...perfection, " I shall shout Grace! Grace! " As long as he was capable of speaking, he continued to offer up the prayer of the publican, " God be merciful to me a sinner!" And, when unable to speak any more, his looks, and attitude, discovered the devotion of his soul. A...

...through much trouble and anguish of heart, because of her sint'ulness. Often, from heriomost soul, had the prayer of the publican. " God be merciful to me a sinner," ascended to the mercy-seat ; and frequently would she be heard mourning over her sins and transgressions,...

...of rendering them more level to hum»a ion of sinners ; so a cordial reception of it must presuppose and powerfully cherish a humbling sense of personal...acknowledgment of our apostle, by the grace of God lam ivhat I am ; and with the song of the heavenly hosts, sahation to our God, -vaho sitteth on the...

...рчл<: and depravity, and a disposition to ascribe the needed blessings of pardon, holiness, and eterna! life to the infinite mercy of God operating through...Christian harmonize with the prayer of the publican, Gtake merciful to me a sinner ; with the acknowledgment of our apostle, by the grace of God I wwhat...

...with the assurance of eternal blessedness, when he would be far more properly employed in offering up the prayer of the publican, " God be merciful to me a sinner." This is so serious a subject, and the doctrine of the church so exceedingly dangerous, that I tremble...

...many things we offend," but that in every thing we " fail and come short ;" and still to come to God with the prayer of the publican, " God be merciful to me a sinner." Ss LECTURE XIII. But the connection of the verse with what precedes is not, at first view, very obvious:...

...guilt \\i\\ hring the sinner to the throne of grace, and there with unfeigned contrition, he will utter the prayer of the Publican, " God be merciful to me a sinner." And if through the riches of infinite mercy a ray of hope be permitted to cheer the soul, will not...

...on account of the wickedness of their hearts. If they feel their guilt, let them most heartily adopt the prayer of the publican ; " God be merciful to me, a sinner." Let all sinners resolve in the fear of the Lord, that they will attend to the external duties of religion,...

...of hearing his conversation." The poor man was directed to the Saviour, and continued to his end in the prayer of the publican, "God, be merciful to me a sinner." Reader, what a dreadful vice is drunkenness! see what a slave the drunkard is to his besetting sin:...

...scaf fold—a pardon which would ensure his safety before the Judge of all. He led his mind also to the prayer of the publican, " God be merciful to me a sinner,"- and intreated him to solicit mercy from God for the sake of the great atonement, and to meet his doom...