The Book of Private Devotion: A Series of Prayers and MeditationsR. Carter & Bros., 1850 - 342 pages |
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... want to Him who alone can relieve it - the confes- sion of sin to Him who alone can pardon it . It is the urgency of poverty , the pros- tration of humility , the fervency of peni- tence , the confidence of trust . It is not eloquence ...
... want to Him who alone can relieve it - the confes- sion of sin to Him who alone can pardon it . It is the urgency of poverty , the pros- tration of humility , the fervency of peni- tence , the confidence of trust . It is not eloquence ...
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... want the distinctive quality to make it accepta- ble to Him who is a spirit , and who has declared that he will be worshipped " in spirit and in truth . ” Man is not only a sinful but also a help- less , and therefore a dependant being ...
... want the distinctive quality to make it accepta- ble to Him who is a spirit , and who has declared that he will be worshipped " in spirit and in truth . ” Man is not only a sinful but also a help- less , and therefore a dependant being ...
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... want the highest motive to this duty , and the best helps for performing it ; if we do , the co- gency of these motives , and the inestimable value of these helps , will render argument unnecessary , and exhortation superfluous . One ...
... want the highest motive to this duty , and the best helps for performing it ; if we do , the co- gency of these motives , and the inestimable value of these helps , will render argument unnecessary , and exhortation superfluous . One ...
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... , followed by her lovely train , her forbearance with faults , her forgiveness of injuries , her pity for errors , her compassion for want . It draws Repentance , with her holy sorrows , her pious 24 DEVOTION . PRIVATE.
... , followed by her lovely train , her forbearance with faults , her forgiveness of injuries , her pity for errors , her compassion for want . It draws Repentance , with her holy sorrows , her pious 24 DEVOTION . PRIVATE.
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... wants , and must have its own petitions . To - morrow we must seek the bread of heaven afresh . We should , however , avoid coming to our devotions with unfurnished minds . We should be always laying in materials for prayer , by a ...
... wants , and must have its own petitions . To - morrow we must seek the bread of heaven afresh . We should , however , avoid coming to our devotions with unfurnished minds . We should be always laying in materials for prayer , by a ...
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Page 66 - Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Page 291 - Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest! I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee.
Page 306 - If aught should tempt my soul to stray From heavenly wisdom's narrow way, To fly the good I would pursue, Or do the sin I would not do, — Still He, who felt temptation's power, Shall guard me in that dangerous hour.
Page 28 - IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord : and to sing praises unto thy name, O most Highest; 2 To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the morning : and of thy truth in the night-season; 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the lute : upon a loud instrument, and upon the harp.
Page 37 - Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try; Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways; While angels in their songs rejoice And cry, "Behold, he prays!
Page 98 - Verily verily I say unto you ; Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name ; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Page 274 - ORD, when we bend before thy throne, -" And our confessions pour, Teach us to feel the sins we own, And hate what we deplore.
Page 256 - Praise with my heart, my mind, my voice, For all thy mercy I will give ; My soul shall still in God rejoice, My tongue shall bless Thee while I live.
Page 50 - For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Page 152 - Grant that all carnal affections may die in him, and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in him. Amen. Grant that he may have power and strength to have victory, and to triumph, against the devil, the world, and the flesh.