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Page 12
... less attentive to the circumstances of time and place ? Shall we talk about entering into ourselves and there thinking prayer ? Jesus , even in his most retired intercourse with his Father , used his voice . That prayer , " Let this cup ...
... less attentive to the circumstances of time and place ? Shall we talk about entering into ourselves and there thinking prayer ? Jesus , even in his most retired intercourse with his Father , used his voice . That prayer , " Let this cup ...
Page 13
... less the head of one of them . It must have been very offensive to the Lord that there were families in which he was not acknowledged and worshiped . And if there were such families among the heathen nations that offended him , how much ...
... less the head of one of them . It must have been very offensive to the Lord that there were families in which he was not acknowledged and worshiped . And if there were such families among the heathen nations that offended him , how much ...
Page 14
... less offensive now . I do not be- lieve it is . Families are now under as great obliga- tions to God as ever they were . Some persons ask why we insist on family prayer as a duty . They say we cannot produce any precept enjoining it ...
... less offensive now . I do not be- lieve it is . Families are now under as great obliga- tions to God as ever they were . Some persons ask why we insist on family prayer as a duty . They say we cannot produce any precept enjoining it ...
Page 19
... less than an hour a day in de- votion ? —not one twenty - fourth part of time ! And is this all which can be afforded ? Let us see . How much time has business ? Could not a little be saved from business for prayer ? Do you not give an ...
... less than an hour a day in de- votion ? —not one twenty - fourth part of time ! And is this all which can be afforded ? Let us see . How much time has business ? Could not a little be saved from business for prayer ? Do you not give an ...
Page 21
... . ly it is easier than to labor , and less expensive than to buy . It may be hard to the spirit to ask of men . To beg of them you may be ashamed . But no such feeling should keep you aloof from God . He giveth PRACTICAL THOUGHTS . 21.
... . ly it is easier than to labor , and less expensive than to buy . It may be hard to the spirit to ask of men . To beg of them you may be ashamed . But no such feeling should keep you aloof from God . He giveth PRACTICAL THOUGHTS . 21.
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