Practical ThoughtsT. Grant, 1859 - 198 pages |
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... persons are not in the habit of secret prayer . They have no closet , no place of retirement to which they daily ... person is sup- posed to have some place called his closet , to which he is accustomed to retire for prayer ) ; “ and ...
... persons are not in the habit of secret prayer . They have no closet , no place of retirement to which they daily ... person is sup- posed to have some place called his closet , to which he is accustomed to retire for prayer ) ; “ and ...
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... person of whom I speak would have been consumed long ago . There is nothing he admires more than the long- suffering of God towards him , and he hopes to spend eternity in admiring it , and exchanging thoughts with his fellow - redeemed ...
... person of whom I speak would have been consumed long ago . There is nothing he admires more than the long- suffering of God towards him , and he hopes to spend eternity in admiring it , and exchanging thoughts with his fellow - redeemed ...
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... persons ask why we insist on family prayer as a duty . They say we cannot produce any pre- cept enjoining it . That is true enough . But I wonder if that is not a duty , the omission of which is the subject of prophetic denunciation . I ...
... persons ask why we insist on family prayer as a duty . They say we cannot produce any pre- cept enjoining it . That is true enough . But I wonder if that is not a duty , the omission of which is the subject of prophetic denunciation . I ...
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... persons if their prayers are heard , and you astonish them . That is what they never looked for . They never asked any thing with the hope of receiving it - never prayed from a sense of want . I have sometimes thought , how many would ...
... persons if their prayers are heard , and you astonish them . That is what they never looked for . They never asked any thing with the hope of receiving it - never prayed from a sense of want . I have sometimes thought , how many would ...
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... person had been engaged to present and urge it , it would have been granted . This holds true of suits to the throne of heavenly grace . We must ask in the name of Christ . We must put our petitions into his hands , and engage the great ...
... person had been engaged to present and urge it , it would have been granted . This holds true of suits to the throne of heavenly grace . We must ask in the name of Christ . We must put our petitions into his hands , and engage the great ...
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