The Book of Private Devotion: A Series of Prayers and Meditations, with an Introductory Essay on PrayerLeavitt, Lord, and Company, 1835 - 256 pages |
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... light , the thoughts rea- dy , the tongue voluble , a kind of spon- taneous eloquence is the result ; with this we are pleased , and this ready flow we are ready to impose on ourselves for piety . On the other hand , when the mind is ...
... light , the thoughts rea- dy , the tongue voluble , a kind of spon- taneous eloquence is the result ; with this we are pleased , and this ready flow we are ready to impose on ourselves for piety . On the other hand , when the mind is ...
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... his ordinary work . Self is the oil of his lamp ; -worldly interests and the plaudits of men nourish its flame . If these are wanting , its brilliancy declines ; and , as . his hope of these fail , its light gradually 44 PRIVATE DEVOTION .
... his ordinary work . Self is the oil of his lamp ; -worldly interests and the plaudits of men nourish its flame . If these are wanting , its brilliancy declines ; and , as . his hope of these fail , its light gradually 44 PRIVATE DEVOTION .
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... light gradually or instantly expires . " Can the rush grow up without mire ? -can the flag grow without water ? -whilst it is yet in its greenness , and not cut down , it withereth before any other herb . So are the paths of all that ...
... light gradually or instantly expires . " Can the rush grow up without mire ? -can the flag grow without water ? -whilst it is yet in its greenness , and not cut down , it withereth before any other herb . So are the paths of all that ...
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... man ; " ( Eph . iii . 16. ] is enriched with the light of God's re- conciled countenance ; and comes forth from his closet in a more humble , more watchful , more spiritual , more holy , more heavenly. PRIVATE DEVOTION . 51.
... man ; " ( Eph . iii . 16. ] is enriched with the light of God's re- conciled countenance ; and comes forth from his closet in a more humble , more watchful , more spiritual , more holy , more heavenly. PRIVATE DEVOTION . 51.
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... light and knowledge may be the cause . SUCH sins load the conscience with guilt , weaken the spiritual strength of the Christian , becloud his evidences of grace , make him a terror to himself , and afraid of realizing the Divine ...
... light and knowledge may be the cause . SUCH sins load the conscience with guilt , weaken the spiritual strength of the Christian , becloud his evidences of grace , make him a terror to himself , and afraid of realizing the Divine ...
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Page 222 - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us Thine aid; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Page 49 - 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 74 - 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 34 - He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Page 219 - Return) O holy Dove ! return, Sweet messenger of rest; I hate the sins that made Thee mourn. And drove Thee from my breast.
Page 138 - Rejoice the soul of thy servant : for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Page 218 - Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
Page 28 - 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 230 - I view, And days are dark, and friends are few, On Him I lean, who, not in vain, Experienced every human pain : He sees my wants, allays my fears, And counts and treasures up my tears.
Page 223 - Brightest and best of the sons of the morning! Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid! Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid!