...mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,"—that by " the comfort" which they will find in them, they may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, given us through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. September 5«A, 1824. JWB ON KEEPING THE SABBATH....

...petitions which are at all times seasonable, and in which every sincere Christian may cordially unite. " Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures...everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour, Jesus Christ." Amen. • SERMON XX. • , * PART I. r !.'.,.... . . - • .. ON VIGILANCE...

...kingdom of heaven is opened to all believers. — Bishop Home. our mouths shall shew forth thy praise. Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures...everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. O Almighty God, who by thy Son Jesus Christ dost give to the Ministers of thy...

...rich compensation for his labour. Bedford, May, 1, 1825. A PRAYER BEFORE READING THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all Holy Scriptures...everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. CONCLUDING PRAYERS. THE LORD'S PRAYER. OUR Father which art in heaven;...

...also destroy the balance of the sentence. Let us examine another sentence from one of the Collects : " Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them that," &c. Suppose one wished to put these words in the infinitive and say " it is our duty to hear them,...

...written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ. £ Almighty God, your word is a lantern to our feet and...

...livcth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Spirit, now and ever. Amen. Second Sunday — Bible Sunday Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures...everlasting life, which Thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. Third Sunday the world didst send Thy messenger to prepare Thy way before...

...I put in a plea for the omission of a comma?" We sat up, expectant. "I believe that Cranmer wrote: 'Grant that we may in such wise hear them read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them . . . '." He developed his argument that sixteenth-century congregations could not be expected to read...

...Bede." ' 'Then you begin, at least, with the Collect for the week.' 'As that Collect happened to be "Blessed Lord, who hast caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning," &c., I did not think it quite appropriate to "Nicholas Nickleby," ' he said. And the congregation who...

...may clarify this distinction. The collect (for the second Sunday in Advent) is: "Blessed Lord, which hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning, grant us that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them; that by patience...