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Page 20
... unto God , and prevented the dawning of the morning with his pray- er . Such interruptions of sleep are no loss even to the body . I am sure , and I think no one can doubt , that considerably more time might be afforded for prayer than ...
... unto God , and prevented the dawning of the morning with his pray- er . Such interruptions of sleep are no loss even to the body . I am sure , and I think no one can doubt , that considerably more time might be afforded for prayer than ...
Page 21
... unto the King , whose gracious sceptre is ever extended towards us - I wonder we have not more frequent and longer interviews with our hea- venly Father . It is strange we do not pray more , when prayer is the easiest way of obtaining ...
... unto the King , whose gracious sceptre is ever extended towards us - I wonder we have not more frequent and longer interviews with our hea- venly Father . It is strange we do not pray more , when prayer is the easiest way of obtaining ...
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... unto our God : for it is pleasant , and praise is comely . " All the exercises of devotion are as full of pleasure as they are abundant in profit . But prayer is not only a means of getting good . It is such a means of doing good , that ...
... unto our God : for it is pleasant , and praise is comely . " All the exercises of devotion are as full of pleasure as they are abundant in profit . But prayer is not only a means of getting good . It is such a means of doing good , that ...
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... unto all men . Now prayer affords us the opportu- nity of being universal benefactors . Through God we can reach all men . We can make ourselves felt by all the world , by moving the hand that moves it . In no other way can we reach all ...
... unto all men . Now prayer affords us the opportu- nity of being universal benefactors . Through God we can reach all men . We can make ourselves felt by all the world , by moving the hand that moves it . In no other way can we reach all ...
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... prayers . The argument is drawn out to our hands by Paul : " He that spared 66 not his own Son .... how shall he not with him also freely give us all things ? " 66 6. But again : I must cry unto the 28 PRACTICAL THOUGHTS .
... prayers . The argument is drawn out to our hands by Paul : " He that spared 66 not his own Son .... how shall he not with him also freely give us all things ? " 66 6. But again : I must cry unto the 28 PRACTICAL THOUGHTS .
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