To reign, &c. — Give me the spirit of my father David, that Israel may not suffer by the change. The eminency of those that went before us, and the obligation that lies upon us, to keep and carry on the good work they were engaged in, should quicken our prayers for wisdom and grace, that we may do the work of God in our day, as faithful as they did in theirs.
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2 Chronicles 1:8
8 And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.