...clause by clause, and paragraph by paragraph. The prayer opens with a most appropriate invocation. " Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy scriptures to be written for our learning." The Scriptures, we are here reminded, were written for our learning ; and so written, by special appointment...

...putting up this prayer with your hearts and souls. ' Blessed Lord, who hast caused all Holy Scripture to be written for 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...

...mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,"—that by " the comfort" which they will find in them, they may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, given us through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. September 5«A, 1824. JWB ON KEEPING THE SABBATH....

...kingdom of heaven is opened to all believers. — Bishop Home. our mouths shall shew forth thy praise. Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures...thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. O Almighty God, who by thy Son Jesus Christ dost give to the Ministers of thy Church, many excellent...

...written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ. £ Almighty God, your word is a lantern to our feet and...

...livcth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Spirit, now and ever. Amen. Second Sunday — Bible Sunday Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures...which Thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. Third Sunday the world didst send Thy messenger to prepare Thy way before Thee: Grant that the...

...I put in a plea for the omission of a comma?" We sat up, expectant. "I believe that Cranmer wrote: 'Grant that we may in such wise hear them read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them . . . '." He developed his argument that sixteenth-century congregations could not be expected to read...

...is speaking to you. And while you read, you are praying and talking with him. (St Tikhon of Zadonsk) Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures...which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. NOTES The basis of this chapter, as of the book, is the Rule of St Benedict itself. The translation...

...Bede." ' 'Then you begin, at least, with the Collect for the week.' 'As that Collect happened to be "Blessed Lord, who hast caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning," &c., I did not think it quite appropriate to "Nicholas Nickleby," ' he said. And the congregation who...

...may clarify this distinction. The collect (for the second Sunday in Advent) is: "Blessed Lord, which hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning, grant us that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them; that by patience...