An Abridgement of Henry on Prayer: Consisting of a Judicious Collection of Scriptures, Proper to the Several Parts of the Duty : with an Essay on the Nature of the Duty of Prayer : to which are Annexed, Some Forms of PrayerLincoln & Gleason, 1805 - 180 pages |
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... , it may be the means of assisting the pious of all denominations , in prayer , which is the principal branch of religious wor ship . Hartford , Dec. 1803 . AN ABRIDGMENT OF HENRY ON PRAYER . LE CHAPTER I. iv PREFACE .
... , it may be the means of assisting the pious of all denominations , in prayer , which is the principal branch of religious wor ship . Hartford , Dec. 1803 . AN ABRIDGMENT OF HENRY ON PRAYER . LE CHAPTER I. iv PREFACE .
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... means to excite the pity of the Deity . Were this the end of our homage and cries to God , it would imply that he was not , in his own nature , sufficiently inclined to mercy , but was hard - hearted and cruel , inexorable and unkind ...
... means to excite the pity of the Deity . Were this the end of our homage and cries to God , it would imply that he was not , in his own nature , sufficiently inclined to mercy , but was hard - hearted and cruel , inexorable and unkind ...
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... further end and design of prayer is to draw down upon us , as the means divinely constituted , the blessings which we may , from time to time , need . It is expressly appointed by a wise and gracious God , to be the of Prayer . 107.
... further end and design of prayer is to draw down upon us , as the means divinely constituted , the blessings which we may , from time to time , need . It is expressly appointed by a wise and gracious God , to be the of Prayer . 107.
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... means of deriving bles- sings to us . It is to be performed in the name of the only Mediator and all - prevalent ... mean of deriving blessings to us - even all the favors , personal or rela- tive , public or private , temporal or ...
... means of deriving bles- sings to us . It is to be performed in the name of the only Mediator and all - prevalent ... mean of deriving blessings to us - even all the favors , personal or rela- tive , public or private , temporal or ...
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... mean to obtain all the bless- ings , which we want , whether they relate to this life or the life to come . And shall we refuse the very means , which infinite wisdom has ordained for our own happiness ? Shall so glorious a privilege ...
... mean to obtain all the bless- ings , which we want , whether they relate to this life or the life to come . And shall we refuse the very means , which infinite wisdom has ordained for our own happiness ? Shall so glorious a privilege ...
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Page 127 - Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Page 128 - At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank Thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father : for so it seemed good in Thy sight.
Page 173 - ... nor thy cattle, nor the stranger that is within thy gates ; for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
Page 26 - If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous : and he is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world.
Page 110 - And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the beasts and the elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.
Page 110 - And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Page 110 - Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Page 103 - Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage ? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
Page 129 - But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye, therefore, like unto them ; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Page 166 - The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself, but for his posterity, all mankind descending from him by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in his first transgression.