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Subtitle: Containing, Besides His Sermons, and Essays on Miscellaneous Subjects, Several Additional Pieces, Selected From His Manuscripts by the Rev. Dr. Jennings and the Rev. Dr. Doddridge, in 1753, to Which Are Prefixed Memoirs of the Life of the Author General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1810 Original Publisher: J. Barfield Subjects: Theology Music / Religious / Hymns Music / Religious / Christian Religion / Christianity / Anglican Religion / Sermons / Christian Religion / Christian Theology / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: A Guide To Prayer . . i INTRODUCTION. Ji RAYER is a word of an extensive sense in scripture, and includes not only a request or petition for mercies, but it is taken for the address of a creature on earth to God in heaven, about every thing that concerns his God, his neighbour or himself, in this world, or the world to come. It is that converse, which God hath allowed us to maintain with himself above, while we are here below. It is that language, wherein a creature holds correspondence with his Creator; and wherein the soul of a saint often gets near to God, is entertained with great delight, and, as it were, dwells with his heavenly Father for a short season before he comes to heaven. It is a glorious privilege that our Maker hath indulged to us; and a necessary part of that obedience which he hath required of us, at all times and seasons, and in every circumstance of life, according to those scriptures; 1 Thess. v. 17. Pray without ceasing. Phil. iv. 6. In every thing by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. Ephes. vi. 18. Praying always, with all prayer and supplication. Prayer i...

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