...attacks of vanity and vice. Who can understand his errors ? Cleanse me, O God, from secret faults : Create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me. That which I see not, teach* thou me ; and lead me in the 'way everlasting. IN the last place all that...

...heard the desire of the humble ; thou wilt prepare their heart " thou wilt cause thine ear to hear." " Create in me a clean heart, " and renew a right spirit within me." * " I will put my law in " their inward parts, and write it in their hearts." " I will give " them...

...set their hope on God." This sentiment is expressed by David in the supplication of the 51st Psalm : "Create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me — then will I TEACH transgrestors thy ways, and sinners shall be converted to thee." The prophet...

...hands as she walked across the room and pray with great earnestness, " God be merciful to me a sinner. Create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me." " Can the child be conscious of sin? "said he to himself; and he called her to him, and inquired of...

...seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul ;" — by David, crying out, " Create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me ; — and most remarkably by Ezekicl, in those words: " Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you,...

...exhibited in him. Pardon my sins, heal my backslidings, love me freely, and save me for thy mercy's sake. Create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me; make me thy child by adoption and grace, and always look upon me with the favour that thou bearest...

...insufficient of myself, even to think a good thought: that all my sufficiency is of thee. Oh ! do thou create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me. Make me in every respect such as thou wouldst have me to be, and to thy thrice holy name be all the...

...remorse ; and grant me to say from experience, with thee there is plenteous forgiveness and redemption. Create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me. Let not evil be present with me, when I would do good. Let me no longer run into the danger which I...

...will, my conscience, my * Rom. vii. affections, by thy Holy Spirit; send the Comforter into my soul; create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me!' This prayer is also put forth from desire: for here, my friends, is the difference between a person...

...sweet and gentle guidance. Let him leid me into all important truth. Let him fashion my soul anew, and create in me a clean heart, and renew a right Spirit within me. By hint may all those dispositions that shall flourish in heaven be formed within my soul during its...