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... mean , mother ? " " To call upon God in truth , is to be sincere in your prayers : to feel in your heart just what you say . It is not prayer to say over some words that you have learned , without un- derstanding what they mean , and ...
... mean , mother ? " " To call upon God in truth , is to be sincere in your prayers : to feel in your heart just what you say . It is not prayer to say over some words that you have learned , without un- derstanding what they mean , and ...
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... means , mother . " " To be born again is to have your heart so changed , that you will love to do right , and hate to do wrong . You want God's Holy Spirit to make you willing to obey and love him ; because you are , by nature , so wick ...
... means , mother . " " To be born again is to have your heart so changed , that you will love to do right , and hate to do wrong . You want God's Holy Spirit to make you willing to obey and love him ; because you are , by nature , so wick ...
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... His Holy Spirit , full and free , Within my heart to live . Then I will early learn to pray , And ever love to ask , And always mean the things I say , Nor think my prayers a task . 66 CHAPTER II . WE MAY ASK AMISS . MOTHER 16 ...
... His Holy Spirit , full and free , Within my heart to live . Then I will early learn to pray , And ever love to ask , And always mean the things I say , Nor think my prayers a task . 66 CHAPTER II . WE MAY ASK AMISS . MOTHER 16 ...
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... consume it upon your lusts . " 1 " I do not know what lusts means , mother . " " The word lust , my dear , may be understood differently , according to the connexion in which it 2 * ON PRAYER . 17 CHAPTER II We may ask amiss.
... consume it upon your lusts . " 1 " I do not know what lusts means , mother . " " The word lust , my dear , may be understood differently , according to the connexion in which it 2 * ON PRAYER . 17 CHAPTER II We may ask amiss.
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... means selfish de- sires . You may desire good things for no other reason than to gratify yourself , without any regard to the glory of God , the good of others , or even your own eternal good . You may ask for the Holy Spirit , for the ...
... means selfish de- sires . You may desire good things for no other reason than to gratify yourself , without any regard to the glory of God , the good of others , or even your own eternal good . You may ask for the Holy Spirit , for the ...
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66 MOTHER afraid Ahab altar Ammonites answer our prayers answer the prayers apostle Paul says ASK AMISS ask aright Behold Bible says blessing book of Samuel burnt offering called chapter children of Israel confess contrite David says dear debt disciples earnest earth Elijah Esau evil forgive garden of Gethsemane glory God's Holy Spirit hate heard his prayer heaven heavenly Father humble importunate iniquities Jehoshaphat Jerusalem Jesus says kind kingdom law of Moses little spider Lord's prayer mean mercy mighty hand mind Moabites name of Christ Nehemiah obey particular things Pharisee praise pray aright prayer and supplication prayer of faith promises prophets of Baal punished rain sinners sins suppose teach tell thanks thee ther thou art thou art God thou hast thought thy holy thy name told truth watch wept wicked word worship wrong ye shall ask
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Page 99 - Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
Page 33 - And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Page 51 - And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said; Lord, thou art God which hast made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is...
Page 58 - O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments...
Page 55 - Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation : and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
Page 42 - Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Page 10 - If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone?
Page 54 - Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness : according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my sin is ever before me.
Page 64 - Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a pharisee and the other a publican ; the pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican ; I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Page 55 - The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, 0 God, thou wilt not despise.