A Method for Prayer,: With Scripture-expressions, Proper to be Used Under Each Head |
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... pray to ; Deliver me , for thou art my God , Isa . xliv 17. Nay , whatever they pray to , they make a god of , -Deos qui rogat ille fecit . ' Tis a piece of refpect and homage fo exactly confonantto the natural ideas which all men have ...
... pray to ; Deliver me , for thou art my God , Isa . xliv 17. Nay , whatever they pray to , they make a god of , -Deos qui rogat ille fecit . ' Tis a piece of refpect and homage fo exactly confonantto the natural ideas which all men have ...
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... prayer must be fparfim ( a fprinkling of it ) in every duty , and our eyes must be ever towards the Lord .. In mental prayer thoughts are words , and they are the firstborn of the foul , which are to be confecrated to God . But if when we ...
... prayer must be fparfim ( a fprinkling of it ) in every duty , and our eyes must be ever towards the Lord .. In mental prayer thoughts are words , and they are the firstborn of the foul , which are to be confecrated to God . But if when we ...
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... prayer who are our mouth to God , our minds must attend them , by an intelligent , believing concurrence with what ... praying time may be loft . But he that is the mouth ofothers in prayer , whether in public or in private , and therein ...
... prayer who are our mouth to God , our minds must attend them , by an intelligent , believing concurrence with what ... praying time may be loft . But he that is the mouth ofothers in prayer , whether in public or in private , and therein ...
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... prayers fhould be copious and full our bur lens , cares , and wants , are many , fo are our fins and mercies . The promises are numerous and very rich , our God gives liberally , and hath bid us open our mouths wide and he will fill ...
... prayers fhould be copious and full our bur lens , cares , and wants , are many , fo are our fins and mercies . The promises are numerous and very rich , our God gives liberally , and hath bid us open our mouths wide and he will fill ...
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... Prayer , fo it is to be fententious : the Lord's prayer is remarkably fo ; and David's pfalms , and many of St. Paul's prayers , which we have in his epiftles : we must confider that the greatest part of thofe that join with us in prayer ...
... Prayer , fo it is to be fententious : the Lord's prayer is remarkably fo ; and David's pfalms , and many of St. Paul's prayers , which we have in his epiftles : we must confider that the greatest part of thofe that join with us in prayer ...
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againſt alfo Amen becauſe bleffed bless thee caft children of men Chrift Jefus covenant d Pfalm defire Deut dwell earth eternal everlaſting evil fafely faid faith fake falvation fanctified Father fave fcriptures feek felves ferve fhall fhould fhow fouls ftrength ftrong fuch give us grace glorify glory hath heart heaven himſelf honour houſe Ifrael iniquity Jefus Chrift John John ii John xvi kingdom let thy live Lord Jefus Lord's Luke mercy muſt ourſelves peace Pfal Pfalm pleaſed pleaſure praife praiſe pray thee prayer prefent preferve profperity promife Prov righteoufnefs ſhall Spirit theſe thine things thofe thoſe thou art thou art God thou haft thy fervants thy grace thy holy thy name truth underſtand unto thee viii whofe wifdom word xvii xxxiii
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Page 67 - Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
Page 104 - ... for the edifying of the body of Chrift ; till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the mcafurc of the ftaturc of the fulnefs of Chrift...
Page 164 - Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
Page 93 - For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them : but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Page 163 - Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever : And let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, top of the mountains; and Amen.
Page 76 - But ye beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Page 163 - Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not : thou, O Lord, art our father, our Redeemer ; thy name is from everlasting.
Page 164 - Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty : for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is Thine ; Thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and Thou art exalted as head above all.
Page 50 - And this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us ; and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
Page 103 - Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath ; "that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the Hope set before us...