...righteous Lord loveth righteousness ; his countenance doth behold the upright. Dearly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in sundry places to acknowledge...lowly, penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought at all...

...reminded of the manner, when you come to practise in your private reading. ' Dearly beloved brethren! = The Scripture moveth us' in sundry places' to acknowledge...Heavenly Father" but confess them' with an humble' lowly7 penitent' and obedient heart' to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same' by his...

...question. In the liturgy of the Church we find the following admonition : — " Dearly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in sundry places to acknowledge...wickedness ; and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father ; but confess them with an hum-, ble,...

...acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness ; and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly...with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart." These are " works meet for repentance ;" and the Church declares, that " the Scripture moveth us,"...

...ever one God, world without end. Amen. No. 14. SCRIPTURE TRACTS FASTS AND FESTIVALS. BY A LAYMAN. " The Scripture moveth us in sundry places to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness." — Liturgy. " Cleanse your hands, ye sinners ; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded. Be afflicted,...

...Morning and Evening Prayer, thus : — " Dearly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, &c. &c. ; and that we should not dissemble nor cloke them before the face of Almighty God," &c. ; that is, we should not endeavour to hide or conceal our sins from God, for to deceive Him is...

...and in a manner expressive of the utmost sorrow and contrition for our acknowledged transgressions. and that we should not dissemble nor cloke them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father ; An awful look upward when repeating from " before the face," &c. was practised by Mr Garrick. but...

...and in a manner expressive of the utmost sorrow and contrition for our acknowledged transgressions. and that we should not dissemble nor cloke them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father ; An awful look upward when repeating from " before the face," &c. was practised by Mr Garrick. ' but...

...as near as possible to each other; tint their mutual relation may appear to the greatest advantage. "The Scripture moveth us, In sundry places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins." In this sentence, the phrase in sundry places, being most nearly related (o Scripture, ought to nave...

...general call to confession of our sins ; the next, a caution not to conceal them, in these words, ' that we should not dissemble nor cloke them before the face of Almighty God.'— Next, the state of heart, with which we should confess, is pointed out, that it should be ' humble,...