A Discourse Concerning Prayer: And the Frequenting Daily Public PrayersD. Appleton & Company, 1812 - 302 pages |
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... supposed a desire to have these wants supplied , as I have already said . Emptiness is troublesome to us , when we feel it ; and it is impossible we should not long to be eased , by getting it filled . If we do but fancy we are in need ...
... supposed a desire to have these wants supplied , as I have already said . Emptiness is troublesome to us , when we feel it ; and it is impossible we should not long to be eased , by getting it filled . If we do but fancy we are in need ...
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... supposed to want nothing , yet it would neces- sarily want the continuance of its being , which it hath received from its Creator : and therefore it is a true observation of one of the ancient philosophers , that all beings pray ...
... supposed to want nothing , yet it would neces- sarily want the continuance of its being , which it hath received from its Creator : and therefore it is a true observation of one of the ancient philosophers , that all beings pray ...
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... supposed to want nothing , yet , the sense we have that we hold all we call ours by the mere mercy of God , should power- fully move us to acknowledge Him , and to pay Him our homage of thanks and praise , and humble ourselves before ...
... supposed to want nothing , yet , the sense we have that we hold all we call ours by the mere mercy of God , should power- fully move us to acknowledge Him , and to pay Him our homage of thanks and praise , and humble ourselves before ...
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... supposed by our Lord and Saviour , rather than commanded : for it arises from our being God's creatures ; who are therefore bound to acknowledge Him , and to wait upon Him continually for the supply of our necessities , from His bounty ...
... supposed by our Lord and Saviour , rather than commanded : for it arises from our being God's creatures ; who are therefore bound to acknowledge Him , and to wait upon Him continually for the supply of our necessities , from His bounty ...
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... supposed to have , when we make our Prayers , with praises and thanksgiv- ings unto Him . And here it may be sufficient to consider only these two things . First , this must needs be a delightful em- ployment , because therein we " draw ...
... supposed to have , when we make our Prayers , with praises and thanksgiv- ings unto Him . And here it may be sufficient to consider only these two things . First , this must needs be a delightful em- ployment , because therein we " draw ...
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Page 256 - Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud : and he shall hear my voice.
Page 49 - And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Page 182 - I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation : and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing : and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Page 271 - I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Page 167 - Their sound is gone out into all lands : and their words into the ends of the world. 5 In them hath he set a tabernacle for...
Page viii - My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord : my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.
Page 182 - Prayer for the Queen's Majesty. OLord' our heavenly Father, high and mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords, the only Ruler of princes, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth...
Page 223 - The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
Page 145 - Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me...
Page 204 - WHEN the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place: and suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues, like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them: and they were all filled with the HOLY GHOST...