15. O Lord, open thou my lips. He fears
to speak till the Lord unstops his shame-silenced mouth. This prayer of a
penitent is a golden petition for a preacher. But it may stand for anyone whose
shame for sin makes him stammer in his prayers, and when it is fully answered
the tongue of the dumb begins to sing. And my mouth shall show forth thypraise. When vanity, anger, falsehood or lust unbar the door, the foulest
villainies troop out; but if the Holy Spirit opens the gate, then grace, mercy,
peace, and all the graces come forth like the daughters of Israel when they met
David returning with the Philistine’s head.
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