| Timothy Dwight - Theology - 1824 - 602 pages
...these declarations, St. James adduces the example of Elijah ; who, although a frail man, like others, ' prayed earnestly, that it might not rain, and it rained...years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.' These great effects, it is to be remembered,... | |
| Christian life - 1869 - 346 pages
...hcavmi." Verily " men ought always to pray, and not to taint." Hear the inspired apostle : " Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and...might not rain ; and it rained not on the earth by the ipace of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought... | |
| John Locke - Bible - 1824 - 530 pages
...who love him ? — James ii. 5. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Klias was a man subject to like passions as we are ; and...earnestly that it might not rain, and it rained not, &c. And he prayed again, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. — James... | |
| John Locke - Bible - 1824 - 522 pages
...who love him ? — J;,mes ii. 5. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are ; and...earnestly that it might not rain, and it rained not, &c. And he prayed again, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. — James... | |
| Colin McIver - Sermons, American - 1824 - 434 pages
...prophet Elijah. During the tyranny of the cruel and persecuting Ahab, the Heavens were shut, that " it rained not on the earth " by the space of three years and six months." At the period of this long continued drought, and the consequent famine, the pious Obadiah is introduced... | |
| Benjamin Boothroyd - 1824 - 626 pages
...may be ke«W. The invrovyht, IfC. The prayer produced by the Spirit operating «« & Power of prayer. he prayed earnestly that it might not rain ; and it rained not on the land during three 18 years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heavens gave rain, and the... | |
| William Carpenter - Bible - 1825 - 698 pages
...And Elijah went to shew himself unto Abab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria, rviii. 1, 2. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and...earth by the space of three years and six months, Jam. v. 17. VER. Í6. Kai трос oiXsftím ai-rün 'НХ/oî li -, L-.иГя t * Bul unto п. '/i?... | |
| George Townsend - 1825 - 808 pages
...may be healed. The effectual ferg2_ gar "' vent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 1 7 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and...rained not on the earth by the space of three years and *Luk. ir.25. six months *. tl Kings 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain f , xviii.4l—... | |
| George Townsend - Bible - 1825 - 810 pages
...™ay be nealed- The effectual fer^i garjfbra, ^^ prayer of a righteous man aval loth much. 17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and...rained not on the earth by the space of three years and •Lnk. ir.25. six months *. tl Kings 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rainf, xviii.4l«46.... | |
| William Carpenter - Bible - 1825 - 572 pages
...ïruumii; TftîY «ai ¡Л.ПЛГ. ÏJ. а £/tas iivis a man subject to like passions as we are, band he prayed * earnestly that it might not rain ; and...earth by the space of three years and six months. ' Or, in his prayer. 1 We also are men of like passions with you, Acts xiv. 15, b And Elijah the Tishbite,... | |
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