 | Matthew Henry - Devotional literature - 1805 - 192 pages
...the mind of the Spirit.6 Lord, we come to thee, as the poor publican, that stood afar off, and would not so much as lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast : and we pray his prayer, God be merciful to us sinners.c The God of infinite mercy... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 512 pages
...the publican, with their confidence, who, in a sense of his exceeding unworthiness, stood afar off, and durst not so much as lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote on. his breast, and cried out of himself as a sinner, their confidence would have more of the aspect... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 514 pages
...the publican, with their confidence, who, in a sense of his exceeding unworthiness, stood afar off, and durst not so much as lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote on his breast, and cried out of himself as a sinner, their confidence would have more of the aspect... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - Devotional exercises - 1808 - 148 pages
...MEDITATIONS. . . !;•.-••. • • ,t( PENITENCE. Luke xviii. 3. The Publican, standing afar off? would not so much as lift up his eyes to Heaven ; but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me, a sinner. WHAT would become of me, if Thou, O God,... | |
 | Sydney Smith - Sermons, English - 1809 - 456 pages
...story of our lives in the firm accents of a fearless voice. *' The publican, standing afar off, tvould not so much as lift up his eyes to Heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.—/ tell you this man went down to his house... | |
 | Sydney Smith - Sermons - 1809 - 452 pages
...adulterers, or even as this publican" thus spake the Pharisee; " but, the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes to Heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner /" Which of these went home to his house, justified... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregationalism - 1812 - 406 pages
...holiness. Whereas, if they saw their vileritfss, they would be more like the publican, that stood afar iff, and durst not so much as lift up his eyes to heaven t but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. It becomes such sinful creatures... | |
 | Gardiner Spring - Christian life - 1813 - 244 pages
...express. The spirit of prayer is humble. It flows from a broken and contrite heart. The publican could not so much as lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sin~ ner ! Before Him who is so great, that the nations... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1817 - 538 pages
...holiness. Whereas, if they saw thejr vileness, they would be more like the publican, that stood afar off', and durst not so much as lift up his eyes to heaven : but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. It becomes such sinful creatures as we, to... | |
 | Matthew Henry - Prayer - 1818 - 234 pages
...andforgweness of all our sins. Lord, we come to thee, as the poor publican that stood afar off, and would not so much as lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote on his breast : and we pray his prayer, God, be merciful to us sinners.^ The God of infinite mercy,... | |
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But the Publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, 'God be merciful to me, a sinner... 
