...rocks. God is our refuge and strength : a very present help in trouble. To us belongeth shame of face. We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have...even by departing from Thy precepts, and from Thy judgments. But we now set our face unto the Lord our God, to seek by prayer and supplications ! And...

...consider himself one of the greatest enemies he has ; saying with the devout and repentant Daniel, " We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have...even by departing from Thy precepts, and from Thy judgments" — (Daniel ix. 5). Also with another penitent, recorded in the Book of God, "I abhor myself,...

...inasmuch as we have disobeyed the law. Daniel's language is peculiarly strong:—" We have sinned, ami have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and...even by departing from thy precepts, and from thy judgments." My brethren, we have disobeyed both the precepts and prohibitions. We have disobeyed them...

...and dreadful God, keeping' the covenant and mercy to them that love Thee, and to them that keep Thy commandments; we have sinned, and have committed iniquity,...rebelled, even by departing from Thy precepts and from Thy judgments. O LORD, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers,...

...and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.' And at present, we may with Daniel pray, and say, ' We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have...even by departing from thy precepts, and from thy judgments. O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day...

...fathers." 2 Chron. xxxiii. 12. In this manner Daniel prayed, '' We have sinned, and hav« cpmpaitted iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments." Dan. ix. 6. In this manner the prodigal prayed, " Father I have sinned against heaven -and...

...the plummet," we should fall under his just indignation. — " O Lord, the great and dreadful God ! we have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by depai ting from thy precepts and from thy judgments." Yes, brethren, great as our national mercies...

...dreadful, Dan. 9, keeping Thy covenant and mercy to them that love Thee, and*to them that keep Thy commandments ; we have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have transgressed, and departed from Thy precepts and from Thy judgments ; neither have we hearkened to...

...God, keeping the covenant and mercy to then that love him, and to them that keep his commandments ; ** have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have...wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy pwceptsandfromthyjudgments: „ Can it be »o sin now to reject th, neither have we hearkened counsel...

...according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies." (d) Such, also, is the confession of Daniel : " We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have...have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts." (e) And such are the other confessions, which frequently occur in the Scriptures, the recital of which...