...as it is said of Manasseh, " who did evil in the sight of the Lord ;" " when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself...was entreated of him, and heard his supplication." Indeed, so far does the Almighty extend his compassion, that while we are yet " a great way off," he...

...the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon : and when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself...God of his. fathers, and prayed unto him, and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom :...

...thorns and bound him with fetters, and carried him 144 to Bab %' Ion. And when he was in affliction he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and God heard his prayer, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his Kingdom. — Then Manasseh knew that...

...Yet, even on this man, almighty grace produced the most wonderful change : For we read, that " he " humbled himself greatly before the " God of his fathers, and prayed unto " him, and the Lord heard his supplica" tion."—See likewise Mary Magdalene, out of whom Christ cast seven devils,—...

...under the influence of God's good Spirit, were produced upon Manasseh. "When he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself...the God of his fathers, and prayed unto him ; and Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God." The scales fall from his eyes ; his illusions are dissipated...

...God forgettetk not the cry of the humble. Ps. ix, 12. x, 17. Even when the wicked king Man;»sseh " humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and prayed unto him j" we read that God ions intreated of him. 2 Chron. xxxiii, 12, 13. The Saviour himself says, not my...

...for." God forgetteth not the cry of the humble. Ps. ix, 12. x, 17. Even when the wicked king Manasseh " humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and prayed unto him ;" we read that God was intreated of him. 2 Chron. xxxiii, 12, 13. The Saviour himself says, not my...

...The first intimation of any thing hopeful in his case is thus given : " When he was in affliction " he besought the Lord his God, and humbled " himself...of his fathers, " and prayed unto him ; and he was intreated of " him, and heard his supplication." In the subsequent narrative, " his prayer" is repeatedly...

...divine mercy ! After all these prodigies of sin, Manasseh is a convert; ' When he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.' How true is that word of the prophet, ' Vexation gives understanding!' The viper, when he is lashed,...

...his authority to induce his people to comply with his abominations ; and, yet, when " in affliction he besought " the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly " before the God of his fathers ; he was intreated " of him, and heard his supplication." But the parable, in this chapter, of the...