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Page 55
... providence . The fatherhood of God means not only that we cannot understand God , but that , even when we cannot understand Him , we can trust Him . We may rely upon His in- finite wisdom , who knows our necessities before we ask and ...
... providence . The fatherhood of God means not only that we cannot understand God , but that , even when we cannot understand Him , we can trust Him . We may rely upon His in- finite wisdom , who knows our necessities before we ask and ...
Page 56
... providence , according to His infinite plan which I can- not understand , but into which all the per- plexities and distresses of our lives fit . It is somehow right . " The Lord gave , and the Lord hath taken away : blessed be the name ...
... providence , according to His infinite plan which I can- not understand , but into which all the per- plexities and distresses of our lives fit . It is somehow right . " The Lord gave , and the Lord hath taken away : blessed be the name ...
Page 58
... providence all things work to- gether for our good . This assurance of the love of God is con- firmed by all the beautiful and happy ex- periences of life , and may profitably be associated with them . The child is to be made to feel ...
... providence all things work to- gether for our good . This assurance of the love of God is con- firmed by all the beautiful and happy ex- periences of life , and may profitably be associated with them . The child is to be made to feel ...
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... providence ? But that is not the point . The assembled family , the listening chil- dren , give the occasion . The purpose is to express our consciousness of God , and thereby to aid ourselves and our children to be religious . An ...
... providence ? But that is not the point . The assembled family , the listening chil- dren , give the occasion . The purpose is to express our consciousness of God , and thereby to aid ourselves and our children to be religious . An ...
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... providence which brings the oak out of the acorn . Thus kneeling is taught , like walking ; the words are taught like the words of the vocabulary of common life . The habit is secured . There is plenty of time for ex- planation and ...
... providence which brings the oak out of the acorn . Thus kneeling is taught , like walking ; the words are taught like the words of the vocabulary of common life . The habit is secured . There is plenty of time for ex- planation and ...
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Page 144 - LORD of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things; graft in our hearts the love of thy name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 159 - ... renounce the devil and all his works, and constantly believe God's holy word, and obediently keep his commandments. I demand therefore, DOST thou, in the name of this child, renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous desires of the same, and the carnal desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not follow nor be led by them ? Answ.
Page 150 - Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men; Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 127 - Let my sins be all forgiven, Bless the friends I love so well ; Take me when I die to heaven, Happy there with Thee to dwell.
Page 254 - And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Page 149 - God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves ; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls ; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt ihe soul ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 150 - O ALMIGHTY GOD, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men; grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise ; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen.
Page 148 - Almighty and everlasting God / who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day / Defend us in the 68 CHURCH OF ENGLAND SERVICE. FREE CHURCHES same with thy mighty power / and grant that this day we fall into no sin / neither run into any kind of danger / but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance / to do always that is righteous in thy sight / through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 146 - Increase and multiply upon us thv mercy ; that, thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal : Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake our Lord. Amen.
Page 17 - Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.