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Page 16
It was in reference to such a state of devotional feeling as this , that I once heard
Dr. Payson of Portland say , that he pitied the Christian who never had desires in
prayer which he could not clothe in language . Another passage worthy of notice
...
It was in reference to such a state of devotional feeling as this , that I once heard
Dr. Payson of Portland say , that he pitied the Christian who never had desires in
prayer which he could not clothe in language . Another passage worthy of notice
...
Page 19
The arguing Christian may easily be ensnared by the sophistry of infidels , but the
praying Christian never . The same principle applies also to prayer for others ,
and intercessory prayer has additional benefits . Whenever we pray for others ...
The arguing Christian may easily be ensnared by the sophistry of infidels , but the
praying Christian never . The same principle applies also to prayer for others ,
and intercessory prayer has additional benefits . Whenever we pray for others ...
Page 20
How miserable the impenitent who never offer acceptable prayer ? God is no
respecter of persons , he has none of those personal partialities and personal
antipathies , irrespective of actual merit or demerit , by which our social feelings
are so ...
How miserable the impenitent who never offer acceptable prayer ? God is no
respecter of persons , he has none of those personal partialities and personal
antipathies , irrespective of actual merit or demerit , by which our social feelings
are so ...
Page 38
But take these modern masters , and behold These blessings all reversed ; a
pallid cheek , Shrunk shoulders , chest contracted , sapless limbs , A tongue that
never rests , and mind debased By their vile sophistry , perversely taught To call ...
But take these modern masters , and behold These blessings all reversed ; a
pallid cheek , Shrunk shoulders , chest contracted , sapless limbs , A tongue that
never rests , and mind debased By their vile sophistry , perversely taught To call ...
Page 40
The lofty virtue which the Roman institutions cherished never appeared more
charming than when , softened by the tenderness of maternal affection , and
surrounded by the attractions of female beauty , it was occupied in the important
work of ...
The lofty virtue which the Roman institutions cherished never appeared more
charming than when , softened by the tenderness of maternal affection , and
surrounded by the attractions of female beauty , it was occupied in the important
work of ...
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