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... pray sincerely and earnestly , just as David prayed , and feel as he felt , when he said , " Create in me a clean heart , O God ; and renew a right spirit within me , " Psa . li . 10 . THE ENVIOUS BOY ; OR , THE WRITING PRIZE . STORIES ...
... pray sincerely and earnestly , just as David prayed , and feel as he felt , when he said , " Create in me a clean heart , O God ; and renew a right spirit within me , " Psa . li . 10 . THE ENVIOUS BOY ; OR , THE WRITING PRIZE . STORIES ...
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... then , but she told her husband what she had heard , and what she feared ; and they both prayed very earnestly to God that night , to pardon their son if he had indeed done what they feared , and to give them D 2 29 THE ENVIOUS BOY .
... then , but she told her husband what she had heard , and what she feared ; and they both prayed very earnestly to God that night , to pardon their son if he had indeed done what they feared , and to give them D 2 29 THE ENVIOUS BOY .
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... pray , as they had prayed the night before , that God would forgive their guilty son ; and help them to do what was right . There is no reason to doubt that their prayer was answered ; for God says to all his people , " Call upon me in ...
... pray , as they had prayed the night before , that God would forgive their guilty son ; and help them to do what was right . There is no reason to doubt that their prayer was answered ; for God says to all his people , " Call upon me in ...
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... prayed again to their merciful Father , who is in heaven , to forgive their son , for the sake of the Lord Jesus Christ , who died on the cross for sinners . Robert had also confessed his sin to God in secret , and asked for pardon ...
... prayed again to their merciful Father , who is in heaven , to forgive their son , for the sake of the Lord Jesus Christ , who died on the cross for sinners . Robert had also confessed his sin to God in secret , and asked for pardon ...
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... pray that God would pardon us , and deliver us from evil . And let us always pray that God will be pleased , for Christ's sake , to give us his Holy Spirit to dwell in our hearts , and we shall not be desirous of vain - glory , nor ...
... pray that God would pardon us , and deliver us from evil . And let us always pray that God will be pleased , for Christ's sake , to give us his Holy Spirit to dwell in our hearts , and we shall not be desirous of vain - glory , nor ...
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Page 4 - When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder ; Then did he see it, and declare it ; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
Page 111 - For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Page 133 - Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way ? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
Page 138 - Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths : but I say unto you, Swear not at all : neither by heaven ; for it is God's throne : nor by the earth ; for it is his footstool...
Page 60 - In brief, acquit thee bravely ; play the man. Look not on pleasures as they come, but go. Defer not the least virtue : life's poor span Make not an ell, by trifling in thy woe. If thou do ill, the joy fades, not the pains : If well, the pain doth fade, the joy remains.
Page 135 - My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee ; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee ; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Page 3 - But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Page 3 - The depth saith, It is not in me : and the sea saith, It is not with me. It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Page 144 - Vice is a monster of such frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; But seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Page 35 - He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.