that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions desired of Him".

We do not present our supplications before Thee for our righteousness; but for Thy great mercies. O Lord hear; O Lord forgive; O Lord hearken, and do; defer not, for Thine own sake, O my God a.

Doubtless Thou art our Father; though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not; Thou, O Lord, art our Father, our Redeemer; Thy name is from everlasting ".

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage, again to fear; but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

If ye then being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children; how much more shall your Father Which is in heaven give good things to them that ask Him.d?

He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all; how shall He not with Him also, freely give us all things?

In Whom we have boldness, and access with confidence, by the faith of Him.

For there is one God, and one Mediator be

tween God and man, the Man Christ Jesus, Who gave Himself a ransom for all.

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which He hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, His flesh; And having an High Priest over the house of God, Let us draw near, with a true heart, in full assurance of faith h.

For we have not an High Priest Which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted, like as we are, yet without sin: Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father but by Me *.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My name, He shall give it you: Hitherto have ye asked nothing in My name: ask, and shall receive, that your joy may be full'.

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And 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 m

8 1 Tim. ii. 5, 6. John xiv. 6.

h Heb. x. 19-22. 1 John xvi. 23, 24.

i Heb. iv. 15, 16.

m John xiv. 13, 14.

A Prayer for the pious and profitable use of the Holy Scriptures.

ALMIGHTY GOD, Who of Thine infinite love to mankind, hast been graciously pleased to reveal to us in the holy Scriptures whatever is necessary for us to believe and practise in order to our eternal salvation, grant that I may, with faithful care and diligence, apply myself to the reading of those sacred volumes; and do Thou open mine eyes, I beseech Thee, that I may see the wondrous things of Thy law.

Dispose me, by Thy grace, to peruse them with that reverence and respect which are due to Thy gracious manifestations; with an entire submission of my understanding to Thy Divine authority; and with a sincere and stedfast resolution of mind to govern my life by the maxims of Thy holy Gospel, and to do and suffer Thy blessed will in every thing.

Let Thy precious promises quicken mine obedience, and make me fruitful and abounding in the work of the Lord: and let Thy dreadful threatenings possess my soul with an awful fear of displeasing Thee, and make me speedily to depart from all iniquity.

O Thou, from Whom is all our sufficiency, and Who workest in us to will and to do of Thy good pleasure! I humbly beseech Thee

to purge my heart of all hypocrisy, pride, and self-conceit, of all sensual desires and worldly cares, and every thing that will hinder the growth and increase of the heavenly seed of Thy word. And grant, that I may so seriously tend to the great truths Thy goodness hath revealed to us in the Gospel, and so heedfully observe those divine instructions, and moving arguments to a sincere and uniform obedience, which I shall learn from thence, that my improvements in holiness may be answerable to the means of grace which Thou hast vouchsafed me; and I may so cheerfully run the way of Thy commandments, that I may finally attain Thy heavenly promises, through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for grace to be frequent in prayer; and for the holy dispositions necessary to entitle our prayers to the Divine acceptance.

ALMIGHTY and most merciful God! Who hast been graciously pleased not only to permit, but to encourage, and even command us, who are but vile dust and ashes, to make our requests known unto Thee; and hast promised by Thy blessed Son, that whatsoever we ask in His name, we shall receive; assist me with

Thy grace, so attentively to consider the allsufficient goodness of Thy nature, and the miserable indigency of mine own, that I may set a due value on this inestimable privilege, and rejoice in every opportunity of worshipping Thy glorious Majesty, and presenting my supplications at the throne of Thy grace.

Grant me grace, I beseech Thee, to give diligent heed always to keep my soul in a fit temper for devotion; and to walk under such a constant sense of Thine all-seeing providence, and my absolute dependence, as may dispose me to be frequently lifting up my heart unto Thee, in pious ejaculations, and devout breathings; and especially, to be strictly regular and constant in my morning and evening devotions, and in observing the stated hours of public prayer.

And, that I may always receive a gracious answer to my petitions, grant, I humbly beseech Thee, that in all my supplications to Thy Divine Majesty, I may prostrate myself before Thee with becoming apprehensions of Thine infinite excellencies and perfections, and of my own vileness and demerits; with such a steady, intense application of mind, as is suitable to the nature and importance of so sacred and advantageous a duty; and with such devout affections, and fervent desires, as may