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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... De- votions , about which their Minds fhould be employed at prefent . But this Caufe differeth widely from thofe that have been mentioned be- fore , fore in this Refpect , that our Will is fomething 24 Of Wandring Thoughts.
... De- votions , about which their Minds fhould be employed at prefent . But this Caufe differeth widely from thofe that have been mentioned be- fore , fore in this Refpect , that our Will is fomething 24 Of Wandring Thoughts.
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... employed a- bout any thing elfe , which is never fo agreeable to his or her own In- clinations and Will . § . VIII . All other Caufes of Wan- dring Thoughts in Prayer are put in Motion , are heightened and increas- ed , by the fubtle ...
... employed a- bout any thing elfe , which is never fo agreeable to his or her own In- clinations and Will . § . VIII . All other Caufes of Wan- dring Thoughts in Prayer are put in Motion , are heightened and increas- ed , by the fubtle ...
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... employed , that we cannot retire to pray when it cometh upon us , we must perform that by mental Prayer ,: and hearty inward Ejaculations to Heaven , which we have not Oppor- tunity to do by Oral Prayer , in fuch an Exigency as that ...
... employed , that we cannot retire to pray when it cometh upon us , we must perform that by mental Prayer ,: and hearty inward Ejaculations to Heaven , which we have not Oppor- tunity to do by Oral Prayer , in fuch an Exigency as that ...
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... employed about fuch things as are very agreeable to your own Will ( as hath been likewise hinted above ) ; and therefore you would not be inter- rupted when you are fo employed , if it were in your Power and Choice to prevent it ...
... employed about fuch things as are very agreeable to your own Will ( as hath been likewise hinted above ) ; and therefore you would not be inter- rupted when you are fo employed , if it were in your Power and Choice to prevent it ...
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... employed about fome good and ufeful Subject . For they are altogether unfeafonable at fuch a Time , proceeding frequently from the Tempter , the grand Enemy of our Souls , who fo endea voureth to disturb our Devotion , when perhaps he ...
... employed about fome good and ufeful Subject . For they are altogether unfeafonable at fuch a Time , proceeding frequently from the Tempter , the grand Enemy of our Souls , who fo endea voureth to disturb our Devotion , when perhaps he ...
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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.