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supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. Then they that gladly received his word were baptized and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine, and fellowship and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. Acts 1.. 13, 14. and 2. 41, 42. Rom. 12. 12.

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Fervently-But the end of all things is at hand : be therefore sober; and watch unto prayer. Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith. Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared. 1 Pet. 4. 7. 1 Thes. 3. 10. Heb. 5. 7.

And perseveringly.—And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint. Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving. Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. Luke 18. 1. Col. 4. 2. Eph. 6. 18.

With suitable affections and conduct toward God and toward men.

With faith,-But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. And all things whatsoever ye shail ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Heb. 11. 6. Mat. 21, 22. John 15. 7.

Sincerity,-And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. Let

us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. Jer. 29. Lam. 3. 41. Ps. 145. 18.

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Supreme love,-Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him, Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. Ps. 91. 14, 15. John 14. 23.

Filial fear,-He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him he also will hear their cry, and will save them. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Ps. 145. 19. Eph, 3. 20, 21.

Penitence,-If f my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins, and Lord thou hast heard the dethou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear. 2 Chron. 7. 14. Ps. 10. 17.

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Submission,-And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me nevertheless, not my will, but thine be done. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. Luke 22. 41, 42. 1 John 5. 14.

Obedience,-Now we know that God heareth not sinners but if any man be a worshipper of God and doeth his will, him he heareth. And whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. John 9. 31. 1 John 3. 22.

Forgiveness, And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. For, if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly father will also forgive you : But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting. Mat. 6. 12, 14, 15. 1 Tim. 2. 8.

And alms-giving.-Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity. And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day. There was a certain man in Cesarea, called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band. A devout man, and one that feared GOD with all his house, which gave much alms to the people; and prayed to God alway. He saw in a vis. ion evidently, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of GoD coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before GOD. Is. 58. 9, 10. Acts 10. 1–4.

Read with devout attention the appropriate prayer of AGUR, Prov. 30. 7-9. and the impressive prayers of David, P8. 51. &c. and SOLOMON, 1 Kin. 8. 22—62,

NOTE T.

"It chills my blood to hear the BLEST SUPREME,
"Rudely appeal'd to, on each trifling theme.
“Maintain your rank, vulgarity despise,

"To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise.
"You would not swear upon the bed of death;
"Reflect,—your Maker now may stop your breath."

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APOSTATE SPIRITS OR DEVILS are fallen angels.

And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains, under darkness, unto the judgment of the great day. Jude 6.

Reserved unto punishment.—For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night forever and ever. 2 Pet. 2.4. Rev. 20. 10.

Their names-But some of them said, he casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Luke 11. 15. Rev. 12. 9.

And employment.-Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience. Be sober, be vigilant: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he

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may devour. Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. Eph. 2. 2. 1 Pet. 5. 8, 9.

They are enemies to goodness-And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and satan standing at his right hand to resist him. Zech. 3. 1.

And promoters of sin and misery-And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do: he was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it. 1 Chron. 21. 1. John 8. 44.

They believe there is a God;-Thou believest that ⚫ there is one Gop; thou doest well: the devils also believe and tremble. Jam. 2. 19.

Know Christ,-And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ, the Son of GOD: And he rebuking them, suffered them not to speak for they knew that he was Christ. Luke 4. 41.

His ministering servants,—And it came to pass as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high Gon, which shew unto us the way of salvation. Acts 16. 16, 17.

And his sacred word.-And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of GOD, cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee; and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Mat. 4. 6.

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