{"number":114,"title":null,"part":null,"questions":[114],"paragraphs":[],"clauses":[],"items":[{"question":"Must all our encouragement in prayer be taken from God?","answer":"Yes. Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake,","proofs":["Jeremiah 14:21"],"refs":[{"printed":"Jeremiah 14:21","osis":["Jer.14.21"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"And not from ourselves?","answer":"No. We do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses,","segments":[{"text":"No.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"We do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses,","proofs":["Daniel 9:18"],"refs":[{"printed":"Daniel 9:18","osis":["Dan.9.18"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Must we in prayer bless God?","answer":"Yes. Thy saints shall bless thee,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Thy saints shall bless thee,","proofs":["Psalm 145:10"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 145:10","osis":["Ps.145.10"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And will this be an acceptable service to him?","answer":"Yes. Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me,","proofs":["Psalm 50:23"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 50:23","osis":["Ps.50.23"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Is the kingdom the Lord’s?","answer":"Yes. The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty,","proofs":["Psalm 93:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 93:1","osis":["Ps.93.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Is His kingdom an ancient one?","answer":"Yes. Thy throne is established of old,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Thy throne is established of old,","proofs":["Psalm 93:2"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 93:2","osis":["Ps.93.2"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And an enduring one?","answer":"Yes. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,","proofs":["Daniel 7:27"],"refs":[{"printed":"Daniel 7:27","osis":["Dan.7.27"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Does this afford matter for praise?","answer":"Yes. I will extol thee, my God, O King,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"I will extol thee, my God, O King,","proofs":["Psalm 145:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 145:1","osis":["Ps.145.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And matter for trust?","answer":"Yes. Say among the heathen, that the Lord reigneth; the world also shall be established, that it shall not be moved,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Say among the heathen, that the Lord reigneth; the world also shall be established, that it shall not be moved,","proofs":["Psalm 96:10"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 96:10","osis":["Ps.96.10"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And may we make use of it as a plea in prayer?","answer":"Yea. Art not thou God in heaven, and rulest not them over all the kingdoms of the heathen?","segments":[{"text":"Yea.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Art not thou God in heaven, and rulest not them over all the kingdoms of the heathen?","proofs":["2 Chronicles 20:6"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Chronicles 20:6","osis":["2Chr.20.6"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Does power belong unto God?","answer":"Yes. If we speak of strength, lo, he is strong,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"If we speak of strength, lo, he is strong,","proofs":["Job 9:19"],"refs":[{"printed":"Job 9:19","osis":["Job.9.19"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"And is all power from him?","answer":"Yes. The God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"The God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people,","proofs":["Psalm 68:35"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 68:35","osis":["Ps.68.35"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Should we therefore take to ourselves the comfort of this attribute?","answer":"Yes. If it be so, our God, whom we serve, is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"If it be so, our God, whom we serve, is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace,","proofs":["Daniel 3:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"Daniel 3:17","osis":["Dan.3.17"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And give him the glory of it?","answer":"Yes. Give unto the Lord glory and strength, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Give unto the Lord glory and strength, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength,","proofs":["Psalm 29:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 29:1","osis":["Ps.29.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And plead it in prayer?","answer":"Yes. Now let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Now let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken,","proofs":["Numbers 14:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"Numbers 14:17","osis":["Num.14.17"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Is God’s glory manifested in all his works?","answer":"Yes. The whole earth is full of his glory,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"The whole earth is full of his glory,","proofs":["Isaiah 6:3"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 6:3","osis":["Isa.6.3"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Should he then be glorified by all his works?","answer":"Yes. All nations shall glorify thy name,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"All nations shall glorify thy name,","proofs":["Psalm 86:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 86:9","osis":["Ps.86.9"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Is his glory particularly displayed in the church?","answer":"Yes. The Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"The Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee,","proofs":["Isaiah 60:2"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 60:2","osis":["Isa.60.2"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Should it therefore be particularly displayed by the church?","answer":"Yes. To him be glory in the church throughout all ages,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"To him be glory in the church throughout all ages,","proofs":["Ephesians 3:21"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ephesians 3:21","osis":["Eph.3.21"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"May we not then glory in ourselves?","answer":"No. He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord,","segments":[{"text":"No.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 10:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Corinthians 10:17","osis":["2Cor.10.17"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Doth Amen signify our desire to be heard?","answer":"Yes. So be it, O Lord,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"So be it, O Lord,","proofs":["Jeremiah 11:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"Jeremiah 11:5","osis":["Jer.11.5"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"And our assurance that we shall be heard?","answer":"Yes. And the four beasts said, Amen: and the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"And the four beasts said, Amen: and the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever,","proofs":["Revelation 5:14"],"refs":[{"printed":"Revelation 5:14","osis":["Rev.5.14"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"When used in public prayer by the people, does it express their approbation?","answer":"Yes. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord,","proofs":["1 Chronicles 16:36"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Chronicles 16:36","osis":["1Chr.16.36"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Should such prayers then be made in a known tongue?","answer":"Yes. Else how shall he who occupieth the place of the unlearned, say Amen?","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Else how shall he who occupieth the place of the unlearned, say Amen?","proofs":["1 Corinthians 14:16"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 14:16","osis":["1Cor.14.16"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]}],"text":null}