282. And I beheld, and lo, the eagle rose upon her talons, _and spake to her feathers, saying_, watch not all at once; sleep every one in his own place, and watch by course, &c. Then I heard a voice which said unto me, look before thee, and consider the thing that thou seest. And I beheld, and lo, as it were _a roaring lion_ chased out of the wood; and I saw that he _sent out a man's voice_ unto the eagle, and said, Hear thou? I will _talk_ with thee, and the highest shall say unto thee, &c. 2 Esdras xi. 7, 8, and xxxvi. 7, 8. 283. But _let_ man and _beast_ be covered with sackcloth, _and cry mightily unto God_; yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Jonah iii. 8. 284. And I took it and drank; and when I had drunk of it, _my heart uttered understanding, and wis-dom grew in my breast_, for my spirit strengthened my memory. 2 Esdras xiv. 40. 285. In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found; but _a rod_ is for the back of him that is void of understanding. Prov. x. 13. 286. Jesus answered and said unto them, verily I say unto you, if ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig-tree, but also, if ye shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea, _it shall be done_. Matt. xxi. 21. 287. And the Lord' said, if ye had faith _as a grain of mustard seed,_ ye might say unto this sycamine tree be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; _and it should obey you_. Luke xvii. 6. 288. Therefore I say up to you, what things soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Mark xi. 24. 289. _Pray without ceasing_. 1 Thess. v. 17. 290. Who is the _image of the invisible_ God; the first-born of every creature. Coloss. î. 15-. 291. While we _look not_ at things which are seen, but at the things _which are not seen_; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Corinth, iv. 18. 292. And it came to pass, as he was _alone_ praying, his disciples were _with him_; and he asked them, saying, whom say the people that I am. Luke ix. 18. 293. _I and my Father are one_. John x. 30. 294. For there are three that bare record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these-_three_ are _one_. I John v.. 7. 295.. And David _danced_ before the Lord _with all his might_; and David was girded with a linen, ephod. 2 Samuel vi. M. 296. And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved; and _the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll_; and all their host shall fall down as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. Isaiah xxxiv. 4. 297. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth _were passed away, and there was no more sea_. Rev. xxi. 1.