The Book of Private Devotion: A Series of Prayers and MeditationsParsons & Preston, 1844 - 252 pages |
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... affection : - " We love him , because he first loved us . ' 99 Let us , therefore , always keep our un- worthiness in view , to remind us that we stand in need of the mercy of God in Christ , but never plead it as a reason why we should ...
... affection : - " We love him , because he first loved us . ' 99 Let us , therefore , always keep our un- worthiness in view , to remind us that we stand in need of the mercy of God in Christ , but never plead it as a reason why we should ...
Page 17
... affections are excited and maintained , that our converse with Heaven is carried on . It is by no other means that we can be assured , with St. Paul , that " we are risen with Christ , " but this obvious one- that we thus seek the ...
... affections are excited and maintained , that our converse with Heaven is carried on . It is by no other means that we can be assured , with St. Paul , that " we are risen with Christ , " but this obvious one- that we thus seek the ...
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... affections . Our animal spirits , which so readily performed their func- tions before , now slacken their vigor and lose their vivacity . The sluggish body sympathizes , with the unwilling mind , and each promotes the deadness of the ...
... affections . Our animal spirits , which so readily performed their func- tions before , now slacken their vigor and lose their vivacity . The sluggish body sympathizes , with the unwilling mind , and each promotes the deadness of the ...
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... affections towards heavenly things - the smallest degree of worldly - mindedness - the ris ings of envy , vain - glory , or spiritual pride -the want of love towards God or man- a hasty expression or an unguarded word , though perhaps ...
... affections towards heavenly things - the smallest degree of worldly - mindedness - the ris ings of envy , vain - glory , or spiritual pride -the want of love towards God or man- a hasty expression or an unguarded word , though perhaps ...
Page 43
... affections set on heavenly things , ( Col. iii . 2. ) should be frequent and fervent in secret prayer . How strong in grace - how victorious over sin - how dead to the world - how alive to Christ- how fit to live - how prepared to die ...
... affections set on heavenly things , ( Col. iii . 2. ) should be frequent and fervent in secret prayer . How strong in grace - how victorious over sin - how dead to the world - how alive to Christ- how fit to live - how prepared to die ...
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adore affections agitation free ALMIGHTY Amen beseech thee blessed book of Daniel Caroline Fry cerned Christian closet communion confess conscience death declension desire diligent divine Divine grace duty eternal everlasting evil faith fear feels forgive give me grace glory gracious grant guilt hath hear heart heaven heavenly Father hope humble incal infant bed Jesus Christ Jesus Christ's sake John xiv let thy life?-a light live look means of grace MEDITATION mind morning name of Jesus neglect ness never night openly reward pardon perfect petitions portunity praise pray private prayer promises Redeemer religion repentance Resolved retire salvation Saviour Scriptures secret prayer sincerity sins skies sorrow soul strength tears temptation thank thee thine things thou art thou hast thoughts throne of grace thy grace thy Holy Spirit thy mercy thy sight thy word tions truth unto thee vanity vate wants watch