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... duty , we ought to pray more . We do not pray enough to dis- charge the mere obligation of prayer . We are com- manded to pray more than we do , aye , to pray " with- out ceasing . " But prayer , while it is a duty , is ra- ther to be ...
... duty , we ought to pray more . We do not pray enough to dis- charge the mere obligation of prayer . We are com- manded to pray more than we do , aye , to pray " with- out ceasing . " But prayer , while it is a duty , is ra- ther to be ...
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... duty owed to God . They therefore pray , that they may dis- charge this duty ; and having prayed , and so done their duty , they are satisfied . Of course such per- sons obtain nothing . Why should they ? If a child of yours should come ...
... duty owed to God . They therefore pray , that they may dis- charge this duty ; and having prayed , and so done their duty , they are satisfied . Of course such per- sons obtain nothing . Why should they ? If a child of yours should come ...
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... duty , and not rather from a conviction of sin , and a deep feel- ing of his need of mercy ? And yet how many ask for mercy from a mere sense of duty . They have their reward , but they do not obtain mercy . Some prayers proceed from a ...
... duty , and not rather from a conviction of sin , and a deep feel- ing of his need of mercy ? And yet how many ask for mercy from a mere sense of duty . They have their reward , but they do not obtain mercy . Some prayers proceed from a ...
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Do you attend the Monthly Concert? | 61 |
Will any Christian be absent from the next | 71 |
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