...sacrifices to God, acceptable through Jesus Christ," 1 Pet. ii. 5, 9. Expressly saith David, Psal. Iv. 17. " Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray and cry aloud, and he shall hear my voice." So morning and evening were sacrifices and burnt offerings offered to the Lord ; and there is at least...

...ancient piety, afforded by the royal psalmist ; who, speaking of his own practice in this matter, says, " Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray and cry aloud, and the Lord shall hear my voice." These seasons of David's prayer, evening, and morning, and at noon,...

...practise was the resolution of the psalmist, that great master of devotion : ' evening,' said he, ' and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud.' And this was the custom of the noble Daniel, from which no occasion could divert, no hazard could deter...

...lie conformed to a general custom long prevalent among pious Jews. The language of the Psalmist is, " Evening and morning and at noon will I pray and cry aloud." We do not say, that this passage and the example of .Daniel settle precisely the question, how many...

...to practise was the resolution of the psalmist, that great master of devotion: 'evening,' said he, ' and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud.' And this was the custom of the noble Daniel, from which no occasion could divert, no hazard could deter...

...died for us. Rom. v. 8. Offer unto God thanksgiving ; and pay thy vowa unto the Most High. Ps. 1. 14 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud ; and he shall hear my voice. Ps. Iv. 17. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion; and unto thee shall the vow be performed. Ps....

...of piety are of great importance. David; as well as Daniel, was aware of Ais, and therefore says he, "Evening and morning, and at noon will I pray, and cry aloud : and he shall hear my voice." The last circumstance is the constancy and invariableness of the practice — " as afore;ime." There...

...every day with reading and meditating upon the Scriptures, and with secret prayer ? [Uavid resolves. " Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray and cry aloud." He says also, " O how love I thy law ! It is my meditation all the day."] 8. Am I formal and hypocritical,...

...and, that faithful saints live by rule. " Daniel kneeled three times a day and prayed." David said, " Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud." " Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer." If the apostles observed...

...religion ought to be every day more than once. We read sometimes of thrice in a day. Psalm 55. 17- Evening and morning, and at noon will I pray, and cry aloud ; and he shall hear my voice. This in all likelihood must refer too to family-prayer. He speaks of crying with his voice, a loud...