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... gift to read a prayer in an audible voice . But what if it be hard at first , it will soon be easy , if persevered in . The Pr . Thoughts . 2 beginning of almost every good habit is difficult The most PRACTICAL THOUGHTS . 17.
... gift to read a prayer in an audible voice . But what if it be hard at first , it will soon be easy , if persevered in . The Pr . Thoughts . 2 beginning of almost every good habit is difficult The most PRACTICAL THOUGHTS . 17.
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... Sure- 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.
... Sure- 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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... hard and wearisome work . And what if it be not work to the passenger , is it not work to those who are employed in conveying him ? If he does not labor , yet others must labor in order to enable him to travel , and is he not equally ...
... hard and wearisome work . And what if it be not work to the passenger , is it not work to those who are employed in conveying him ? If he does not labor , yet others must labor in order to enable him to travel , and is he not equally ...
Page 123
... , because the times are hard where the Gospel is not . 10. I will give liberally , because there are many who would , but cannot ; and many that can , but will not . It is so much the more necessary , PRACTICAL THOUGHTS . 123.
... , because the times are hard where the Gospel is not . 10. I will give liberally , because there are many who would , but cannot ; and many that can , but will not . It is so much the more necessary , PRACTICAL THOUGHTS . 123.
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... hard . No , they forget that , till they are called on to give ; then they feel the pressure of the times . The manner in which some persons give is wor- thy of no very commendatory notice . They say , when applied to , " Well , I ...
... hard . No , they forget that , till they are called on to give ; then they feel the pressure of the times . The manner in which some persons give is wor- thy of no very commendatory notice . They say , when applied to , " Well , I ...
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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 197 - Hearken, my beloved brethren, hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
Page 29 - Oh that I knew where I might find him ! that I might come even to his seat ! I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
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 135 - For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us...
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.
Page 47 - The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed. Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind : neither as being lords over God's heritage, but...
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 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.