Sacra Privata: The Private Meditations and Prayers of the Right Rev. Thomas Wilson, D.D., Bishop of Sodor and Man, Accommodated to General UseHilliard and Metcalf, Printers, 1808 - 138 pages |
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... considering God's goodness , pow er , and readiness , to help us ; this is called faith in God . Lastly . By convincing our hearts of the insufficiency of every thing else to afford us any real help or comfort ; this is to be effect- ed ...
... considering God's goodness , pow er , and readiness , to help us ; this is called faith in God . Lastly . By convincing our hearts of the insufficiency of every thing else to afford us any real help or comfort ; this is to be effect- ed ...
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... and acknowledg . ing thy great goodness to thy unworthy servant . For , when I soberly consider my dependence upon Thee for life , welfare , health of body , peace of mind , grace , comfort , and salvation 36 SACRA PRIVATA .
... and acknowledg . ing thy great goodness to thy unworthy servant . For , when I soberly consider my dependence upon Thee for life , welfare , health of body , peace of mind , grace , comfort , and salvation 36 SACRA PRIVATA .
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... unworthy of thy servants . For ( now I soberly consider my dependence upon Thee ) as there is no hour of my life , that I do not enjoy thy favors , and taste thy good- ness ; so ( if my frailty would permit ) 48 SACRA PRIVATA .
... unworthy of thy servants . For ( now I soberly consider my dependence upon Thee ) as there is no hour of my life , that I do not enjoy thy favors , and taste thy good- ness ; so ( if my frailty would permit ) 48 SACRA PRIVATA .
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... consider , great God , my pendence upon thy Providence , and that the fa vors and mercies , I have received , are infinitely more in number , than the acknowledgments I have made , I am justly ashamed of my ingrati- tude , and afraid ...
... consider , great God , my pendence upon thy Providence , and that the fa vors and mercies , I have received , are infinitely more in number , than the acknowledgments I have made , I am justly ashamed of my ingrati- tude , and afraid ...
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... consider my latter end , and work out my salvation with fear and trembling , ever remem- bering that the night cometh when no man can work ; and that the day of my death may be better to me , than the day of my birth . O gracious God ...
... consider my latter end , and work out my salvation with fear and trembling , ever remem- bering that the night cometh when no man can work ; and that the day of my death may be better to me , than the day of my birth . O gracious God ...
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Page 23 - Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify Thy glorious Name, evermore praising Thee and saying, HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, LORD GOD of hosts, heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. Glory be to Thee, O LORD MOST HIGH.
Page 34 - For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: " let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Page 66 - Behold I stand at the door, and knock : if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him and will sup with him, and he with me.
Page 103 - ... renounce the devil and all his works, and constantly believe God's holy word, and obediently keep his commandments. I demand therefore, DOST thou, in the name of this child, renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous desires of the same, and the carnal desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not follow nor be led by them ? Answ.
Page 90 - The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.
Page 36 - Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Page 37 - It Is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord : and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High; To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning: and thy faithfulness every night.
Page 62 - And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Page 122 - Lord, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth ; Send thy Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace and of all virtues, without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee : Grant this for thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.
Page 98 - Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night : ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.