INTERCESSORY PRAYER. 445 every description of the children of mortality. In the fulness of our co-im- passion for the miseries of mankind, we pour out our hearts in prayer for the poor and destitute, andwe do well. But there is another and a large class who are still more the objects of our pity, and consequently should be of our prayers. While we pray for those who have no portion in this world, do we not some- times forget to pray for those who have their whole portion in it ? We pray for the praying servants of God, but perhaps we neglect to pray for those who never pray for themselves. These are the per- sons who stand most in need of the mercy of the Almighty, and of our Christian importunity in their favour. Is it not affecting, that even into our devotions we are disposed to carry the regardwe too highly indulge of the good things of this life, by earnestly imploring mercy upon those who want them ; and by forgetting to offer our supplications in favour of those who are blinded by the
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