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III—CIRCUMSTANCES OF PRAYER

1. Kneeling,  humiliation.

He kneeled down and prayed. (Luke xxii. 41.)

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He went a little further, and fell on His face, and prayed. (Matt. xxvi. 39.)

My soul is brought low, even unto the dust,
my belly cleaveth unto the grounds

2. Sinking the head, shame.

Drooping the face.

(Ezr. ix. 6.)
3. Smiting the breast, (Luke xviii. 13.) indignation. } (2 Cor. vii. 11.)
4. Shuddering, (Acts xvi. 29.) fear.
5. Groaning, (Isa. lix. 11.) sorrow.

Clasping of hands.

 
6. Raising of eyes and hands, (Ps. xxv. 15; cxliii. 6.) vehement desire.
7. Blows, (Ps. lxxiii. 14.) revenge.
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