...far off from the wicked, but heareth the prayer of the righteous : far off from accepting. For, lie, that turneth away his ear from hearing the Law, even his prayer shall he abominable : II is sacrifice (though well intended) as all the rest of his ways, is no belter than...

...against their prayers, who stop their ears against his law. So you find it, Prov. xxviii. 9. He, tliat turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be an abomination. And this is but equity with God, to refuse to hear them, who refuse to hear him : wherefore should...

...gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. 9 He that tunieth ent, even unto my cause, my God ami my LORD. 24 Judge me, O abomination. 10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into...

...they would leave little for preaching or for their weekly callings. For the one I vouched the text, He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination*. For the other, sir days shalt tliou labour, &c. To the one he answered, that a neighbour...

...His de" light." " The Lord is far from the wicked ; but " He heareth the prayer of the righteous." " He " that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, " even his prayer shall be abomination." (Prov. xv. 8, 29, and xxviii. 9-) While we continue impenitent and unbelieving, we have...

...ask not; ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. («) He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be an abomination to the Lord ; but the prayer of the upright is his delight. (w) The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination;...

...because we keep his commandments and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. Pro. xxviii 9. " He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be an abomina* tion." 3d Chron. vii 14. " If my people shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face,...

...most men's prayers be not heard, for their hearts and lives contradict them quite, Prov. xxviii. 9. ' He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.' They pray, that God's kingdom may come ; yet they will not submit to it themselves. They...

...text prescribes, than a spirit inimical against them who have the courage to conlroul the passions. " He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, .even his prayer shall be abomination," Prov. xxviii. 9. " Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge," chap. xii. 1. "The law...

...abomination." While " a cup of cold water," administered in love, is rewarded with eternal life, " he that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [is] abomination." And that not merely when he intends to mock : " The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination,...