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... God .. 22 CHAPTER IV . We must pray in faith .. 37 CHAPTER V. 52 We must pray with right feelings ... CHAPTER VI . We must forgive others when we pray ; and we must forsake sin and obey God , if we would have him answer our prayers ...
... God .. 22 CHAPTER IV . We must pray in faith .. 37 CHAPTER V. 52 We must pray with right feelings ... CHAPTER VI . We must forgive others when we pray ; and we must forsake sin and obey God , if we would have him answer our prayers ...
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... God , and the firmament showeth his handy- work . " 999 " How great God must be , mother , to make all these things ! And will he listen to such a little girl as I am , if I pray to him ? David says , ' When I consider thy heavens , the ...
... God , and the firmament showeth his handy- work . " 999 " How great God must be , mother , to make all these things ! And will he listen to such a little girl as I am , if I pray to him ? David says , ' When I consider thy heavens , the ...
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... God , that he is as careful of the least as of the greatest of his works . Have you never seen a little spider on the wall or fence ? " " Yes , mother , and it is a very little thing , indeed , so that I could but just see it . " " Yet ...
... God , that he is as careful of the least as of the greatest of his works . Have you never seen a little spider on the wall or fence ? " " Yes , mother , and it is a very little thing , indeed , so that I could but just see it . " " Yet ...
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... God has given the spider the wonderful power and skill of weaving this web - from its own body , and hanging it up for a net , to catch the little flies , which it kills and eats . Do you think he would care more for . the little spider ...
... God has given the spider the wonderful power and skill of weaving this web - from its own body , and hanging it up for a net , to catch the little flies , which it kills and eats . Do you think he would care more for . the little spider ...
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... God will give you what you ask for , if it is best you should have it . Hear what Jesus says about it . Ask , and it shall be given you ; seek , and ye shall find ; knock , and it shall be opened unto you . For every one that asketh ...
... God will give you what you ask for , if it is best you should have it . Hear what Jesus says about it . Ask , and it shall be given you ; seek , and ye shall find ; knock , and it shall be opened unto you . For every one that asketh ...
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66 MOTHER afraid Ahab altar Ammonites answer our prayers answer the prayers apostle Paul says ASK AMISS ask aright Behold Bible says blessing book of Samuel burnt offering called chapter children of Israel confess contrite David says dear debt disciples earnest earth Elijah Esau evil forgive garden of Gethsemane glory God's Holy Spirit hate heard his prayer heaven heavenly Father humble importunate iniquities Jehoshaphat Jerusalem Jesus says kind kingdom law of Moses little spider Lord's prayer mean mercy mighty hand mind Moabites name of Christ Nehemiah obey particular things Pharisee praise pray aright prayer and supplication prayer of faith promises prophets of Baal punished rain sinners sins suppose teach tell thanks thee ther thou art thou art God thou hast thought thy holy thy name told truth watch wept wicked word worship wrong ye shall ask
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Page 99 - Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
Page 33 - And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Page 51 - And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said; Lord, thou art God which hast made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is...
Page 58 - O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments...
Page 55 - Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation : and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
Page 42 - Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Page 10 - If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone?
Page 54 - Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness : according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my sin is ever before me.
Page 64 - Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a pharisee and the other a publican ; the pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican ; I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Page 55 - The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, 0 God, thou wilt not despise.