| 1826 - 478 pages
...principle. — Accordingly Luke introduces the mention of one of Christ's parables thus — " And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray and not to faint," — that is, to illustrate the efficacy of persevering, importunate prayer, — and... | |
| Elijah Parish - 1826 - 468 pages
...explicitly, in a plainness of style, which ought not to be misunderstood, that Jesus Christ " spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint." Or, according to a later translation, " Then he addressed them with a parable, to show... | |
| 1827 - 512 pages
...said unto them ; Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together. And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint, saying ; There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man. And... | |
| William Wake - 1827 - 454 pages
...doubting. James, i. (j. £ut let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. -iLuke, xviii. 1. And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint, xxi. 36. Watch ye, therefore, and ]iray always. -Horn. xii. 12. Rejoicing in hope; patient... | |
| John Platts - 1827 - 688 pages
...but is hindered by his riches : 29 the reward of them that leave all man to his sight, AND he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought 'always to pray, and not to "faint; 1 2 Saying, There was in a city 2 a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man... | |
| Nathaniel Lardner - 1827 - 638 pages
...length hear us, and vouchsafe a gracious answer to our requests. Luke xviii. 1 — 7, " And he spake a parable unto them, to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint, saying; There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, neither regarded man. And there... | |
| William Paley - 1828 - 610 pages
...16. 6. Declarations and examples authorizing the repetition of unsuccessful prayer : " And he spake a parable unto them, to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint." " And he left them and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words."... | |
| William Paley - 1830 - 430 pages
...16. 5. Declarations and examples authorizing the repetition of unsuccessful prayer : ' And he spake a parable unto them, to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint. ' — * And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the... | |
| Gilbert Wardlaw - 1830 - 168 pages
...LETTER ON A REVIVAL OF RELIGION IN WALES. 139 DISCOURSE I. ON PERSEVERANCE IN PRAYER. And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint, LUKE \nu. 1. WHILST the plan of reconciliation by Christ Jesus brings glory in the highest... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1830 - 618 pages
...to God in prayers. In the parable of the unjust judge, Luke rviii. at the beginning ; " And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint ; saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man ; and... | |
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