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prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. John xvii. 9. I pray for them : 1 pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me ; for they are thine.
Ver. 20. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word.
^ Rev. xxii. 20. He which testifieth these things saith. Surely I come quickly; Amen. Even so, come. Lord Jesus.
103. f Mat. vi. 10.
^ Psal. Ixvii. throughout. Psal. cxix. 36. Incline my heart unto thy testi- monies, and not to covetousness. Mat. xxvi. 39. And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me ; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. 2 Sam. xv. 25. And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city : if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and shew me both it and his habitation. Job i. 21. And (Job J said, Naked came I out of njy mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither : the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away ; blessed, be the name of the Lord.
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uy oreaa •) we pray, That of God'*s free gift we may re- ceive a tom|)etent portion of the good things jf this life, and enjoy his blessing with them ''.
Q. 105. What do we praj/ for in the Jifth petition?
A. In the fifth petition (which is, And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors ') we pray. That God, for Christ^s sake, would freely pardon all our sins "" ; which we are the rather encouraged to ask, because by his grace we are enabled from the heart to forgive others ".
Q. 106. What do we pray for in the sixth petition ?
A. In the sixth petition (which is, And had ii^ not into temptation, but deliver us from evil °) we pray, That God
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thaf do his commandments, hear- kenjnjr unto the voice of his word. Ver. L'l. Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his that do his pleasure.
104. iMat. vl. II.
' Prov. MI. 8. Remove far from .■anity and lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches, feed me witli food convenient for me : Ver. f>. Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ; or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. Gen. xrviii. 20. And Jacob vowed a vow, saying. If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on. I Tim. iv. 4. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanks- giving: Ver. 5. For it is sanctified by the word of God and pfayer.
105. »Mat. vi. 12.
°^ PsaL li. 1 . Have mercy upon tne, O God, according to thy loving- kindness: according unto the multi- tude of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. Ver. 2. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. Ver. 7.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Ver. 9. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Dan. ix. 17. Now therefore, O our God, hear thou the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. Ver . 1 8, O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name : for we do net present our supplications before thee for cur righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. Ver. 19. O Lord, hear ; O l>ord, fprgive ; O Lord, hearken and do ; defer not for thine own sake, O my God : for thy city and thy people are called hj thy name.
" Luke xi. 4. And forgive us our sins ; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us.-^Mat. xviii. 35. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their tres- passes.
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woxild either keep us from being tempted to sin p, or sup- port and deliver us when we are tempted ''.
Q. 107. What doth the conclusion of the Lord's prater teach us 9
A. The conclusion of the Lord's prayer (which is, For thine is the kingdom, and the power ^ and the glory, for ever. Amen ') teacheth us to take our encouragement in pray- er from God only % and in our prayers to praise him, ascribing kingdom, power, and glory to him *. And,
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P Mat. xxvi. 4 1 . Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation : the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
"^ 2 Cor. xii. 7. And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. Ver. 8. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
J 07. ""Mat. vi. 13.
^Dan. ix. 4. And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my •onfession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments. Ver. 7. O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day ; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven tkem, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. Ver. 8. O Lord, to us be- longeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. Ver. 9. To the Lord •ur God belong mercies and for-
givenesses, though we have rebelled against him. Ver. 16» O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain ; because for our sins, and for the ini- quities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us. Ver. 17. Now therefore, O our God, hear the pray- er of thy servant, and his supplica- tions, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. Ver. 18. O my God, incline thine ear, and hear ; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name : for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. Ver. 19. O Lord, hear ; O Lord, forgive ; O Lord, hearken and do ; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God : for thy city and thy people are called by thy name,
1 1 Chron. xxix. 10. Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation; and David said. Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. Ver. 1 1 . Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for aU that is in the heaven aad in the earth
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in testimony of our desire, and assurance to be heard, we
say, AnuH ".
If thine; thine is the kingdom, O "1 Cor. xiv. 16". Else, when thou
Lord, and thou art exalte
above all. Ver. U^ Both riches he that occupieth the room of the un-
and honour come of thee, and thou learned say Amen at thy giving of
rcignest over all ; and in thine hand thanks, seeing he understandeth not
is power and might ; and in thine what thou sayest ? Rev. xxii. 20. He
hand it is to make great, and to which testifieth these things saith,
give strength unto all. Ver. 13. Surely I come quickly; Amen. Even
Now therefore, our God, we so, come, Lord Jesus. Ver. f?l. The
thank thee, and praise thy glorious graceof ourLord JesusChri>r be wich
name. you alL Amen.
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GOD spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.