| 1842
...luxury, and selfishness. St. James very forcibly rebukes such petitioners, in the words, " Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." (James iv. 3.) The glory of God should be our great aim, in our use and enjoyment of whatever temporal... | |
| 1802 - 374 pages
...to have, and canlot obtain : ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not : 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers, and adulteresses, know ye not that die friendhip of the world is enmity with Jod ?... | |
| 1804 - 476 pages
...have, and cannot obtain : ve fight and 3 F war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not : 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss; that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God ?... | |
| Thomas Vincent - 1806 - 308 pages
...may we praf unto God? A. 1. We may not pray unto Gcd for any sinful desires, James iv. 4. Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss ; that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 2. We may and ought to pray unto God only for such things as are agreeable unto his will, 1 John v.... | |
| Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 pages
...any thing according to his will he heareth us. Ver. 15. See 2 Sum. vii. 27. James iv. 3. Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. CLXXXIII. for daily brcud. Matt vi. 1 1. Give us this day our dally bread. 1 Tim. iv. 5. Every creature... | |
| James Macknight - 1810 - 586 pages
...strongly tieand cannot obtain : ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God?... | |
| Church of Scotland - 1810 - 636 pages
...merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand : he loveth to oppress. P James iv. 3. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 9 Gen. xliii. 12. And take double money in your hand : and the money that was brought again in the... | |
| Francis Gastrell - 1812 - 378 pages
...doth his will, him he heareth. (V) Ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not; ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. («) He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be an abomination to... | |
| 1812 - 428 pages
...desire to have, and cannot obtain; ye fight, and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not ; ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." Our blessed Saviour and \Redmner, whose disciple James was, had before forbidjilen all wars and fightings.... | |
| 1813 - 580 pages
...merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand : he lovetli to oppress. p James iv. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 9 Gen. xliii. 12. And take double money in jour hand : and the money that was brought again in the... | |
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