John Trapp on Daniel 9:4
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Daniel9:4
Ver. 4. And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confeſſion] The Saints themſelves, when they ſin againſt God, are ſuſpended from the Covenant: hence it is their cuſtom when they ſeek the Lord for any ſpecial mercy, to begin with humble confeſſions, as doth David, Ezra, Daniel.
O Lord the great and dreadful God] It is good in the beginnings of our prayers, to propound God to our ſelves under ſuch attributes and ſpiritual notions, as wherein we may ſee the very thing we pray for. Haec eſt ars orandi & mendicandi.
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