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Page 65
I then proposed to my companions joining in prayer before we went to rest , to
which the Mason replied he had no objection , if I was scholar enough to make a
prayer , which he owned he was not : Here again l remarked , the poor .
unlearned ...
I then proposed to my companions joining in prayer before we went to rest , to
which the Mason replied he had no objection , if I was scholar enough to make a
prayer , which he owned he was not : Here again l remarked , the poor .
unlearned ...
Page 73
use . companied it with a church prayer - book , and another book of prayers
adapted to private and family The zealous minded barber , as well as myself ,
being anxious to hear the proceedings of the club , soon visited the spot to make
...
use . companied it with a church prayer - book , and another book of prayers
adapted to private and family The zealous minded barber , as well as myself ,
being anxious to hear the proceedings of the club , soon visited the spot to make
...
Page 81
I took him by the hand , and pointing to his school - fellows , “ mark this
observation , " said I , " from the youngest present , only six years old , for it
explains the nature of prayer , which perhaps some of you are ignorant of . Many
persons repeat ...
I took him by the hand , and pointing to his school - fellows , “ mark this
observation , " said I , " from the youngest present , only six years old , for it
explains the nature of prayer , which perhaps some of you are ignorant of . Many
persons repeat ...
Page 85
O think upon this whenever you are angry , before you dare to repeat the Lord's
prayer . Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil . You are not to
understand that God ever leads his creatures into temptation , for as the Apostle
James ...
O think upon this whenever you are angry , before you dare to repeat the Lord's
prayer . Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil . You are not to
understand that God ever leads his creatures into temptation , for as the Apostle
James ...
Page 163
From a strict and impartial self - examination , accompanied with fervent prayer ,
none ever returned unaffected with deep humiliation , and a sense of spiritual
wants . Having discovered the need of his friend . ship , an application for his
help ...
From a strict and impartial self - examination , accompanied with fervent prayer ,
none ever returned unaffected with deep humiliation , and a sense of spiritual
wants . Having discovered the need of his friend . ship , an application for his
help ...
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Page 81 - Mark the observation," said he, " from the youngest present, only six years old ; for it explains the nature of prayer, of which, perhaps, some of you are ignorant. Many persons repeat words, who never prayed in their lives. My dear boy, I am very glad to find you were afraid to say to God what you could not say truly from your heart : but you may beg of him to give you submission to his will.
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Page 81 - I took him by the hand, and pointing to his schoolfellows, "Mark this observation," said I, "from the youngest present, only six years old, for it explains the nature of prayer, of which perhaps some of you are ignorant ; many persons repeat words, who never prayed in their lives. My dear boy, I am very glad to find you were afraid to say to God what you could not say truly from your heart ; but you may beg of him to give you submission to...
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| Title | Familiar Scenes, Histories, and Reflections |
| Author | Harriet Corp |
| Publisher | author annd sold, 1814 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 14 Nov 2006 |
| Length | 166 pages |
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