II. b Isa. xlix. 23. And kings shall

be thy cursing-fathers, and their queens thy nursing-mothers ; they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord ; for they shall not be ashamed that wait for' me. 1 Tim. ii. 1. I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers^ intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for ail men : Ver. 2. For kings, and for all that are in autho.. rity J that we may lead a quiet and peaceable hfe in all godliness and honesty. [2 Chron. xix. 8. to ths end. 2 Chron. CJmJdcrs xxix. and