Practical ThoughtsAmerican Tract Society, 150 Nassau-Street, New-York. D. Fanshaw, printer., 1836 - 230 pages |
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... but he gave no heed to it . During all this period he asked no- thing , though he received much . God did not neg- lect him , though he neglected God ; and as he pray- 66 ed none , so he praised none . Sometimes , Do you remember Christ?
... but he gave no heed to it . During all this period he asked no- thing , though he received much . God did not neg- lect him , though he neglected God ; and as he pray- 66 ed none , so he praised none . Sometimes , Do you remember Christ?
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... receive assurance of his pardoning love ; where they may thank him for mercies past , and humbly ask for more ; where they may take counsel of him ; tell him of their griefs , and have their tears wiped away , and with him leave the ...
... receive assurance of his pardoning love ; where they may thank him for mercies past , and humbly ask for more ; where they may take counsel of him ; tell him of their griefs , and have their tears wiped away , and with him leave the ...
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... receive from God , if they were to make an humble and faithful experiment . If any one shall condescend to read this , who does not pray in his family , I advise him to commence immediately . He knows that he will never be sorry for it ...
... receive from God , if they were to make an humble and faithful experiment . If any one shall condescend to read this , who does not pray in his family , I advise him to commence immediately . He knows that he will never be sorry for it ...
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... receiving the body's nourishment , than we do in the entire care of the soul ! But not to dwell to tediousness on this topic . You have only to look back on a day , to perceive how much of it might have been spent in prayer and devotion ...
... receiving the body's nourishment , than we do in the entire care of the soul ! But not to dwell to tediousness on this topic . You have only to look back on a day , to perceive how much of it might have been spent in prayer and devotion ...
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... receive blessings on cheaper terms ? 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 ...
... receive blessings on cheaper terms ? 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 ...
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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.