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ing, and drunkennefs, and cares of his life, and fo that day come upon you unawares. Mark iv. 19. And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulnefs of riches, and the lufts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

h James i. 14. But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own luft, and enticed.

i Gal. v. 17. For the fleth lufteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other; fo that ye cannot do the things that ye would,

k Matth. xxvi. 4r. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the fpirit indeed is willing, but the fleih is weak.

/ Matth. xxvi. 69. Now Peter fat without in the palace; and a damfel came unto him, faying, Thou alfo waft with Jefus of Galilee. v. 70. But he denied before them all, faying, I know not what thou fayeft. v. 71. And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid faw him, and faid unto them that were there, This fellow was alfo with Jefus of Nazareth. v. 72. And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. Gal. ii. 11. But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. v. 12. For, before that certain came from James, he did

eat with the Gentiles; but when they were come, he withdrew, and feparated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcifion. v. 13. And the other Jews diffembled likewife with him; infomuch that Barnabas alfo was carried away with their diffimulation. v. 14. But when I faw that they walked not uprightly, according to the truth of the gofpel, I faid unto Peter— 2 Chron. xviii. 3. And Ahab king of Ifrael faid unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with mẹ to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people, and we will be with thee in the war. Compared with 2 Chron. xix. 2. And Jehu the fon of Hanani the feer, went out to meet him, and faid to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldft thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.

m Rom. vii. 23. But I fee another law in my members, warring againft the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of fin, which is in my members. v. 24. O wretched man that I am, who fhall deliver me from the body of this death! 1 Chron. xxi. i. And Satan ftood up against Ifrael, and provoked David to number Ifrael. v. 2. And David faid to Joab, and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Ifrael, from Beer fheba even to Dan; and bring the number

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of them to me, that I may know it. v. 3. And Joab answered, The Lord make his people an hundred times fo many more as they be but my lord the king, are they not all my lord's fervants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a caufe of trefpafs to Ifrael? v. 4. Nevertheless, the king's word prevailed against Joab wherefore Joab departed.-2 Chron. xvi. 7. And at that time Hanani the feer came to Afa king of Judah, and faid unto him, Becaufe thou haft relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria efcaped out of thine hand.

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Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge hoft, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, becaufe thou didst rely on the Lord, he delivered them into thine hand. V. 9. For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to fhew himself strong in the behalf of them, whofe heart is perfect towards him. Herein thou haft done foolishly; therefore from henceforth thou fhalt have wars. v. 10. Then Afa was wroth with the feer, and put him into a prifon-houfe; for he was in a rage with him, becaufe of this thing: and Afa oppreffed fome of the people the fame time.

n Pfal. lxxxi. 11. But my people would not hearken to my voice: and Iael would none of me. v. 12. So I gave them up unto their own

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hearts luft and they walked in their own counfels.

• John xvii. 15. I pray not that thou should take them out of the world, but that thou shouldít keep them from the evil.

P Pfal. li. 10. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right fpirit within me. Pfal. cxix. 133. Order my fteps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

q 2 Cor. xii. 7. And left I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the meffenger of Satan to buffet me, left I fhould be exalted above meafure. v.8. For this thing I, befought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

r1 Cor. x. 12. Wherefore let him that thinketh he ftandeth, take heed left he fall. v. 13. There hath no temptation taken you, but fuch as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not fuffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation alfo make a way to efcape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Heb. xiii. 20. Now the God of peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Jefus, that great Shepherd of the fheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, v. 21. Make you perfect in every good work, to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleafing in his fight, through Jefus Chrift.---

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t Matth. xxvi. 41. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.-Pfal. xix. 13. Keep back thy fervant alfo from prefumptuous fins, let them not have dominion over me then fhall I be upright, and I fhall be innocent from the great tranfgreffion.

v Eph. iii. 14 For this caufe I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jefus Christ. v. 5. Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named. v. 16. That he would grant you according to the riches of his glory, to be ftrengthened with might, by his Spirit in the inner man; v. 17. That Chrift may dwell in your hearts by faith.-1 Theff. iii. 13. To the end he may ftablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift with all his faints. Jude verf. 24. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to prefent you faultlefs, before the prefence of his glory with exceeding joy.

w Pfal. li. 12. Reftore unto me the joy of thy falvation and uphold me with thy free Spirit.

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Q. 196. thern that are in the world. V. 10. But the God of all grace who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Chrift Jefus; after that ye have fuffered a while, make you perfect, ftablish, ftrengthen, fettle you.

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y 2 Cor. xiii. 7. Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; we should appear approved, but that ye fhould do that which is honeft, though we be as reprobates. For we are glad when we are weak, and ye are strong; and this also we wifh, even your perfection.

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z Rom. xvi. 20. And the God of peace fhall bruise Satan under your feet fhortly.—Zech. iii. 2. And the Lord faid unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan, even the Lord that hath chofen Jerufalem, rebuke thee: is not this a brand pluckt out of the fire? Luke xxii. 31. And the Lord faid, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath defired to have you, that he may fift you as wheat: v. 32. But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and when thou are converted, ftrengthen thy brethren.

a John xvii. 15. I pray not that

thou fhould take them out of the world, but that thou shouldeft keep them from the evil. 1 Theff. v. 23. And the very God of peace fanctify you wholly and I : pray God your whole fpirit and foul and body be preferved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jefus Christ.

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c Rom. xv. 30. Now I befeech you, brethren, for the Lord Jefus Chrift's fake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye ftrive together with me in your prayers to God for

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d Dan. ix. 4. And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confeffion, and faid, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant, and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments.- -v. 7. O Lord, righteoufnefs belongeth unto thee, but unto us confufion of faces, as at this day.v. 8. O Lord, to us belongeth confufion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have finned against thee. v. 9. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveneffes, though we have rebelled against him. v. 16. O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I befeech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerufalem. v. 17. Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy fervant, and his fupplications, and caufe thy face to fhine upon thy fanctuary that is defolate, for the Lord's fake. v. 18. O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our defola

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tions, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not prefent our fupplications before thee for our righteoufneffes, but for thy great mercies. v. 19. O Lord, hear, O Lord, forgive, O Lord, hearken and do, defer not, for thine own fake, O my God: for thy city, and thy people are called by thy

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

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f 1 Chron. xxix. 10. Wherefore David bleffed the Lord before all the congregation and David faid, Bleffed be thou, Lord God of israel our Father, for ever and ever. v. II. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majefty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth, is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. v. 12. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reigneft over all, and in thine hand is power and might, and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give ftrength unto all. v. 13. Now therefore, our God, we thank three, and praise thy glorious g Eph.

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