The rule of prayer, a devotional commentary on the Lord's prayer, by the author of 'The rule of faith'. |
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... promise to those who trust in Him . It is inseparably linked to the lives of the saints , as it is , to use George Herbert's beautiful expression , God's ' breath in man returning to its birth ; ' it makes the saints what they were ...
... promise to those who trust in Him . It is inseparably linked to the lives of the saints , as it is , to use George Herbert's beautiful expression , God's ' breath in man returning to its birth ; ' it makes the saints what they were ...
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... promises are since He has sworn by Himself and confirmed them with an oath , and how all - powerful and efficacious His sufferings are , since He has willed to shed His own Blood for us , and all this for each one of us in particular ...
... promises are since He has sworn by Himself and confirmed them with an oath , and how all - powerful and efficacious His sufferings are , since He has willed to shed His own Blood for us , and all this for each one of us in particular ...
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... promises of the future is that ' in Thy presence there is joy for evermore , ' we make bold to say that the want of holy joy , that wedding garment in the gospel , which is so apparent in some minds , arises from the want of a Rule of ...
... promises of the future is that ' in Thy presence there is joy for evermore , ' we make bold to say that the want of holy joy , that wedding garment in the gospel , which is so apparent in some minds , arises from the want of a Rule of ...
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... promise My presence shall go with Thee ; ' ' Lo , I am with thee , ' and his thoughts and aspirations are ever rising heavenward ; where his treasure is there is his heart also . This we know was the wonderful power which nerved saints ...
... promise My presence shall go with Thee ; ' ' Lo , I am with thee , ' and his thoughts and aspirations are ever rising heavenward ; where his treasure is there is his heart also . This we know was the wonderful power which nerved saints ...
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... promise of new life to the sick , of quietness and rest to those who choose the good part , it is the unfolding of God as He is to the faithful : God in Himself ; the Personal ' I ; ' Who would have thought this ? and yet it is this ...
... promise of new life to the sick , of quietness and rest to those who choose the good part , it is the unfolding of God as He is to the faithful : God in Himself ; the Personal ' I ; ' Who would have thought this ? and yet it is this ...
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Page 143 - And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. 15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was.
Page 18 - There are in this loud stunning tide Of human care and crime, With whom the melodies abide Of th' everlasting chime ; Who carry music in their heart Through dusky lane and wrangling mart, Plying their daily task with busier feet, Because their secret souls a holy strain repeat.
Page 97 - O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
Page 48 - Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near.
Page 29 - My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
Page 49 - O thou by whom we come to God— The life, the truth, the way ; The path of prayer thyself hast trod ; Lord, teach us how to pray.
Page 159 - LORD, how happy should we be ^-^ If we could cast our care- on Thee, If we from self could rest ; And feel at heart that One above In perfect wisdom, perfect love, Is working for the best.
Page 82 - If we say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us : but, if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Page 107 - And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled...
Page 29 - Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling; ' Naked, come to Thee for dress, Helpless, look to Thee for grace; Foul, I to the fountain fly; Wash me, Saviour, or I die.