...they could not have laid this snare for him. And how should they know it ? It is said, Dan. 6'. 10. He went into his house, and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks unto his...

...with his conscience by the privacy of his wor5 ship. " When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house, and his •windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks unto God...

...while uttering the prayer of dedication of the temple (1 Kings viii. 54, 2 Chron. vi. 13) ; Daniel " kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God" (Daniel vi. 10) ; the Lord Jesus "kneeled down and prayed" at the Mount of Olives in the Garden of...

...amidst the temptations of a luxurious court, — yet never neglected he his God ; but, as we read, — he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before him. A frequent correspondence with heaven, by prayer and devotion, is the greatest nourishment and...

...who shall deliver him. Thus we behold him going into his house, " and his windows being open toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day and prayed " — as was his daily wont. Full well, he knows " the law of the Medes and Persians altereth not."...

...save of the king, he should be cast into the den of fions : He toent into his house ; and his winchws being open in his chamber, towards Jerusalem, he kneeled...and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. In answer to this we may observe, 1st, That this was not done to gain the esteem or applause of men,...

...from asking a petition of any god or man, save of the king, he should be cast into the den of liyns : He went into his house ; and his -windows being open...his chamber, towards Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his kneed three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, <K he did aforetime. In answer...

...towards that place. We have an instance of a similar kind in the prophet Daniel, when in Babylon ; who « went into his house, and his windows being open in his chamber towards Jerusalem, he kneeled on his knees three times a day and prayed." So that at this very time, Peter seems to be giving proof...

...upon the king's signing the decree against the petitioning any for thirty days, save himself, Daniel went into his house, and his windows being open in his chamber towards Jerusalem, he prayed and gave thanks before God, as he did aforetime. The opening of his windows towards Jerusalem...

...will I pray." And the latter tells us, that, not withstand ing the king's decree to the contrary, " He kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks unto his God, as he did afore time." By which it is plainly implied, that he did not only at that time...