- followeth:
- "Whom¹ have I in heavenª [but thee]? and [there is] none¹ upon earthª [that] I desireª° beside¹ thee." {Psa 73:25} + "I stretch forthª° my handsª unto thee:¹ my soulª [thirsteth] after thee, as a thirstyª land.ª Selah.ª ... Hearª° me speedily,²¹ O LORD:ª my spiritª faileth:ª° hideª° not¹ thy faceª from¹ me, lest I be likeª° unto¹ them that go downª° into the pit.ª" {Psa 143:6-7} + "And he said,ª° Let me go,ª° for¹ the dayª breaketh.ª° And he said,ª° I will not¹ let thee go,ª° exceptª¹ thou blessª° me. ... And he said,ª° Thy nameª shall be calledª° no¹ more¹ Jacob,ª but¹¹ Israel:ª for¹ as a prince hast thou powerª° with¹ Godª and with¹ men,²¹ and hast prevailed.ª°" {Gen 32:26-28} + "And in every¹ workª that¹ he beganª° in the serviceª of the houseª of God,ª and in the law,ª and in the commandments,ª to seekª° his God,ª he didª° [it] with all¹ his heart,ª and prospered.ª°" {2Ch 31:21} + "I will riseª° now,¹ and go aboutª° the cityª in the streets,ª and in the broad waysª I will seekª° him whom my soulª loveth:ª°¹ I soughtª° him, but I foundª° him not.¹" {Sgs 3:2} + "With my soulª have I desiredª° thee in the night;ª yea,¹ with my spiritª withinª me will I seek thee early:ª° for¹ when¹ thy judgmentsª [are] in the earth,ª the inhabitantsª° of the worldª will learnª° righteousness.ª" {Isa 26:9} + "Andª fromª the¹ daysª of Johnª the¹ Baptistª untilª nowª the¹ kingdomª of heavenª suffereth violence,ª°° andª the violentª take²° it² by force.ª°¹" {Mtt 11:12} + "Striveª° to enter inª° atª the¹ straitª gate:ª forª many,ª I sayª° unto you,ª will seekª° to enter in,ª° andª shall²° notª be able.ª°" {Lke 13:24} + "Yetª because² thisª widowª troublethªª° me,ª I will avengeª° her,ª lestª by² her continualª¹ comingª° she wearyª° me.ª ... Andª shall²° notª Godª avengeª¹ his own²¹ elect,ª²° which² cryª° dayª andª nightª untoª him,ª thoughª he bear longª° withª them?ª" {Lke 18:5-7}
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