 | 1774 - 508 pages
...that is, with a troubled and difcompofed fpirit, is like him that retires into a battle to meditate. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer...and therefore is contrary to that attention, which prefents our prayers in a direct line unto God. And, befides this, anger is a combination of many other... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor - 1816 - 526 pages
...sets up his closet in the out quarters of an army, and chooses a frontier garrison to ' be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer,...attention, which presents our prayers in a right line i to God. For so have 1 seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he... | |
 | Edward Atkyns Bray - 1818 - 458 pages
...passions. Prayer is the daughter of Charity, and the sister of Meekness. Anger, on the other hand, is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer ; and therefore is contrary to that devout attention which presents our prayers immediately to God. Thus have I seen the morning-lark rising... | |
 | 1819 - 896 pages
...sets up his closet in the out-rfoartcis **" 8L an army, and chooses a frontier garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer, and therefore is contrary to tbat attention which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 630 pages
...and sets up his closet in the out-quarters of an army, and chooses a frontier-garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer,...soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get J to heaven, and climb above the clouds; but the poor bird . was beaten back with the loud sighings... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 634 pages
...and sets up his closet in the out-quarters of an army, and chooses a frontier-garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer,...attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to I God. For so have I aeen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises,... | |
 | John Angell James - 1828 - 444 pages
...and sets up his closet in the out-quarters of an army, and chooses a frontier garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer,...heaven, and climb above the clouds : but the poor bin! was beaten back with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstant—... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 418 pages
...therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For 20 so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass,...rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the cluuds; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 452 pages
...with an angry, that is with a troubled and discomposed spirit, is like him that retires into wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer,...which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For 20 so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 pages
...and sets up his closet in the out-quarters of an army, and chooses a frontier garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer,...is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayer in a right time to God. For «o have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring... | |
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