Jeremiah 32:16-25 - Homilies By A.f. Muir

The prayer of Jeremiah.

I. CLEAR AND UNMISTAKABLE DUTIES SHOULD BE FULFILLED ERE MEN ENTER UPON DIVINE EXERCISES . The deed had already been executed.

II. CIRCUMSTANCES OF TRIAL AND PERPLEXITY SHOULD LEAD MEN TO THE THRONE OF GRACE .

III. THE KNOWN CHARACTER AND PAST ACTION OF GOD SHOULD INFLUENCE MEN 'S JUDGMENTS OF PRESENT EXPERIENCES AND STRENGTHEN THEIR FAITH . It is good to rehearse these even in private devotions.

IV. SINS SHOULD BE FREELY AND HONESTLY CONFESSED .

V. ONE SAINT MAY INTERCEDE FOR MANY SINNERS .

VI. THE PRAYER OF FAITH IS ANSWERED . (Verses 26-44,)—M.