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xxx, 24. Howbeit, he will act stretch out his hand to the trare, though they cry in his erraction.

P.xvi. 41. They cried, but are was none to save them; even to the LORD, but he answered

a not.

Cant. v, 6. I opened to my oved; but my beloved had bdrawn himself, and was gone: soul failed when he spake: I ght him, but I could not find I called him, but he gave me nswer.

7. xi, 11. Therefore thus saith LORD, Behold, I will bring upon them, which they shall le able to escape; and though ball cry unto me, I will not ten unto them.

XV, 1. Then said the LORD me, Though Moses and el stood before me, yet my could not be toward this e: cast them out of my sight, #them go forth.

v, 6. They shall go with Blocks and with their herds the LORD; but they shall him: he hath withdrawn If from them.

THE REASONS. fil, 25, 26. I pray thee, let over and see the good land beyond Jordan, that goodintain, and Lebanon. But BD was wroth with me for akes, and would not hear the LORD said unto me, uffice thee; speak no more e of this matter. ex, 12. 13. The Zidon10, and the Amalekites, and Bonites, did oppress you; cried to me, and I deyou out of their hand. have forsaken me, and other gods: wherefore I Iver you no more. XXV, 12, 13. There they it none giveth answer, of the pride of evil men. God will not hear vanity, will the Almighty regard

vi, 18. If I regard inii my heart, the LORD will

r me.

i. 24-28. Because I have and ye refused; I have ed out my hand, and no garded; But ye have set ght all my counsel, and one of my reproof: I also

gt at your calamity; I will

when your fear cometh. your fear cometh as desoand your destruction comwhirlwind; when distress guish cometh upon you: hall they call upon me, but ot answer, they shall seek

me early, but they shall not find

me.

Isa. i, 15. And when ye spread
forth your hands, I will hide
mine eyes from you; yea, when ye
make many prayers, I will not
hear: your hands are
full of
blood.

Isa. lix, 2. But your iniquities
have separated between you and
your God, and your sins have hid
his face from you, that he will not
hear.

Micah iii, 4. Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

Zech. vii, 13. Therefore it is they would not hear, so they come to pass, that as he cried, and cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts.

John ix, 31. Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

Job ix, 32, 33. For he is not a man, as I am that I should an

Neither

swer him, and we should come
together in judgment.
is there any day's-man betwixt
us, that might lay his hand upon
us both.

Job xvi, 21. Oh that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

Job xxxiii, 6, 7. Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead; I also am formed out of the clay. Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

Job xlii. 8. Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven

rams, and go to my servant Job, Job shall pray for you; for him and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering, and my servant will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

Ps. xx, 9. Save, LORD: let the King hear us when we call.

Ps. lxxx, 17. Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.

2 Cor. xii, 8-10. For this thing wait on thee, O Lord GoD of hosts, Ps. lxix, 6. Let not them that I besought the LORD thrice, that be ashamed for my sake; let not it might depart from me. And those that seek thee be confoundhe said unto me, My grace is suf-ed for my sake, O God of Israel. ficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

Ps. lxxxiv, 9. Behold, O God, our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

Ps. cxxxii, 10. For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

James iv, 3. Ye ask, and receive PRAYER FOR SPECIAL not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

MEDIATION.

BLESSINGS.

BLESSINGS GENERALLY AND
TEMPORALLY.

Gen. xxiv, 12. And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.

Exod. xxxii, 13, 30. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto 1 Chron. iv, 10. And Jabez them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven; and all this called on the God of Israel, sayland that I have spoken of will Iing, Oh that thou wouldest bless give unto your seed, and they me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be shall inherit it for ever. came to pass on the morrow, that with me, and that thou wouldest have sinned a great sin: and now Moses said unto the people, Ye keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted I will go up unto the LORD; perhim that which he requested. adventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.

And it

Deut. ix, 27. Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac,

and

Jacob: look not unto the stub-
bornness of this people, nor to
their wickedness, nor to their sin.

2 Chron. vi, 42. O LORD God,
turn not away the face of thine
anointed: remember the mercies
of David thy servant

Neh. i, 11. O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servants, who to the prayer of thy servant, and desire to fear thy name; and prosthis day, and grant me mercy in per, I pray thee, thy servant the sight of this man. For I was the king's cup-bearer.

Ps. xc, 13--15, 17. Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants. O

satisfy us early with thy mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon

sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

Ps. lxxxvi, 1. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me, for I am poor and needy.

Ps. lxxxviii, 2, 3, 14-17. Let my thine ear unto my cry; For my prayer come before thee: incline

Ps. xliv, 23. Awake, why sleepest thou, O LORD? arise, cast us not off for ever.

God; for the waters are cotne in Ps. lxix, 1, 2, 14, 15. Save me, 0 unto my soul. I sink in desp mire, where there is no standing where the floods overflow m I am come into deep waters

us; yea, the work of our hands soul is full of troubles, and my life Deliver me out of the mire, and

establish thou it.

Ps. cxviii, 25. Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

PRAYER IN AFFLICTION. Ps. vi, 1. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Ps. xiii, 3, 4. Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

Ps. xxii, 11. Be not far from me, for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

Ps. xxv, 16, 17. Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. The

troubles of my heart are enlarged! O bring thou me out of my distresses.

Ps. xxxi, 9. Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble, mine eye is consumed with grief;

yea, my soul and my belly.

Ps. xxxviii, 1, 2. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

Ps. xxxix, 10, 12, 13. Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I um a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

Ps. Ivli, 1. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I

draweth nigh unto the grave. LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted. Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off. They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

Ps. cxix, 25, 28, 29, 107. 153. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word. My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word. Remove from me the way of lying; and grant me thy law graciously. I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy word. Consider mine afiliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget

thy law.

Ps. cxliii, 11, 12. Quicken me, O

righteousness' sake bring my soul
LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy
out of trouble. And of thy mercy
cut off mine enemies, and destroy
am thy servant.
all them that alllict my soul; for I

that

that the way of man is not in Jer. x, 23, 24. O LORD, I know himself; it is not in man walketh to direct his steps. LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

O

Jer. xvii, 14. Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise

PRAYER IN GREAT SORROW

AND DANGER.
from me, O LORD: O my strength,
Ps. xxii, 19. But be not thou far
haste thee to help me.

P3. xxx, 10. Hear, O LORD, and

let me not sink: let me be delivers ed from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. Let the water-flood overflow. neither let the deep swallow u up, and let not the pit shut t mouth upon me.

F8. lxxi, 12. O God, be not fir from me: O my God, make had for my help.

Ps. lxxx, 7, 19. Turn us aga O God of hosts, and cause lif face to shine; and we shall saved. Turn us again, O L God of hosts, cause thy face shine; and we shall be saved.

of thy servant: for unto thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

Ps. lxxxvi, 4. Rejoice the sod

Ps. cii, 1, 2. Hear my prayer, LORD, and let my cry come un thee. Hide not thy face from in the day when I am in troed incline thine ear unto me: in

day when I call, answer speedily.

Ps. cxix, 123, 135, 173. M

eyes fail for thy salvation, and t the word of thy righteoustek Make thy face to shine upon servant; and

teach me the statutes. Let thine hand bel me; for I have chosen thy pre cepts.

P3. cxxx, 1, 2. Out of the depth have I cried unto thee, O L LORD, hear my voice; let t ears be attentive to the voice my supplications.

Ps. cxliii, 6, 7. I stretch forty my hands unto thee: my s thirsteth after thee, as a thirat land. Selah. Hear me speedily, O LORD; my spirit faileth: hide ref thy face from me, lest I be bas pit. unto them that go down into

Ps. cxliv, 7, 8. Send thine baal from above; rid me, and delir

make my refuge, until these have mercy upon me: LORD, be me out of great waters, from it

calamities be overpast.

Ps. lxix, 17, 18, 29, 30. And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily. Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; deliver me because of inine enemies. But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. I will praise the name of God with a Bong, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

Ps. lxxvii, 2. In the day of my trouble I sought the LORD; my

thou my helper.

Ps. xxxi, 16. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.

Ps. xxxviii, 21, 22. Forsake me
not, O LORD: O my God, be not far
from me. Make haste to help me,
O LORD my salvation,

needy; yet the LORD thinketh up-
Ps. xl, 17. But I am poor and
on me: thou art my help and my
deliverer; make no tarrying, O my
God.

hand of strange children; Wh mouth speaketh vanity; and the right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Lam. v, 20, 21. Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and t sake us so long time? Tare t us unto thee, O LORD, and W shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

IN OLD AGE AND DEATH

Ps. xxxi, 5. Into thine hand I commit my spirit: then th

deemed me, O LORD God of roth.

3. XXXIX, 4. LORD, make me to mine end, and the measure my days, what it is; that I may ow how frail I am.

Ixxl, 9. Cast me not off in time of old age; forsake me when my strength faileth.

SOCIAL PRAYER.

of hosts, It shall yet come

thee. Deliver me from all my
transgressions; make me not the
reproach of the foolish. I was
dumb, I opened not my mouth;
because thou didst it.

Ps. 11, 1, 2, 9, 14. Have mercy
upon me, O God, according to thy
loving-kindness; according unto
thy tender
mercies blot out my transgres-
sions. Wash me throughly from
mine iniquity, and cleanse me

the multitude of

Deliver

me

from

Ps. xxv, 4, 5. Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

Ps. xxvii, 11. Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

Ps. cxix, 26, 27, 33. 34, 64, 66, 68,

c. viii, 20-22. Thus saith the from my sin. Hide thy face from 73, 74, 108, 124, 125. I have declared my sins and blot out all mine my ways, and thou heardest me: iniquities. blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteous

, that there shall come le, and the inhabitants of cities: And the inhabitants e city shall go to another, Let us go speedily to before the LORD, and to seek LORD of hosts: I will go also. many people and strong s shall come to seek the of hosts in Jerusalem, and By before the LORD.

xviii, 19, 20. Again I say you, That if two of you shall on earth as touching any that they shall ask, it shall e for them of my Father is in heaven. For where br three are gathered toin my name, there am I in ildst of them.

#1, 14. These all continued one accord in prayer and ication, with the women, and the mother of Jesus, and his brethren.

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IV, 7, 11, 18. Remember not ens of my youth, nor my Tessions: according to thy remember thou me for thy Sess' sake, O LORD. For thy ra sake, O ́Lord, pardon mine ty, for it is great. Look mine affliction and my pain, urgive all my sins.

xxvi, 11. But as for me, I will = in mine integrity: redeem nd be merciful unto me. xxvii, 7. Hear, O LORD, when with my voice: have mercy pon me, and answer me. xxxix, 7-9. And now, LORD, wall I for? my hope is in

ness.

P3. lxxxv, 7. Show us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.

Ps. lxxxvi, 16, 17. O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me: give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid. Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

Ps. cxix, 76, 77. Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. Let thy tender mercles come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

me,

teach me thy statutes. Make me
to understand the way of thy pre-
drous works. Teach me, O LORD,
cepts: so shall I talk of thy won-
the way of thy statutes, and I
shall keep it unto the end. Give
me understanding and I shall
keep thy law; yea, I shall observe
it with my whole heart. The
earth, O LORD, is full of thy
mercy: teach ine thy statutes.
Teach me good judgment and
knowledge: for I have believed
Thou art
thy commandments.
good, and doest good: teach me
thy statutes. Thy hands have
made me, and fashioned me: give
me understanding, that I may
learn thy commandments. They
that fear thee will be glad when
they see me; because I have hoped
in thy word. Accept, I beseech
mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy
thee, the free-will-offerings of my
judgments. Deal with thy ser-
vant according unto thy mercy,
and teach me thy statutes. I am
thy servant; give me understand-
ing, that I may know thy testi-

Ps. cxxxix, 23, 24. Search me,
O God, and know my heart; try
and know my thoughts; And
see if there be any wicked way in
mie, and lead me in the way ever-monies.
lasting.

Hab. iii, 2. O LORD, I have heard
thy speech, and was afraid: O
LORD, revive thy work in the
midst of the years, in the midst of
the years make known; in wrath
remember mercy.

FOR DIVINE LIGHT.

Exod. xxxiii, 12, 13. And Moses
said unto the LORD, See, thou
sayest unto me, Bring up this
people; and thou hast not let me

know whom thou wilt send with
me: yet thou hast said, I know
thee by name, and thou hast also
found grace in my sight. Now
therefore, I pray thee, if I have
found grace in thy sight, shew
me now thy way, that I may
know thee, that I may find grace
in thy sight; and consider that
this nation is thy people.

Ps. cxliii, 9, 10. Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee

to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

unto thee to hide me. Teach me

EXAMPLES.

THE DIVINE BEING CONSULTED ON
TEMPORAL THINGS.

1 Sam. ix, 19, 20. And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to-day; and to-morrow I all that is in thine heart. And as will let thee go, and will tell thee for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them, for they are found.

1 Kings xiv, 1-4. At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. And Jeroboam said to his

thee, and I will speak: I will de-known to be the wife of Jero-
Job xli, 4. Hear, I beseech wife, Arise, I pray thee, and dis-
guise thyself, that thou be not
mand of thee, and declare thou boam; and get thee to Shiloh:
unto me.
behold, there is Ahijah the pro-
phet, which told me that I should
be king over this people. And
take with thee ten loaves, and
cracknels, and a cruse of honey,

P3. v, 8. Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child. And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.

2 Kings vili, 14. So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover.

ON SPIRITUAL THINGS.

2 Kings xxii, 12, 13. And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying, Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning

us.

Jer. xxiil, 35-37. Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken? And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more; for every man's word shall be his burden: for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God. Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the LORD answered thee? and, What hath the LORD spoken?

And

Jer. xlii, 1-3. Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least even unto the greatest, came near, said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us;) That the LORD thy God may slew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do. Zech. vii, 3. And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth mouth, separat ing myself, as I have done these so many years?

ON THE EVENTS OF WAR. Judges i, 1. Now, after the death of Joshua, it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go

up for us against the Canaanites | Then said David, O LORD God o first, to fight against them?

Judges xviii, 3-6. When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here? And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. And the before the LORD is your way priest said unto them, Go in peace:

wherein

ye go.

Israel, thy servant had certair heard that Saul seeketh to come Keilah, to destroy the city for m sake. Will the men of Ke deliver me up into his hand? W Saul come down, as thy serv hath heard? O LORD Godi Israel, I beseech thee, tell servant. And the LORD sail, will come down. Then David, Will the men of Ke deliver me and my men fate) hand of Saul? And the K said, They will deliver the Then David and his men. were about six hundred, and departed out of Kellah, went whithersoever they go. And it was told Saul David was escaped from K and he forbare to go forth.

after this, that David enquire 2 Sam. ii, 1. And it came to into any of the cities of Je the LORD, saying, Shall I g

And the LORD said unto his shall I go up? And he said, up. And David said, Wa

Hebron.

Judges xx, 18, 23, 24, 26-28. And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first. (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the 2 Sam. v, 19, 22-25. And LORD, saying, shall I go up again enquired of the LORD. to battle against the children of Shall I go up to the Philis Benjamin my brother? And the wilt thou deliver them into LORD said, Go up against them.) hand? And the LORD s And the children of Israel came David, Go up; for I will doos near against the children of Ben- deliver the Philistines inte jamin the second day. Then all hand. And the Philistines the children of Israel, and all the up yet again, and spread people, went up, and came unto selves in the valley of Rep the house of God, and wept and And when David enquired sat there before the LORD and LORD, he said, Thou shalt fasted that day until even, and up; but fetch a compass offered burnt-offerings and peace-them, and come upon them offerings before the LORD. And against the mulberry-trees. the children of Israel enquired of let it be, when thou hearest the LORD, (for the ark of the cove- sound of a going in the ha nant of God was there in those the mulberry-trees, that thes days; And Phinehas the son of shalt bestir thyself: for thes Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood the LORD, go out before th before it in those days,) saying, smite the host of the Phili Shall I yet again go out to battle And David did so, as the against the children of Benjamin had commanded him; and my brother, or shall I cease? And the Philistines from Geba row I will deliver them into thine the LORD said, Go up; for to-mor- thou come to Gazer.

hand.

Then Daril

1 Chron. xiv, 10, 11. And D enquired of God, saying, Stad 1 Sam. xxiii, 1-4, 10-13. Then go up against the Philistines of they told David, saying, Behold, wilt thou deliver them tate the Philistines fight against hand? And the Lono s Keilah, and they rob the thresh-him, Go up; for I will deliver ing-floors. Therefore David en- into thine hand. So they ca quired of the LORD, saying, Shall Baal-perazim; and Davids And the LORD said unto David, God hath broken in up I go and smite these Philistines? them there. Go and smite the Philistines, and enemies by mine bani là " save Keilah, And David's men breaking forth of waters said unto him, Behold, we be afraid fore they called the name here in Judah: how much more place Baal perazim. then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilab; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

2 Chron. xvill, 4–7, 14. AvJ* hoshaphat said unto the k Israel, Enquire, I pray the® 2' word of the LORD to-day. T fore the king of Israel gate together of prophets for 1* dred men, and said unto the

hall we go to Ramoth-gilead to tale, or shall I forbear? And ley said, Go up; for God will deter it into the king's hand. But shaphat said, Is there not ere a prophet of the LORD besides, at we might enquire of him? nd the king of Israel said unto hoshaphat, There is yet one in, by whom we may enquire of #LORD: but I hate him; for he fer prophesied good unto me, I always evil; the same is caiah the son of Imla. And staphat said, Let not the say so. And when he was be to the king, the king said bhim, Micaiah, shall we go to Both-gilead to battle, or shall bear? And he said, Go ye up, prosper, and they shall be Ivered into your hand.

r. xxi. 2-4. Enquire, I pray

of the LORD for us, (for achadrezzar king of Babylon keth war against us,) if so be the LORD will deal with us srding to all his wondrous ds, that he may go up from

Then said Jeremiah unto , Thus shall ye say unto klah, Thus saith the LORD ef Israel, Behold, I will turn the weapons of war that are your hands, wherewith ye against the king of Babylon, against the Chaldeans, which ge you without the walls, and all assemble them into the t of this city.

r. xxxvii, 17. Then Zedekiah king sent, and took him out; the king asked him secretly his house, and said, Is there word from the LORD? And elab said, There is; for, said Thou shalt be delivered into hand of the king of Babylon. er. xxxviii, 14. Then Zedekiah king sent, and took Jeremiah prophet unto him into the dentry that is in the house of LORD; and the king said unto emiah, I will ask thee a thing, nothing from me.

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1 Sam. xiv, 18, 19. And Saul danto Ahlah, Bring hither the of God: (for the ark of God ts at that time with the children Israel) And it came to pass, hile Saul talked unto the priest, at the noise that was in the ost of the Philistines went on locreased: and Saul said unto 36 priest, Withdraw thine hand. 1 Chron. x, 14. And enquired ut of the LORD: therefore he ew him, and turned the kingdom anto David the son of Jesse.

Zeph i, 6. And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.

ENQUIRIES UNANSWERED.
1 Sam. xiv, 35-38. And Saul
built an altar unto the LORD: the
same was the first altar that he
built unto the LORD. And Saul
said, Let us go down after the
Philistines by night, and spoil
them until the morning-light, and
let us not leave a man of them,
And they said, Do whatsoever
seemeth good unto thee. Then
said the priest, Let us draw near
hither unto God. And Saul asked
counsel of God, Shall I go down
after the Philistines? wilt thou
deliver them into the hand of
Israel? But he answered him not
that day. And Saul said, Draw
ye near hither all the chief of the
People: and know and see wherein
this sin hath been this day.

Ezek. xiv, 1-3, 7-10. Then came
certain of the elders of Israel unto

PRAYER FOR THE DIVINE
GRACE.

Ps. xvi, 4, 5. Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footstep slip not.

P9. xix, 11-13. Moreover, by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

Ps. XXV, 19-21. Consider mine enemies, for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

Ps. xl, 11. Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve

me.

me, and sat before me. And the
word of the LORD came unto me,
saying, Son of man, these men
have set up their idols in their
heart, and put the stumbling
Ps. II, 9-13. Hide thy face from
block of their iniquity before my sins, and blot out all mine
their face: should I be enquired iniquities. Create in me a clean
of at all by them? For every one heart, O God, and renew a right
of the house of Israel, or of the spirit within me. Cast me not
stranger that sojourneth in Israel, away from thy presence; and take
which separateth himself from not thy Holy Spirit from me. Re-
me, and setteth up his idols in his store unto me the joy of thy sal-
heart, and putteth the stumbling-vation; and uphold me with thy
Then will I teach
block of his iniquity before his free Spirit:
thy ways; and
face, and cometh to a prophet to transgressors
enquire of him concerning me; I sinners shall be converted unto
the LORD will answer him by thee.
myself: And I will set my face
against that man, and will make
him a sign and a proverb, and I
will cut him off from the midst of
my people; and ye shall know
that I am the LORD. And if the
prophet be deceived when he
hath spoken a thing, I the LORD
have deceived that prophet; and
I will stretch out my hand upon
him, and will destroy him from
the midst of my people Israel.
And they shall bear the punish-
ment of their iniquity: the punish-
ment of the prophet shall be even
as the punishment of him that
seeketh unto him.

Ezek. xx, 1-3. And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD, and sat before me. Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD, Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.

Ps. Ixviii, 28. Thy God hath commandedthystrength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

Ps. Ixxi, 3. Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may con

tinually resort: thou hast given

commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

Ps. lxxx, 18. So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.

Ps. lxxxvi, 11. Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy

naine.

Ps. cxix, 5, 6, 8 35-40, 43-45, 80, 87, 88. 116, 117, 133, 134, 156, 159, 160, 175. Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Turn away mine eyes

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