The Book of Private Devotion: A Series of Prayers and Meditations, with an Introductory Essay on PrayerLeavitt, Lord, and Company, 1835 - 256 páginas |
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Página 15
... never plead it as a reason why we should not draw nigh to him to implore that mercy . The best men are unworthy for their own sakes ; the worst , on repent- ance , will be accepted for His sake and through His merits . In prayer , then ...
... never plead it as a reason why we should not draw nigh to him to implore that mercy . The best men are unworthy for their own sakes ; the worst , on repent- ance , will be accepted for His sake and through His merits . In prayer , then ...
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... never know an end ? Will there be no period when God will dispense with its regular exercise ? Will there never be such an attainment of the end proposed , as that we may be allowed to discontinue the means ? To these interrogatories ...
... never know an end ? Will there be no period when God will dispense with its regular exercise ? Will there never be such an attainment of the end proposed , as that we may be allowed to discontinue the means ? To these interrogatories ...
Página 25
... There is , however , a strain and spirit of prayer equally distinct from that fa- cility and copiousness for which we certainly are never the better in the sight of God , and from that constraint and dryness PRIVATE DEVOTION . 25.
... There is , however , a strain and spirit of prayer equally distinct from that fa- cility and copiousness for which we certainly are never the better in the sight of God , and from that constraint and dryness PRIVATE DEVOTION . 25.
Página 26
... never the worse . There is a simple , solid , pious strain of prayer , in which the supplicant is so filled and occupied with a sense of his own dependance , and of the import- ance of the things for which he asks , and so persuaded of ...
... never the worse . There is a simple , solid , pious strain of prayer , in which the supplicant is so filled and occupied with a sense of his own dependance , and of the import- ance of the things for which he asks , and so persuaded of ...
Página 37
... never wants an eye to see , an ear to hear the cries and groans , nor a heart to grant the requests , of him who sincerely prays to him in secret . There are no desires so confused - no requests so broken - no effort so feeble , as to ...
... never wants an eye to see , an ear to hear the cries and groans , nor a heart to grant the requests , of him who sincerely prays to him in secret . There are no desires so confused - no requests so broken - no effort so feeble , as to ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 222 - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us Thine aid; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Página 49 - Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with thy free Spirit.
Página 74 - Verily verily I say unto you ; Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name ; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Página 34 - He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Página 219 - Return) O holy Dove ! return, Sweet messenger of rest; I hate the sins that made Thee mourn. And drove Thee from my breast.
Página 138 - Rejoice the soul of thy servant : for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Página 218 - Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
Página 28 - Thou, by whom we come to God, The life, the truth, the way, The path of prayer thyself hast trod Lord, teach us how to pray.
Página 230 - I view, And days are dark, and friends are few, On Him I lean, who, not in vain, Experienced every human pain : He sees my wants, allays my fears, And counts and treasures up my tears.
Página 223 - Brightest and best of the sons of the morning! Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid! Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid!