 | Rev. Molesworth - 1837 - 424 pages
...forefathers, to return thanks, and offer rich oblations, and distribute large alms, upon the receipt of such mercies, as we, in this irreligious generation, are wont to take no notice of at all. But, yet if we will amend, let us consider how we obscure the glory of God, disparage the prayers of the... | |
 | John Edward Nassau Molesworth - 1838 - 416 pages
...forefathers, to return thanks, and offer rich oblations, and distribute large alms, upon the receipt of such mercies, as we, in this irreligious generation, are wont to take no notice of at all. But yet, if we will amend, let us consider how we obscure the glory of God, disparage the prayers of the... | |
 | Henry Stretton - 1852 - 444 pages
...11. 3 Isaiah xxxviii. 22. « S. John v. 14. tions, and distribute large alma upon the receipt of such mercies, as we in this irreligious generation are...notice of at all. But, if yet we will amend, let us consider how we obscure the glory of GOD, disparage the prayers of the Church, and show ourselves unworthy... | |
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... apostles, in the Temple, to praise God there, according to the pious use of his nation. Acts iii. 8. It were endless to relate how it was used, of the ancient Christians, and of our pious forefathers, to return thanks, and offer rich oblations, and... 