...jhall be given ; feek, and ye fttall find -, knock, and it jhall be opened unto you. And again he fpake a Parable to this End , that Men ought always to pray, and not to faint. There was in a City a "Judge, that feared not God, nor regarded Man -, and there 'was...

...wrongly, Job xv. 4. or who discontinue it because they have not an immediate answer; our Lord «poke a parable to this end. That men ought always to pray, and not to faint; to continue praying, and not be discouraged, because their prayers seem not to be heard...

...commanded us to pi.ay to him. " Thou shalt worship the Lord thy Cod, and him only shalt thou serve. And he spake a parable, to this end that men ought always to pray and not to faint. Pray without ceasing. Seek the Lord while he may be found, and call upon him while he...

...save thee." And by the prophet Hosca, — " wait on thy God continually." The Lord Jesus Christ, " spake a parable to this end, that men ought always to pray and not to faint." The Holy Spirit by the Apostle commands Christians to pray " always with all prayer...

...of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death." If we faint here, our strength is small. " He spake a parable to this end, that men ought always to pray and not to faint." Obey this, and there is nothing in heaven or earth that can stand before you, except...

...reason of the parable of the unjust judge and the poor widow; namely, to encourage men to 'pray. "He spake a parable to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;" and a most sweet parable for that purpose it is: For if through importunity a poor widow-...

...felt ; we should give him thanks. In one place we find this precept ; " Pray without ceasing." And our Lord spake a parable, " to this end that men ought always to pray, and not to faint." Now it is evident he did not mean that we should be constantly presenting petitions...

...only with a good name on earth, but with a glorious inheritance in heaven. T a. ON PRAYER. OUR Saviour spake a parable to this end, that men ought always to pray and not to faint. (Luke xviii.) A prayer to God is a petition to him for something which we want. Now we...

...lifeless, as if we expected no answer. Perseverance in prayer is essential to soul prosperity. Our Lord " spake a parable to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint." God's elect shall not cry unto him day and night without being graciously heard, and...

...agreeable to his will. Our Saviour taught this doctrine in the most plain and appropriate terms. " He spake a parable to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint." Ought is the most proper term to express duty or moral obligation. There is nothing...