...But, O our God, Let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy Jerusalem, thy holy mountain. O Lord hear, O Lord forgive, O Lord hearken and do. Defer not for thine own sake, O our God : for thy city and thy people are called by thy Name ; Dan. ix. 16. ly. But, alas ! what speak...

...has been. He hates putting away. Thus Daniel pleaded with him as a most prevailing consideration, " O LORD, hear; O LORD, forgive; O LORD, hearken and do ; defer not, for thine own sake, 0 my God : for thy city and thy people are called by thy name." ' And upon similar grounds did Moses...

...burden of his prayer, and that in answer to this desire of his heart the revelations were given. " While I was speaking and praying, and confessing my sin, and the sin of my people Israel, &c seventy weeks are determined upon thy people," &c. (ix. 20, 24). " Now I am come to make thee understand...

...we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies; O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive ; O Lord, hearken and...for thy city and thy people are called by thy name." " There is another prayer, in the ninth chapter of Ezra, very much like this ; which is also an excellent...

...do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. 0 Lord, hear ; O Lord, forgive ; O Lord, hearken and...for thy city and thy people are called by thy name." If prayers like this are put up by every Christian in sincerity and deep humility, we need not doubt...

...a concern twisted with theirs; and so can speak it, with Daniel, as the real sense of their hearts, "Do, defer not, for thine own sake, O my God; for thy city and thy people are called by thy name," Dan. ix. 19. This is the common sense of all the people of God; "Thou hast not been ashamed to be called...

...converse. O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto Thee, but unto me confusion of face, as at this day ! ' O Lord, hear, O Lord, forgive ; O Lord hearken and do, defer not, for thine own sake, O my God, to help me.' I know not what to do with my numerous host of enemies within, and infirmities on every...

...language, when he was interceding for their return from the captivity at Babylon. His terms are, " Whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin, and the sin of my people Israel."* By attending to this, we shall carry much light along with us into every detail of the illustrations....

...for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousness, but for thy great mercies. O Lord, hear ; O Lord, forgive : O Lord, hearken and do : defer not, for thine own sake, O our God ; for thy church and thy people are called by thy name. O Lord our heavenly Father, we do not...

...supplications before Thee for our righteousnesses, but for Thy great mercies. O LORD, hear ; O LOKD, forgive ; O LORD, hearken and do ; defer not for Thine own sake, O my God : for Thy Church and Thy people are called by Thy name. LENT FASTING. " The Scriptures bid us fast; the Church...