...ought altfayt to pray." — Luke zt'i't'i, 1. He whom we aro commanded to hear in all things ¿pake a parable to this end, that "men ought always to pray, and not to faint." Prayer is a duty of universal obligation ; and access to the Father is granted unto...

...explained by Christ Himself. To use the words of an old divine, " The key hangs at the door." — " He spake a parable to this end ; that men ought always to pray, and not to faint." These words, be it remembered, are closely connected with the solemn doctrine of the...

...Sect. 338]." Luke xvii. 31—37. Pray always : Parable of the Unjust Judge.— Our Lord now 282 spoke a parable to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint ; saying, " There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man :...

...reason bf the parable of the unjust judge and the poor widow ; namely, to encourage men to pray. He uth which says, ' aud not to faint. And a most sweet parable for that purpose it is : For if through importunity, a poor...

...noon (Ps. Iv. 17; ; and even seven times a day he would praise the Lord (Ps. cxix. 164) ; and Jesus spake a parable to this end, that men ought always to pray. Lute xviii. 1. 10. Pray perseveringly. Listen to the Word : " Pray without ceasing." "Continue in prayer."...

...reason of the parable of the unjust judge and the poor widow ; namely, to encourage men to pray. He spake a parable to THIS END, that men ought always to pray and not to faint. And a most sweet parable for that purpose it is : For if through importunity, a poor...

...be saved from sin, filled with the fulness of God, and conducted to heaven; and our Saviour uttered a parable to this end, " that men ought always to pray, and not to faint." According to the Scriptures, temporal good, the gifts of Divine providence, are to be...

...your Heavenly Father give His Holy Spirit unto them that ask Him ? " On one occasion our Lord spoke a parable to this end, that men ought always to pray and not to faint. And inspired men after Him instructed His followers to "pray without ceasing." One of...

...of but one interpretation. They show not only a command for prayer, but also a promise for prayer. Our blessed Lord spake a parable to this end, that "men ought always to prny, and not to faint." He spake another parable to the end that men should persist in prayer; and...

...neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead. LESSON vni. The Importunate Widow. Jesus spake a parable to this end, that men ought always to pray and not to faint. Saying, There was in a city a judge that feared not God, neither regarded man. And there...