Practical ThoughtsAmerican Tract Society, 150 Nassau-Street, New-York. D. Fanshaw, printer., 1836 - Christian life - 230 pages |
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... never allow that he was ungrateful ; but he was , and now he sees that he was . He lived , and moved , and had his being in God , and yet was without God in the world . Many and precious were the thoughts of God towards him , but in all ...
... never allow that he was ungrateful ; but he was , and now he sees that he was . He lived , and moved , and had his being in God , and yet was without God in the world . Many and precious were the thoughts of God towards him , but in all ...
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... never converses with him ? Some spiritualize the direction of Christ , making the closet to mean the heart , and the duty of private devotion to be discharged in mere mental prayer . But Christ did not so trifle . His closet was not his ...
... never converses with him ? Some spiritualize the direction of Christ , making the closet to mean the heart , and the duty of private devotion to be discharged in mere mental prayer . But Christ did not so trifle . His closet was not his ...
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... never slumbers nor sleeps , to watch over us . Has any one become remiss in secret devotion ? What ! tired of God ? weary of communion with him ? How sad the state of such a soul ! 2. Do you Pray in your Family ? There are families that ...
... never slumbers nor sleeps , to watch over us . Has any one become remiss in secret devotion ? What ! tired of God ? weary of communion with him ? How sad the state of such a soul ! 2. Do you Pray in your Family ? There are families that ...
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... never be sorry for it , if he does ; but he is not so sure that he may not be sorry for it if he does not . If there were no other reason in favor of the practice , this alone would be sufficient . I think it is Jay who says that a fa ...
... never be sorry for it , if he does ; but he is not so sure that he may not be sorry for it if he does not . If there were no other reason in favor of the practice , this alone would be sufficient . I think it is Jay who says that a fa ...
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... never make the expe- riment of prayer , we observe that some pray with- out any expectation or care to be heard . To obtain is not their object . Their end is accomplished in ask- ing . They hear and judge that prayer is a duty owed to ...
... never make the expe- riment of prayer , we observe that some pray with- out any expectation or care to be heard . To obtain is not their object . Their end is accomplished in ask- ing . They hear and judge that prayer is a duty owed to ...
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Page 66 - Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Page 12 - ... knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Page 152 - And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held Him by the feet, and worshipped Him. 10. Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell My brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see Me.
Page 201 - A FRIEND THAT STICKETH CLOSEB THAN A UKOT1I EH. — Prov. 10 : 24. 1 ONE there is, above all others, Well deserves the name of Friend ; His is love beyond a brother's, Costly, free, and knows no end.
Page 59 - I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the Saints, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault.
Page 37 - My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
Page 67 - UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 2 Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he have mercy upon us.
Page 28 - And I said, This is my infirmity : but I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High. I will remember the works of the LORD : surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
Page 123 - Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give ; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Page 193 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.