of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.

1 Sam. ii, 1. And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoicoth in the LORD; mine horn is exalted in the LORD; my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I reJoice in thy salvation.

2 Chron. vi, 4. And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying.

Ps. xxvii, 6. And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemics round about me: there

fore will I offer in his tabernacle

power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.

Judges v, 2, 11, 12. Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water; there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD

name is near thy wondrous works declare.

Ps. xcvili, 1, 2. O sing unto the LORD a new song, for he hath doue marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

Ps. cxxiv, 6. Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as

a prey to their teeth.

Ps. cxxxvi, 17-20, 24. To him

which smote great kings: for his slew famous kings: for his mercy mercy endureth for ever: And

will sing praises unto the LORD.

Ps. xxxi, 7. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities.

Ps. liv, 7. For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

Isa, xii, 1. And In that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.

Jer. xx, 13. Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD; for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evil doers.

awake, Deborah; awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

2 Sam. xxii, 18. He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

2 Chron. xx, 21. And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army. and to say, Praise the LORD; for uis mercy endureth for ever."

Ps. xviil, 47-49. It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the Micah vil, 18. Who is a God people under me. He delivereth like unto thee, that pardoneth me from mine enemies; yea, thou iniquity, and passeth by the trans-liftest me up above those that rise gression of the remnant of his up against me: thou hast deliverheritage? he retaineth not his ed me from the violent man. anger for ever, because he de- Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, lighteth in mercy. and sing praises unto thy name.

Rom. i, 8. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

FOR PUBLIC BLESSINGS. 1 Kings viil, 56. Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.

Ezra vii, 27. Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.

Joel ii, 26. And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you; and my people shall never be ashamed.

FOR SUCCESS IN WAB. Exod. xv, 6, 7. Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in

Ps. xxxi, 21. Blessed be the LORD; for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

Ps. xliv, 7. But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated

us.

Ps. lv, 18. He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

P3. lxvi, 3. Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

Ps. 1xxl, 23, 24. My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; my soul, which thou hast redeemed. My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my heart.

Ps. lxxv, 1. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy

the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever: And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth

for ever: And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Ps. cxl, 7, 8. O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation; thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; further not his wicked device, lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

Ps. cxliv, 1. Blessed be the LORD my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.

Luke 1, 71. That we should be our enemies, and saved from from the hands of all that hate us.

PRAISE NOW AND FOR EVER.

1 Chron. xvi, 36. Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.

Ps. xxx, 12. To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent, O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

Ps. xxxiv, 1. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Ps. xliv, 8. In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

Ps. lix, 16. But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

Ps. Ixiii, 4. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

Ps. 1xxi, 8. Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.

Ps. lxxv, 9. But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

Ps. lxxix, 13. So we thy people, and sheep of thy pasture, will give thee thanks for ever; we will

Ps. xcii, 1, 2. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: To shew forth thy loving-kindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night.

Ps. cvi, 48. Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.

Ps. cxiii, 2, 3. Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun, unto the going down of the same, the LORD's name is to be praised.

Ps. cxv, 18. But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.

P's. cxix, 164. Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.

Ps. cxlv, 1, 2, 4, 21. I will extol thee, my God, O king, and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

Col. 1, 3. We give thanks to God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for

Rom. xvi, 24-27. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, (according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith;) To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.

Ephesians iii, 20, 21. 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.

Phil. iv, 20. Now unto God, and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter v, 11. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Jude 24, 25. Now unto him that is able to keep you from fall ing, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy. To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now andever. Amen.

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PUBLIC PROCESSIONS. 2 Chron. xx, 26-28. And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day. Then they returned, every man Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy: for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies. And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries, and harps, and trumpets, unto the house of the LORD.

Neh.xii,31-34,37-40. Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall,and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof onewent on the right hand uponthewalltoward the dung-gate; And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah, And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam, Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah; And at the fountain-gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water-gate eastward. And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall; And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. So stood the two companics of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me.

II.
PRAYER.

THE COMMAND.

1 Chron. xvi, 10, 11. Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.

Ps. cv, 3, 4. Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. Seek the LORD, and his strength; seek

his face evermore.

Isa.lv, 6. Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.

Lam. ii, 41. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.

Luke xviii, 1. And he spake a parable unto them 'to this end, that men ought always to pray,

and not to faint.

Phil. iv, 6. Be careful for nothing: but in every thing by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God.

Col. iv, 2. Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.

1 Thess. v, 17. Pray without ceasing.

1 Tim. il, 8. I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands; without wrath and doubting.

THE EXAMPLE.

Matth. vi, 9-13. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Hosea xiv, 2. Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so we will render the calves of our lips.

Matth. vi, 7. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Matth. xviii, 19. Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

Luke xi, 1. And it came to pass, that as he was praying in a certain place, when lie ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

SEASONS.

Ps. v, 3. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my

voice.

Ps. lxxxvi, 3. Be merciful unto me, O LORD, for I cry unto thee daily.

Ps. lxxxviii, 1. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.

Ps. lxxxviii, 13. But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent

thee.

broad, and three cubits high, and set it in the midst of the court; and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward

heaven.

BOWING.

CONFESSION.

Lev. v, 5. And it shall be, When he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing.

Lev. xxvi, 40. If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me.

Exod. xxxiv, 8. And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and wor

ers heard them.

PLACES.

2 Chron. xx, 9. If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, Judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.

Ps. lxi, 2. Frem the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.

Lam. iii, 55. I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.

Jonah ii, 1. Then Jonah prayed

unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly.

Matth. vi, 5. And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

POSTURES.

KNEELING.

1 Kings viii, 54. And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.

2 Chron. vi, 13. For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold of

1 Chron. xxix, 20. And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king,

2 Chron. xxix, 29, 30. And when they had made an end of offering, the king, and all that were present with him, bowed themselves,and worshipped. Moreover, Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer: and they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

PROSTRATION.

Gen. xvii, 3. And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying.

Joshua vii, 10. And the LORD wherefore liest thou thus upon said unto Joshua, Get thee up; thy face?

phat bowed his head with his 2 Chron. xx, 18. And Jehoshaface to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.

Ezra x, 1. Now, when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men, and women, and children: for the people wept very sore. Neh. viii, 6. the LORD, the the

And Ezra blessed great God: and all Amen, with lifting up their hands; people answered, Amen, and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

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1 Kings viii, 47. Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness.

Job vii, 20. I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou Preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

Ps. xxxi, 10. For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

silence, my bones waxed old Ps. xxxii, 3, 5. When I kept through my roaring all the day long: I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

Ps. xxxviii, 4-8, 10. For mine head; as an heavy burden, they iniquities are gone over mine wounds stink, and are corrupt are too heavy for me. My because of my foolishness. I am greatly; I go mourning all the day troubled; I am bowed down long.

with a loathsome disease; and For my loins are filled there is no soundness in my flesh. I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

Ps. xl, 12. For innumerable evils have compassed me about; mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up: they are more than the hairs of mine head; therefore my heart faileth me.

Prov. xxviii, 13. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

Jer. iii, 13. Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and last scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.

Gen. xvill, 27. And Abraham answered and said, Behold now

I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes.

Num. xiv, 40. And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the LORD hath promised: for we have sinned.

Judges x, 10, 15. And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Balaam. And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

1 Sam. xii, 10. And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Balaam and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies,

and we will serve thee.

Job xl, 4, 5. Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. Once have I spoken, but I will not answer; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

Ps. xxxviii, 18. For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

Ps. li, 3, 4. For I acknowledge my transgressions; and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight; that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

Ps. Ixix, 5. O God, thou know. est my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.

Ps. cvi, 6, 7. We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done stood not thy wonders in Egypt; wickedly. Our fathers undertude of thy mercies; but provoked they remembered not the multihim at the sea, even at the Red

sea.

Ps. cxix, 176. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant: for I do not forget thy command

Neh. i, 6, 7. Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.

We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy ser

vant Moses.

Neh. ix, 2, 33-35. And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. Howbeit thou art just in ail that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly: Veither have our kings our

ments.

LORD,

We

our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.

Lam. i, 18. The LORD is right

cous; for I have rebelled against

his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow; my virgins, and my young men are gone into captivity.

Lam. iii, 42. We have transgressed, and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.

Lam. v, 16. The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that

we have sinned!

Dan. ix, 5-8, 10-15. We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts, and from thy judgments; Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and onr fathers, and to all the people of the land. Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants that are near, and that are far off, of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel thou hast driven them because of through all the countries whither their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. Neither LORD our God, to walk in his laws, have we obeyed the voice of the which he set before us by his servants the prophets. Israel have transgressed thy law, Yea, all even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him, And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us heaven hath not been done as a great evil: for under the whole hath been done upon Jerusalem. Moses, all this evil is come upon As it is written in the law of us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. And now, O Lord our God, that hast