Sacra privata : the private meditations, devotions, and prayers of the Right Rev T Wilson ... . rn to your duty, like Samson, v/hen his lockswere cut, weak and indifferent as other people of theworld. The oftener we renew our intercourse with God,the greater will be our devotion. Frequent prayer, as it is an exercise of holythoughts, is a most natural remedy against the powerof sin-Importunity makes no change in God, but itcreates in us such dispositions as God thinks fit toreward. Make it a law to yourself to meditate before youpray; as also to make certain pauses, to see whetheryour heart go
Sacra privata : the private meditations, devotions, and prayers of the Right Rev T Wilson ... . rn to your duty, like Samson, v/hen his lockswere cut, weak and indifferent as other people of theworld. The oftener we renew our intercourse with God,the greater will be our devotion. Frequent prayer, as it is an exercise of holythoughts, is a most natural remedy against the powerof sin-Importunity makes no change in God, but itcreates in us such dispositions as God thinks fit toreward. Make it a law to yourself to meditate before youpray; as also to make certain pauses, to see whetheryour heart goes along with your lips. They whose hearts desire nothing, pray fornothing.(j _ 0 0- -o 16 ON DEVOTION AND PRAYER. Give me, O God, the spirit of true devotion, suchas may give life to all my prayers, so that they mayfind acceptance in Thy sight, for Jesus Christssake! Amen. N. B. The Meditations and Prayers which are proper for the Clergyonly, or which weie suitable peculiarly to the Author, are printed betweencrotchets [ ] foi the sake of assisting the private devotions of the I -o
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