。
Goodwin teaches readers how to trace God’s hand across time, including answers that may only be fulfilled in future generations, reminding us that prayer—like prophecy—often reaches far beyond the lifetime of the one who prays
古德温教导读者如何在时间的长河中追寻上帝的作为，包括那些可能要在后代才得以成就的回应，提醒我们祷告——如同先知性的宣告——常常远远超越祷告者自身的生命年日。
He also offers rich counsel on discerning God’s work through the disposition of the heart after prayer, showing how peace, submission, renewed strength, or redirected desires often signal divine response.
他也就如何从祷告之后内心的光景来分辨上帝的作为，提供了丰富的劝勉，指出平安、顺服、更新的力量或被重新引导的渴望，往往都是属天回应的记号。
What makes The Return of Prayers especially valuable is its balance of doctrinal weight and experiential insight.
《祷告的回归》之所以格外宝贵，在于它在教义的分量与属灵经验的洞见之间取得了平衡。
Goodwin never encourages mystical speculation or subjective guesswork.
古德温从不鼓励神秘主义的臆测或主观的猜想。
Instead, he anchors spiritual discernment firmly in Scripture, providence, and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit.
相反，他将属灵分辨牢牢扎根于圣经、护理以及圣灵成圣的工作之中。
Prayer, he insists, is grounded in God’s promises and mediated through Christ’s intercession, ensuring that every believing petition is heard, even when the timing and manner of the answer remain hidden for a season
他坚持认为，祷告是建立在上帝的应许之上，并借着基督的代求而施行的，从而确保每一个凭信心的祈求都被垂听，即便回应的时间与方式在一段时期内仍然隐藏。
For the believer who longs for a deeper prayer life, one marked not merely by earnest asking but by joyful thanksgiving, confident expectation, and careful spiritual reflection, this book is a timeless guide.
对于渴望更深祷告生活的信徒而言，这种祷告不仅有恳切的祈求，也充满喜乐的感恩、确信的盼望和谨慎的属灵省察，本书乃是一部历久弥新的指引。
It trains Christians to keep a holy “account” of their prayers and God’s responses, cultivating gratitude, strengthening faith, and deepening assurance of God’s fatherly care.
它训练基督徒对自己的祷告以及上帝的回应作神圣的“记录”，以此培育感恩、坚固信心，并加深对上帝父爱护理的确据。
The Return of Prayers stands as a classic of Puritan devotional theology: intellectually rich, biblically grounded, and warmly pastoral.
《祷告的回归》堪称清教徒灵修神学的经典之作，在理性上丰厚，在圣经上扎实，在牧养上温暖。
It will especially benefit pastors, mature believers, and any Christian who desires to grow in watchfulness, patience, and delight in a God who truly hears and answers prayer.
它尤其能造就牧者、成熟的信徒，以及一切渴望在警醒、忍耐和以一位真实垂听并回应祷告的上帝为乐的基督徒。
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Table of Contents
目录
TO THE MUCH-HONOURED KNIGHT SIR NATHANIEL RICH
献给至为尊贵的骑士内森尼尔·里奇爵士
Introduction
引言
CHAPTER I: The main observation: That God’s people are diligently to observe the answers of their prayers
第一章：主要的观察：上帝的子民当殷勤察看自己祷告的回应
CHAPTER II: Three Cases Propounded
第二章：提出三个案例
CHAPTER III: The Second Case
第三章：第二个案例
CHAPTER IV: The Third Case
第四章：第三个案例
CHAPTER V: Common directions helpful in all cases and prayers
第五章：在一切案例与祷告中都有帮助的通用指引
CHAPTER VI: Observations made upon the disposition of the heart after prayer
第六章：关于祷告之后内心光景的观察
CHAPTER VI: Observations made upon the disposition of the heart after prayer
第六章：关于祷告之后内心光景的观察
CHAPTER VIII: Seven Observations More
第八章：另外七条观察
CHAPTER IX: Considerations to quiet the heart
第九章：使内心得安静的思考
CHAPTER X: Application: A reproof of those that pray
第十章：应用：对那些祷告之人的责备