 | 1859 - 391 pages
...have asked nothing," said the Saviour, "ask, that your joy may befall." Again — "if ye, being evil, know how to give good things to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give nis Holy Spirit to them that ask him 1" Thirdly, as a further improvement... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1859
...Father, and our blessed Saviour argues it as the testimony of God's love to us, "If ye who are evil know how to give good things to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give His spirit to them that ask Him ?" Now since the great sum and compendium... | |
 | Edward Henry Bickersteth (bp. of Exeter.) - 1859
...me, and lead me in the way everlasting. ^rgin. See I plead the promise of Jesus, if ye being evil, know how to give good things to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those Luke xi. 1 3. that ask him. Hear me speedily,... | |
 | Keepsake - 1859
...his will, he heareth us. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins. If ye, being evil, know how to give good things to your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him ? This is a faithful saying,... | |
 | Thomas Goodwin - 1861
...instinct to spy out the best things for your children, which you judge to be such, — and ' if ye know how to give good things to your children, how much more,' says Christ, 'shall your Father which is in heaven,' who to this very end was pleased to become a Father... | |
 | Matthew (st) - 1863
...ask for a fish, will he give him a serpent? " If then you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him." VI. 12 " All, therefore, whatsoever you would that men Practical 1111 i ii i r. i • summary should... | |
 | Thomas Goodwin - 1864
...thoughts, and these beget faith when the soul liveth in them : ' You fathers' (saith he, Mat. vii. 11) ' know how to give good things to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Spirit to them that ask ? ' He speaks to a soul that thinks he... | |
 | 1866 - 228 pages
...large, venomous insect, found in hot countries. " If you then who are wicked," concludes our Lord, " know how to give good things to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask them of Him ?" QUESTIONS. 1. What is signified by... | |
 | David Mitchell - 1866 - 174 pages
...Ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find * * * for if ye being evil know to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him." There can be nothing better than to take God at His word, in... | |
 | Edith Rowley - 1866 - 114 pages
...particularly encouraged to expect, when I remember that passage of scripture, ' If ye, being evil, know how to give good things to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give His holy Spirit to them that ask Him.' I would also desire of the Lord,... | |
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If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 
