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David M’Intyre’s The Hidden Life of Prayer is a richly devotional classic that stands as one of the most soul-searching and practical guides to communion with God in the secret place.
大卫·麦金泰尔的《祷告的隐藏生活》是一部丰富的灵修经典，是在隐秘处与神相交最深入人心和最实用的指南之一。
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This is not a book to be skimmed.
这不是一本可以浏览的书。
It is a fire that quietly burns in the heart of the serious Christian.
它是在认真的基督徒心中静静燃烧的火焰。
M’Intyre’s great burden is to awaken the slumbering soul to the vital necessity and glory of private prayer.
麦金泰尔的重大负担是唤醒沉睡的灵魂，使其认识私下祷告的重要必要性和荣耀。
He begins by reminding us that prayer is not optional—it is the breath of the regenerate, the pulse of the spiritual life.
他首先提醒我们，祷告不是可有可无的——它是重生者的呼吸，是属灵生命的脉搏。
“If you are not a praying person,” M’Intyre, with Bunyan, would say, “you are not a Christian.”
麦金泰尔与班扬一同说：”如果你不是祷告的人，你就不是基督徒。”
And yet, he does not flatter us with shallow encouragement.
然而，他不用肤浅的鼓励来奉承我们。
He takes us into the battlefield of prayer: it is labor, it is wrestling, it is agony.
他带我们进入祷告的战场：它是劳苦，是摔跤，是痛苦。
But it is also rapture, vision, and sweet reward.
但它也是狂喜、异象和甜美的赏赐。
His illustrations—from Brainerd’s bloody sweat to the worn track in Foster’s chapel aisle—are not for the faint of heart.
他的例证——从布雷纳德的血汗到福斯特礼拜堂过道上磨损的小径——不是为胆怯的人准备的。
They are meant to rouse the church militant.
它们是为了唤醒争战的教会。
Each chapter moves deeper, from the necessity of prayer to the inner sanctuary of communion with God.
每一章都更深入，从祷告的必要性到与神相交的内在圣所。
The imagery is exquisite, the theology rich, and the applications are timeless.
意象精美，神学丰富，应用永恒。
He speaks of “the hidden riches of the secret place” and “the open recompense” of divine fellowship.
他谈到”隐秘处的隐藏财富”和神圣团契的”公开赏赐”。
The reader is led to see that God Himself is the reward of prayer—not merely answers, but God.
读者被引导看见神自己就是祷告的赏赐——不仅仅是答案，而是神。
Through structured chapters on preparation, worship, confession, and intercession, M’Intyre offers not a formula but a vision: that of a soul wholly yielded to God, keeping to the Lord’s watch.
通过关于预备、敬拜、认罪和代求的结构化章节，麦金泰尔提供的不是公式而是异象：一个完全降服于神、遵守主的守望的灵魂。
For pastors, this book is a rebuke against ministry without unction.
对牧师而言，这本书是对没有恩膏的事工的责备。
For laypeople, it is a call away from mechanical religion and toward a living relationship with the Father through the Son, by the power of the Spirit.
对平信徒而言，它是远离机械式宗教、转向通过圣子靠着圣灵的能力与天父建立活泼关系的呼召。
This is a volume to return to again and again—to rekindle holy fire in the secret place and to draw near to the God who sees in secret and rewards openly.
这是一本要反复回到的书——为了在隐秘处重新点燃圣火，亲近那位在暗中察看、明处报答的神。
Table of Contents
目录
Chapter 1, The Life of Prayer
第一章 祷告的生命
Chapter 2, The Equipment
第二章 装备
Chapter 3, The Direction of the Mind
第三章 心思的指向
Chapter 4, The Engagement: Worship
第四章 投入：敬拜
Chapter 5, The Engagement: Confession
第五章 投入：认罪
Chapter 6, The Engagement: Request
第六章 投入：祈求
Chapter 7, The Hidden Riches of the Secret Place
第七章 隐秘处的隐藏财富
Chapter 8, The Open Recompense
第八章 公开的赏赐