And let those that suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand, call the people to the mountain, that they may offer sacrifices of righteous ness.a 6. For the universal church, wherever dispersed, and for all the interests of it. Our hearts' desire and prayer to God for the gospelIsrael, is, that it may be saved.b Do good, in thy good pleasure, unto Zion, build the walls of Jerusalem.c Peace be within her walls, and prosperity within her palaces: for our brethren and companions' sake, we will now say peace be within her.d O that we may see the good of the gospel-Jerusalem all the days of our life, and peace upon Israel;e and that thus we may have reason to answer the messengers of the nations, that the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust to that.g Give Save thy people, O Lord, and bless thine heritage: Feed them also, and lift them up for ever.h strength unto thy people, and bless thy people with peace ;i with thy favour do thou compass them as with a shield.k Grace be with all them that love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity; for thou knowest them that are thine and give to all that name the name of Christ to depart from iniquity.m We pray for all that believe in Christ, that they all may be one ;n and since there is one body and one Spirit, and one hope of our calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father of all,o give to all Christians to be of one heart and one way.p Let the word of the Lord, in all places, have a free course, and let it be glorified.q 7. For the conviction and conversion of atheists, deists, and infidels, and of all that are out of the way of truth, and of profane scoffers, and those that disgrace Christianity by their vicious and immoral lives. a Deut. 33. 19. b Rom. 10, 1. e Psalm 128, 5, 6. c Psalm 51. 18, O teach transgressors thy ways, and let sinners be converted unto thee.a O give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, the truth as it is in Jesus,b the truth which is according to godliness,c that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil.d Let those that are as sheep going astray, return to Je sus Christ, the shepherd and bishop of our souls.e Show those fools their folly and misery, that have said in their hearts, there is no God, and that are corrupt, and have done abominable work.g Lord, maintain the honor of the scripture, the law and the testimony, and convince those who speak nąt according to that word,h that it is because there is no light in them: magnify that word above all thy name ;i magnify the law, magnify the gospel, and make both honorable.k Let those that will not be won by the word, be won by the conversation of Christians, which we beg may be such in every thing, that they who believe not, may be convinced of all, and judged of all, may be brought to worship God, and to report that God is with them of truth.m 8. For the amending of every thing that is amiss in the church, the reviving of primitive Christianity, and the power of godliness, and in order thereunto, the pouring out of the Spirit. Lord, let thy Spirit be poured out upon thy churches from on high, and then the wilderness shall become a fruitful field,n then judgment shall return unto righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.o Let what is wanting be set in order,p and let every. plant that is not of our heavenly Father's planting be plucked up.q Let the Lord whom we seek come to his temple like a refiner's fire, and fuller's soap, and let him purify the sons of Levi, and of the seed of Israel, and purge them a Psalm 51.13. b2 Tim. 2. 25, 26. c Eph.4.21. as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering unto righteousness, pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, as in former years.a Let pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father, flourish and prevail every where,b that kingdom of God among men, which is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.c O revive this work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known,d and let our times be times of reformation.e 9. For the breaking of the power of all the enemies of the church, and the defeating of all their designs against her. Let all that set themselves and take counsel together against the Lord, and against his anointed, that would break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from them, imagine a vain thing. Let him that sits in heaven laugh at them, and have them in derision ;g speak unto them in thy wrath, and vex them in thy sore displeasure. Give them, O Lord, what thou wilt give them; give them a miscarrying womb, and dry breasts.h O our God, make them like a wheel and as stubble before the wind: fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O Lord, and that men may know thou whose name is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.i Put them in fear, O Lord, that the nations may know themselves to be but men, and wherein the proud enemies of thy church deal proudly, make it to appear that thou art above them./ Let them be confounded and turned back that hate Zion, and be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it grow up.m Let no weapon formed against thy church prosper, and let every tongue that riseth against it in judgment be condemned.n Make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people, and let all that burden themselves with it be cut in a Mal. iii. 3. 4. b James i, 27. e Heb. ix. 10. ¿ Psal. lxxxiii. 13, 16, 18, K c Rom. xiv. 17. g Ps. ii. 1, 2..3, 4, 5. Psalm ix. 20. zz Isa. liv. 17. pieces, though all the people of the earth should be ga thered together against it ;a so let all thy enemies perish, O Lord, but let them that love thee be as the sun when he goes forth in his strength.b Lord, let the man of sin be consumed with the Spirit of thy mouth, and destroyed with the brightness of thy coming and let those be undeceived that have been long under the power of strong delusions to believe a lie, and let them receive the truth in the love of it.c Let Babylon fall, and sink like a millstone into the sea,d and let the kings of the earth,e that have given their power and honor to the beast, be wrought upon at length to bring it into the new Jerusalem.g 10. For the relief of suffering churches, and the support, comfort, and deliverance of all that are persecuted for righteousness' sake. We desire in our prayers to remember them that are in bonds for the testimony of Jesus, as bound with them, and them which suffer adversity, as being ourselves also in the body.h O send from above, and deliver them from those that hate them, and bring them forth into a large place.i O let not the rod of the wicked rest upon the lot of the righteous, lest the righteous should put forth their hands unto iniquity.k Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord: awake, as in the ancient days, as in the generations of old, and make the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed of the Lord to pass over./ . For the oppression of the poor, and the sighing of the needy, now do thou arise, O Lord, and set them in safety from them that puff at them.m O strengthen the patience and faith of thy suffering saints,n that they may hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.o O let the year of thy redeemed come,p and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.q a Zech. xii. 3. d Rev. xviii. 2, 21. b Judg. v. 31. e Rev. xvii. 17. Isa. Ixiii. 4. c 2 Thes. ii. 2, 3,8,10,11, g Rev. xxi. 24. 19. k Psalm cxxv. 5. n Rev. xiii. 10. q Isa. xxxviii, 8. O that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion : and when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice and Isra-1 shall be glad.a O let not the oppressed return ashamed, but let the poor and needy praise thy name.6 Lord arise, and have mercy upon Zion, and let the time to favour her, yea, the set time come; yea, let the Lord build up Zion, and appear in his glory. Lord, regard the prayer of the destitute, and do not despise their prayer.c O Lord God, cease, we beseech thee; by whom shall Jacob arise, for he is small ?d O cause thy face to shine upon that part of thy sanctuary that is desolate for the Lord's sake.e Let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners come before thee, and according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that for thy name's sake are appointed to die.g Let those whose teachers are removed into corners, again see their teachers, though they have the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction.h us. 11. For the nations of Europe and the countries about Thou, Lord, art the governor among the nations ;i who shall not fear thee, O King of nations? Thou sittest in the throne judging right;k judge the world therefore in righteousness, and minister judgment to the people in uprightness./ Lord hasten the time when thou wilt make wars to cease to the ends of the earth,m when nation shall no more lift up sword against nation, nor kingdom against kingdom, but swords shall be beaten into plough-shares, and spears into pruning-hooks, and they shall not learn war any more.n Make kings nursing fathers, and their queens nursing mothers to the Israel of God.o And in the days of these kings let the God of heaven a Psalm 14. 7. h Isa. 30. 20: 6 Psalm 74. 21. c Psalm 102. 13. 16, 17, g Psalm 79. 12. o Isa. 49.23. |