will I pray, and cry aloud, and he shall hear my voice.

Ps. lxxiii. 28. It is good for me to draw near to God.

Ps. lxxxvi. 5. Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy to all them that call upon thee. Vet. 7, In the day of my trouble I will cell upon thee, for thou wilt answer me.

Ps. cxlv. 18. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him; to all that call upon him in truth.

Jer. xxxiii. 3. Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Joel, ii. 32. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be delivered.

Rom. x. 12. The same Lord over all, is rich unto all that call upon him. Ver. 13. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

James, iv. 8. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.

Job, xxii. 21. Acquaint thyself with him, and be at peace; for thereby good shall come unto thee.

Ezek. xxxvi. 37. I will yet for this be in quired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.

Heb. iv. 16. Let us therefore come boldly

unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. See Promises of Hearing Prayer, Part I. Chap. III. Sec. VI.

To seeking God.-Deut. iv. 29. If thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him; if thou seek him with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.

1 Chron. xxviii. 9. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee.

Job, viii. 5. If thou would seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication unto the Almighty. Ver. 6. If thou wert pure and upright, surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

Ps. ix. 10. Thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Ps. Ixix. 32. Your heart shall live, that seek God.

Is. xlv. 19. I said not unto the seed of Jacob, seek ye me in vain.

Jer. xxix. 13. Ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Hos. x. 12. Seek the Lord till he come, and rain righteousness upon you.

Amos, v. 4.

Seek ye me, and ye shall live. Lam. iii. 25. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him: unto the soul that seeketh him.

Acts, xvii. 27. That they should seek the

Lord, if happily they might feel after him, and find him.

Heb. xi. 6. He that cometh to God, must believe that he is; and that he is a rewarder of all them that diligently seek him.

2 Chron. xv. 2. The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; if ye seek him, he will be found of you.

Ezra, viii. 22. The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him.

Secret Prayer.-Matt. vi. 6. Thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

Praising God.-Ps. Ixix. 30. I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. Ver. 31. This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

Ps. xcii. 1. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High! Ver. 2. To show forth thy loving kindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night.

Ps. cxxxv. 3. Praise ye the Lord, for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name, for it is pleasant.

Desires of Grace.-Matt. v. 6. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be filled.

Is. lv. 1. Ho, every one that thirsteth,

come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money! come ye, buy and eat; yea, come buy wine and milk without money and without price.

John, vii. 37. Jesus stood, and cried, saying, if any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. Ver. 38. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of water.

Rev. xxi. 6. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end; I will give unto him that is athirst, of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Rev. xxii. 17. And let him that is athirst come: and whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

Ps. lxxxi. 10. Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

IX. To Wisdom and Knowledge, and the study of it.

To the wise.-Prov. iii. 13. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom; and the man that getteth understanding. Ver. 14. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. Ver. 15. She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire, are not to be compared unto her. Ver. 16. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Ver. 17. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all

her paths are peace. Ver. 18. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is every one that retaineth her. Ver. 35. The wise shall inherit glory.

Prov. iv. 6. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Ver. 8. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her. Ver. 9. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace; a crown of glory shall she deliver to

thee.

Prov. i. 5. A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels.

Prov. viii. 35. Whoso findeth me, [wisdom] findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

Prov. ix. 12. If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself.

Prov. x. 17. He is in the way of life, that keepeth instruction; but he that refuseth reproof, erreth.

Prov. xii. 8. A man shall be commended according to his wisdom.

Prov. xiii. 15. Good understanding gives favour.

Prov. xix. 8. He that getteth wisdom, lov eth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding, shall find good.

Prov. xvi. 20. He that handleth a matter wisely, shall find good. Ver. 22. Under