Practical ThoughtsAmerican Tract Society, 150 Nassau-Street, New-York. D. Fanshaw, printer., 1836 - 230 pages |
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... Christians should attend the Monthly Concert , 66 27 12. Will any Christian be absent from the next Monthly Concert ? 71 13. How came it to pass ? 74 14. Why the World is not Converted ? 78 15. The Conversion of the Church , 84 16 ...
... Christians should attend the Monthly Concert , 66 27 12. Will any Christian be absent from the next Monthly Concert ? 71 13. How came it to pass ? 74 14. Why the World is not Converted ? 78 15. The Conversion of the Church , 84 16 ...
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... Christian ? It is but pretence . He may believe the creed of the Christian , but certainly he does not pursue the prac- lice nor possess the spirit of the Christian . Breath- ing is essential to living , and prayer is the PRACTICAL ...
... Christian ? It is but pretence . He may believe the creed of the Christian , but certainly he does not pursue the prac- lice nor possess the spirit of the Christian . Breath- ing is essential to living , and prayer is the PRACTICAL ...
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... Christians , whose biography I have read , have prayed more than I do . God is disposed to hear more prayers from me than I offer ; and Jesus , the Mediator , stands ready to present more for me . If I pray more , I shall sin less . I ...
... Christians , whose biography I have read , have prayed more than I do . God is disposed to hear more prayers from me than I offer ; and Jesus , the Mediator , stands ready to present more for me . If I pray more , I shall sin less . I ...
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... . If I pray for more grace , and do not get it , I must pray differently for it , till I do obtain it . Oh , if Christians prayed differently , as well as more , what heavenly places our closets would be : 3 * PRACTICAL THOUGHTS . 29.
... . If I pray for more grace , and do not get it , I must pray differently for it , till I do obtain it . Oh , if Christians prayed differently , as well as more , what heavenly places our closets would be : 3 * PRACTICAL THOUGHTS . 29.
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... Christians . Social supplication has particular value in the esti- mation of God . Special promises are male to it . Need I that allowed sin vitiates prayer ? say If I regard iniquity in my heart , the Lord will not hear me . " 66 There ...
... Christians . Social supplication has particular value in the esti- mation of God . Special promises are male to it . Need I that allowed sin vitiates prayer ? say If I regard iniquity in my heart , the Lord will not hear me . " 66 There ...
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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 12 - ... knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Page 152 - And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held Him by the feet, and worshipped Him. 10. Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell My brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see Me.
Page 201 - A FRIEND THAT STICKETH CLOSEB THAN A UKOT1I EH. — Prov. 10 : 24. 1 ONE there is, above all others, Well deserves the name of Friend ; His is love beyond a brother's, Costly, free, and knows no end.
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 37 - My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
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 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.
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.