A Discourse Upon Wandring Thoughts in Prayer, Shewing the Causes and Remedies Thereof. By Abra. Mackbeth, E.A.P.J. Downing, 1713 - 48 pages |
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... Devotion flags , and our Love to God grows cold , which is too fre- quently the Cafe of moft , or of all Chriftians , more or lefs . And this produceth Dulness and Heaviness of Spirit , cloggeth the Wings of our Devotion , and abateth ...
... Devotion flags , and our Love to God grows cold , which is too fre- quently the Cafe of moft , or of all Chriftians , more or lefs . And this produceth Dulness and Heaviness of Spirit , cloggeth the Wings of our Devotion , and abateth ...
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... Devotion , and the Clofeness of our Attention , will be abated , in Proportion to the fmall Value we at that time fet up- on thofe fublime but defpifed Ob- jects . And thus Way is made for any fort of Wandring Thoughts . S. V. Weakness ...
... Devotion , and the Clofeness of our Attention , will be abated , in Proportion to the fmall Value we at that time fet up- on thofe fublime but defpifed Ob- jects . And thus Way is made for any fort of Wandring Thoughts . S. V. Weakness ...
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... Devotion is very much allayed , our Minds are greatly difcouraged , and eafily diverted to other Objects ; as Men commonly are flow and heartless at their Work , when they imagine that they labour in vain . S. VI . Farther , fome great ...
... Devotion is very much allayed , our Minds are greatly difcouraged , and eafily diverted to other Objects ; as Men commonly are flow and heartless at their Work , when they imagine that they labour in vain . S. VI . Farther , fome great ...
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... Devotions , for the Sake of our Lord Jefus Chrift ; to whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost , be all Honour and Glory , • World without End . Amen . C C ' S. II . Secondly , We must have B 3 particular Regard to the Causes of our Wandring ...
... Devotions , for the Sake of our Lord Jefus Chrift ; to whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost , be all Honour and Glory , • World without End . Amen . C C ' S. II . Secondly , We must have B 3 particular Regard to the Causes of our Wandring ...
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... Devotion , and to increase our Love to God , we must frequently meditate up- on his fupreme Excellency and Love- linefs , and the immenfe Greatnefs of his Love to us . We must humbly and earnestly befeech him to fed abroad his Love in ...
... Devotion , and to increase our Love to God , we must frequently meditate up- on his fupreme Excellency and Love- linefs , and the immenfe Greatnefs of his Love to us . We must humbly and earnestly befeech him to fed abroad his Love in ...
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affault Affiftance Affliction affured againſt altho arife befeech Bleffed Caufes Cauſes CHAP Chapter Chriftians Comfort Converfation Converfion Corruption Defire Devil Devotion difcouraged Difpofition divine Grace divine Providence dring Thoughts efpecially elfe endeavour eternal Faith Father feen felves fhall fee fhould fiery Darts fince finful Firſt fome fpiritual ftians ftill ftir fuch Ghoſt Glory Grace Habit of Mind hath heartily Hearts Heaven heavenly Holy Ghoft Holy Ghoſt holy Spirit increaſe ject Kingdom of Heaven lay afide lefs likewife Lord and Saviour Lord Jefus Chrift Love Luft maketh Means of Grace meditate Mental Prayer Merits of Chrift moft mortified moſt muft muſt natural neceffary Number obferve Oral Prayer Perfon Performance pious pray prefent ptation Publick refift Remedies Repentance ruption Salvation ſhall Souls ſtrive temporal Temptations Thee thefe thereof things thofe Thoughts in Prayer troubled true truly Wandring Thoughts whofe World worship
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Page 30 - Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds ; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created him...
Page 22 - If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering: for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea, driven with the wind, and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
Page 4 - The spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek ; He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all that mourn...
Page 40 - we look not at the things which are feen, but at the things which are not feen; for the things which are feen, are temporal ; but the things which are not feen, are eternal, 2 Cor.
Page 29 - Thou haft prepared for us to walk in ; through Jefus Chrift our Lord, to Whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghoft, be all honour and Glory, world without end.
Page 19 - That if any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him...
Page 4 - GOmfort ye, comfort ye my people, faith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerufalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplifhed, that her iniquity is pardoned ; for fhe hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her luis.
Page 22 - Jam.L 5, if any of you lack Wifdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all Men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it fhalt v.
Page 38 - And if we know that, he heareth us, whatfoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we defired of him.
Page 4 - might be called trees of righteoufnefs, the planting of " the Lord, that he might be glorified.