1. Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me. When our prayers are lowly by reason of our humility, or feeble by
reason of our sickness, or without wing by reason of our despondency, the Lord
will bow down to them. Faith, when she has the loftiest name of God on her
tongue, and calls him Jehovah, yet dares to ask from him the most tender and
condescending acts of love. Great as he is he loves his children to be bold
with him. For I am poor and needy. Our distress is a forcible reason for
our being heard by the Lord God, merciful, and gracious, for misery is ever the
master argument with mercy. Such reasoning as this would never be adopted by a
proud man. Of all despicable sinners those are the worst who use the language
of spiritual poverty while they think themselves to be rich and increased in
goods.
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