hear our prayers.

upon us.

Christ: Gra

joy. Job xxxiii. 26. As for me, my prayer is unto Son of David, thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time, O God in the have mercy multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation. Psal. lxix. 13. If any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. John ix. 31. His ears are open unto their prayers. Psal. xxxiv. 15. Thus saith the Lord, in an acceptable time have I heard thee. Isa. xlix. 8. Two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. Matt. ix. 27. Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. Psal. iv. 1.-See also, Matt. xx. 30, 31.—xv. 22. 16, 17. Both 16, 17. Thou art the God of my salvation; on now and ever vouchsafe to thee do I wait all the day. Psal. xxv. 5. He is hear us, O able also to save them to the uttermost that come ciously hear unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make us, O Christ; intercession for them. Heb. vii. 25. Jesus Christ graciously hear us, O the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever. Heb. Lord Christ. xiii. 8. O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold. Dan. ix. 18. And being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly. Luke xxii. 44. Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son; if ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. John xiv. 13, 14. This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us; and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1 John v. 14, 15.

18, 19. O

18, 19. Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Lord, let thy according as we hope in thee. Ps. xxxiii. 22. He shewed upon that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him us; as we do about. Psal. xxxii. 10.

mercy be

put our trust in thee.

1. We humbly beseech thee, O Father, merci fully to look upon our in

firmities;

XIX. A Prayer for Grace to sanctify our Troubles.

I. Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. Psal. cxix. 132. O my God, my soul is cast down within me. Psal. xlii. 6. I am counted with them that go down into the pit. Psal. lxxxviii. 4. Hide

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not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me; in the day when I call, answer me speedily. Psal. cii. 2. hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities. Isa. liii. 4, 5. Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. Matt. viii. 17. We have not an High Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities. Heb. iv. 15. The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities. Rom. viii. 26.-See also, Isa. Ixiii. 15.

2. and for 2. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the the glory of thy Name glory of thy name; and deliver us, and purge away turn from us our sins. Psal. lxxix. 9. Deliver me out of the that we most mire, and let me not sink; let me be delivered out righteously of the deep waters; let not the water-flood overflow

all those evils

have de

served;

3. and grant, that in all

our troubles we may put

our whole trust and

confidence in thy meroy,

me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Psal. lxix. 14, 15. He saved them for his Name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. Psal. cvi. 8. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. Psal. ciii. 13. I will be merciful unto their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. Heb. viii. 12. O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, because we have sinned against thee: to the Lord our God belang mercies and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against him. Dan. ix. 8, 9. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments. Psal. cxix. 137.

3. The Apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. Luke xvii. 5. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Mic. vii. 19. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee: for I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour. Isa. xliii. 2, 3. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not

heal our prayers.

joy. Job xxxiii. 26. As for me, my prayer is unto Son of David, thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time, O God in the have mercy multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy

upon us.

salvation. Psal. lxix. 13. If any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. John ix. 31. His ears are open unto their prayers. Psal. xxxiv. 15. Thus saith the Lord, in an acceptable time have I heard thee. Isa. xlix. 8. Two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. Matt. ix. 27. Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. Psal. iv. 1.-See also, Matt. xx. 30, 31.—xv. 22. 16, 17. Both 16, 17. Thou art the God of my salvation; on now and ever thee do I wait all the day. Psal. xxv. 5. He is vouchsafe to hear us, O able also to save them to the uttermost that come Christ: Graciously hear unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make us, O Christ; intercession for them. Heb. vii. 25. Jesus Christ graciously hear us, O the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever. Heb. Lord Christ. xiii. 8. O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold. Dan. ix. 18. And being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly. Luke xxii. 44. Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son; if ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. John xiv. 13, 14. This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us; and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1 John v. 14, 15.

18, 19. 0

mercy be

18, 19. Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Lord, let thy according as we hope in thee. Ps. xxxiii. 22. He shewed upon that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him us; as we do about. Psal. xxxii. 10. put our trust in thee.

1. We humbly beseech thee, O Father, merci fully to look upon our in

firmities;

XIX. A Prayer for Grace to sanctify our Troubles.

I. Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. Psal. cxix. 132. O my God, my soul is cast down within me. Psal. xlii. 6. I am counted with them that go down into the pit. Psal. lxxxviii. 4.

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2. and for the glory of thy Name

all those evils

have de

served;

not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me; in the day when I call, answer me speedily. Psal. cii. 2. He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities. Isa. liii. 4, 5. Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. Matt. viii. 17. We have not an High Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities. Heb. iv. 15. The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities. Rom. viii. 26.-See also, Isa. lxiii. 15.

2. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; and deliver us, and purge away turn from us our sins. Psal. lxxix. 9. Deliver me out of the that we most mire, and let me not sink; let me be delivered out righteously of the deep waters; let not the water-flood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Psal. lxix. 14, 15. He saved them for his Name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. Psal. cvi. 8. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. Psal. ciii. 13. I will be merciful unto their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. Heb. viii. 12. O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, because we have sinned against thee to the Lord our God belang mercies and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against him. Dan. ix. 8, 9. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments. Psal. cxix. 137.

3. and grant, that in all

our whole trust and

confidence in thy meroy,

3. The Apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our troubles our faith. Luke xvii. 5. He will turn again, he we may put will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Mic. vii. 19. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee: for I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour. Isa. xliii. 2, 3. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not

1. and evermore serve

ness and

pureness of living,

suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1 Cor. x. 13. That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us. Heb. vi. 18. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed. 2 Cor. iv. 8, 9. Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. Psal. xxxii. 10. Thou calledst upon me in troubles, and I delivered thee. Psal. lxxxi. 7.

4. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourthee in holi- selves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? but now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. Rom. vi. 16. 22. That ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Eph. iv. 24. That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him in holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. Luke i. 74, 75. Every man that hath this hope in him, purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 1 John iii. 3. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matt. v. 8. Beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 2 Pet. i. 5, 6, 7.— See also, James iii. 17.

5. to thy

honour and glory;

through our

only Medi

ator and Ad

vocate, Jesus

5. The Lord saith, Them that honour me, I will honour. 1 Sam. ii. 30. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit. John xv. 8. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father