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prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; and saw the Lord saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: and when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

THE LORD'S ANSWER.

ACTS xxii. 21.

And the Lord said unto me, Depart, for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

THE PRAYER OF ST. PAUL FOR THE FATHER OF PUBLIUS.

ACTS xxviii. 8,

And it came to pass that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever, and of a bloody flux to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.

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And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

THE LORD'S ANSWER.

2 COR. xii. 9, 10.

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

THE

PRAYERS OF THE APOSTLES

FOR THE

CHURCHES.

THE PRAYERS OF ST. PAUL FOR THE CHURCH AT ROME.

ROM. i. 8-12.

I THANK my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; that is, that I may be comforted together with you, by the mutual faith both of you and me.

ROM. x. 1.

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

ROM. XV. 5, 6, and 13.

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: that ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

ROM. xv. 30-33.

Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; that I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judæa: and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints; that I may come unto

you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed. Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

THE PRAYERS OF ST. PAUL FOR THE CHURCH AT CORINTH.

1 COR. i. 4-8.

I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; that in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 COR. i. 8-11.

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For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: but we had the sen

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