| 1835 - 962 pages
...their labours—and as ' the harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few,' they would ' pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers into His harvest;' in a word, they would be ' ready with all faithful diligence to banish and drive awny all erroneous... | |
| Francis Ellaby - 1838 - 272 pages
...is now before us upon the point in question. The Lord Jesus Christ instructed his disciples to pray to the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers into his harvest. The disciples assembled together when the time was come, and fasted and prayed to ascertain who should... | |
| 1839 - 650 pages
...recollect, to men in any situations, or under any circumstances. Christ told his disciples to pray ' the Lord of the harvest' to ' send forth labourers into his harvest' (Matt. ix. 38). Christ himself sent his apostles. The Holy Spirit sent Paul and Barnabas. What Christ... | |
| 1840 - 728 pages
...illuminations of the Holy Spirit, for ministerial work; and that therefore, in conjunction with prayer to "the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers into his harvest," th y earnestly recommend our existing Colleges to the increased support of the Churches, rejoice to... | |
| Thomas William B. Aveling - 1840 - 296 pages
...looking anxiously, but in vain, to the clergy of the day for help, these holy men " earnestly prayed the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers into his harvest. " The Lord graciously accorded to the prayer of his servants what they had asked, but not in the way... | |
| 1840 - 792 pages
...words of the Saviour : " The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few ; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers into his harvest." This was his prayer, and his actions corresponded with his prayer. He sat down and 296 Memoir of the... | |
| Thomas Comber - 1841 - 382 pages
...disciples in the very verse before (which we have ill divided, and put it into another chapter?) to pray to the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers into his harvest : so that he, who knew all men's hearts, would not ordain without prayer. So when the eleven were to... | |
| Church of England - 1841 - 490 pages
...come. Therefore hsaid he unto them, The harvest is great, but the labourers are few ; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, to send forth labourers into 'his harvest. Go your ways ; behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. Bear no wallet, neither scrip, nor shoes,... | |
| 1841 - 508 pages
...signs of the times are in many places favourable — the fields are ready for the harvest. We pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers into his harvest. We feel all joy and confidence in the prospect which lies before us. We believe that our counsel and... | |
| 1745 - 516 pages
...this mighty harvest. And what is the Christian Church doing ? Is it praying fervently and incessantly to the Lord of the harvest, to send forth labourers into His harvest ? Is it acting in the spirit of that prayer, and stirring itself up to this glorious work? Alas? we... | |
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