...SECTION XXXVII. Christ teacheth the true nature of Prayer. LUKE xviii. 1—8. Lu. xViü. 1. And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint : 2. Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man :...

..., Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together. CHAP. XVIII. A ND he spake ming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the not to faint ; 2 Saying, There wag in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man :...

...I drink it, Thy will be done. And He came and found them asleep again : for their eyes were heavy. And He left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words b. And there appeared an angel unto Him from heaven, strengthening Him. And being...

...I drink it, thy will be done. And he came and found them asleep again : for their eyes were heavy. And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words, Matt. xxvi. 38—44. And they came to a place which was named Gcthsemane : and...

...principle. — Accordingly Luke introduces the mention of one of Christ's parables thus — " And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray and not to faint," — that is, to illustrate the efficacy of persevering, importunate prayer, — and...

...explicitly, in a plainness of style, which ought not to be misunderstood, that Jesus Christ " spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint." Or, according to a later translation, " Then he addressed them with a parable, to show...

...and thy love to him, oh, my soul ! This hard heartedness was in spirit made "willing," as Jesus says. And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. This is a comfort to thee, oh, my soul, when thou canst but utter broken expressions,...

...but is hindered by his riches : 29 the reward of them that leave all man to his sight, AND he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought 'always to pray, and not to "faint; 1 2 Saying, There was in a city 2 a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man...

...doubting. James, i. (j. £ut let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. -iLuke, xviii. 1. And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint, xxi. 36. Watch ye, therefore, and ]iray always. -Horn. xii. 12. Rejoicing in hope; patient...

...length hear us, and vouchsafe a gracious answer to our requests. Luke xviii. 1 — 7, " And he spake a parable unto them, to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint, saying; There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, neither regarded man. And there...