...Seeing no immediate signs of my livery coming, I began to omit praying for it; though God says, For all these things I will be inquired of by the house of Israel, that I may do these things for them. It fell out one day that I called on a poor man, who complained...

...will increase it, and will lay no famine upon you. But thus sa^th the Lord God, I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them," Ezek. xxxvi. 29, 37. Hence it is plain that those, who tell us that Christ grants no warrant to pray...

...meritorious cause, yet without prayer we have no ground to expect the blessing. / will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them. Ezek. xxxvi. 37. When Saul of Tarsus was met with in mercy, and convicted of his sin against Christ,...

...indifference, or in the use of means ?—" The hand of tlis " diligent maketh rich. For all these things will I be " inquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them. " Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily " at my gates, waiting at the posts of my door."...

...important is prayer? It is tbe divinely-appointed means for man to make known his requests unto God : " For all these things I will be inquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them." "Call upon me in tbe day of trouble." Prayer gives to sinful man access to God, and that with the confidence,...

...account another day : " For all these things," says the Giver of every good and perfect gift, " will I be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them." Nor can the dew of his blessing Ъ« expected to descend upon the family that calls not on his name....

...predicted, (an event, which may be viewed the immediate harbinger of this Kingdom) God says, "Yet for this I will be inquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them." "Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will harktn unto you. And ye shall...

...faithful servants to pray for the blessing. It still consists with the purposes of God : " I will yet be inquired of, by the house of Israel, to do it for them ; I will increase them with men like a Hock." — But then Jehovah, at the same time, hath appointed...

...requests be made known unto God. O, let me not be inactive as a machine ; for thou hast said, Thou wilt be inquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them. O, teach me duty, and enable me to do it. Enter not into judgment with me, for the sins of holy things....

...is pleased to appoint, and to sanction the means appointed. His language is, " I win yet, for this, be inquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them." (Ezek. xxxvi. 37.) The true and direct road to prosperity is to seek the Lord. It is said of Uzriah,...