| Solomon Southwick - Apologetics - 1834 - 336 pages
...him : he also will heat their cry, and will save them. Psal. cxlv. 18, 19 Nehem. i. 11. The sacrifice of the wicked, is an abomination to the Lord ; but the prayer of the upright is his delight, fcc. H« heareth the prayer of the righteous. Rev. xi. 8, 29. Thdu hast not called upon me, O Jacob.... | |
| Thomas Bowdler - Sermons, English - 1834 - 302 pages
...of God ; for " if any man be a worshipper of God, and doth his will, him he heareth." "The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight." These are indispensable conditions of prayer, as prescribed in Holy Writ ; and these manifestly apply... | |
| William Sharpe - 1836 - 408 pages
...regard iniquity in my heart the Lord will not hear me ;" and Solomon also testifies, " The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is His delight." By the righteous and the upright are here meant, not those who never do wrong in the most minute instances,... | |
| William Cogswell - Families - 1836 - 380 pages
...whoso findeth me, findoth life, and shall obtain favor of the Lord. — Prov. xv. 8. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord; but the prayer of the upright is his delight. CHAPTER XXVI. Worship. Q. 1. What is meant by Divine worship? A. Paying God that homage, or veneration,... | |
| Thomas Hartwell Horne - Bible - 1836 - 480 pages
...thanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the Most High. (1. 14.) The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord; but the prayer of the upright is his delight. (Prov. xv. S.) Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name : worship the Lqrd in the beauty of holiness. (Psal.... | |
| Rev. Robert Lovett - Salvation - 1837 - 238 pages
...word of God upon this subject? — we read in the Book of Proverbs (xv. 8. ) that ' ' the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord ; but the prayer of the upright is his delight. " In this passage the sacrifice in the former clause is synonimous with the prayer in the latter :... | |
| Luke Howard - 1837 - 486 pages
...pray, that ye enter not into temptation." Whose prayers doth God hear and answer ? — " The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord ; but the prayer of the upright is his delight." Seeing sin separates the soul from God, what is the best preservative against sin ? — The fearing... | |
| Favell Lee Mortimer - 1838 - 336 pages
...God thinks of the prayers of wicked people, who are not really sorry for their sins, The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord ; but...prayer of the upright is his delight. — Prov. xv. 8. 46. The thing that God cares for in people. The Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the... | |
| Short family prayers - 1838 - 160 pages
...generations. The Lord is far from the wicked ; but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord ; but the prayer of the upright is his delight. The righteous cry and the Lord heareth ; and delivereth them out of all their troubles. Glory be to... | |
| William Cogswell - Theology - 1838 - 188 pages
...declare my statutes, or that thou shouldst take my covenant in thy mouth ? — Prov. xv. 8. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord ; but the prayer of the upright ' ,. .uj:.^. of hope is not to be waited for. The degrees of evidence vary much in different Christians.... | |
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