...being approved by the DIVINE AUTHOK of the SACRED VOLUME. " Collect for the Second Sunday in Advent. " Blessed LORD, who hast caused all Holy Scriptures...comfort of thy holy word, we may embrace and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hait given us in our Saviour, JESUS CHRIST....

...silence the ignorance of foolish men. I shall close all with that excellent collect of our church : Blessed LoRD, who hast caused all holy scriptures...written for our learning, — grant that we may in suchwise hear them, read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them, that, by patience and comfort of thy...

...the house of prayer ; but ye have made it a den of thieves. The second Sunday in Advent. The Collect. BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures...comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen....

...minds, and the immensity of the Deity, which prevent our knowing how far his attributes can go."* " Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy scriptures...our learning; grant that we may in such wise hear, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy word, we may...

...hast caused all holy scrip< tures to be written for our learning, — grant that ' we may in suchwise hear them, read, mark, learn, ' and inwardly digest...of thy holy word, we may embrace, and ever ' hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which ' thou hast given us in thy Son, our Saviour, Jesus...

...which his Son hath taught us, (Our Father, $rc.) concluding with this excellent Collect of our Liturgy. Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures...comfort of thy holy word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen....

...house of prayer ; but ye have made it a den of thieves. The second Sunday in Ad-cent. The Collect. BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures...comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen,...

...of salvation. This is what our Church prays for in the Collect for the second Sunday in Advent ; " Blessed Lord, who hast caused all '« holy scriptures...read, •. mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that bj " patience and comfort of thy holy word we may em" brace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of...

...congregation. — " Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning, grant 70. that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn,...comfort of thy holy word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ."...

...house " of prayer ; but ye have made " it a den of thieves." Second Sunday in Advent. The Collect. BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures...; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, prophecy, Hagg. ii. 7. be considered as fulfilled : " the desire of all nations" (ie the Messiah) "...