Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her... The posthumous works of ... Thomas Boston - Page 147by Thomas Boston - 1802Full view - About this book
| George Hickes - Bishops - 1707 - 644 pages
...intercede with God for Rain after the Drought of three Years. He prayed earneftly [laith St. James) and the Heaven gave Rain, and the Earth brought forth her fruit. XII. Such were the publick Interceffions of other Prophets, which I pafs over, battening to ray main... | |
| William Sherlock - 1715 - 474 pages
...we are ; and he prayed earneftly that it might not rain, and it rained not on the earth hy thefpace of three years and fix months ; and he prayed again , and the heavens gave rain, and the earth brought forth fruit, f. James i7, 18. And all thofe Wonders, which... | |
| Edward Harley - 1730 - 428 pages
...it might not tain : and it rained not on the Earth by the Space of three Years, and tea Months. is And he prayed again, and the Heaven gave Rain, and the Earth brought fotth her Fruit. Plnlif.it. 6 Be careful for nothing: but in EVERYTHING by PRAYER and SUPPLICATION,... | |
| Thomas Chubb - 1732 - 882 pages
...viz. that Elias/>rdyfd earncftly that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth by the /pace of three years and fix •months. And he prayed again; and the he 'averts gavt rain, 'ami the earth brought forth her fruit. And according to St James's reprefentationoftbe... | |
| Edward Harley - 1735 - 798 pages
...Tears and fix Months. ' Chap. v. \6. The EFFECTUAL FERVENT PRAYER of a righteous Man AVAILETH much. 18. And he PRAYED again, and the Heaven gave Rain, and the Earth brought forth her Fruit. i John v. 14. This is the CONFIDENCE thtt we have In him, that if we ASK any thing according to his... | |
| John Straight - Ethics - 1741 - 594 pages
...might not rain, and a rained not on the Earth for the Jpace of three Tears and fix Months, and k frayed again, and the Heaven gave rain. and the Earth brought forth her fruit. \ fay it is very evident that thefe Proor infpired Prayer. A Cafe, far from mi/es arc made only to... | |
| Henry Hunter - Bible - 1794 - 508 pages
...paffions as we are, and he prayed earneftly that it might not rain ; and it rained not on the-earth for the fpace of three years and fix months. And he prayed...gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit."| Surely then " the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous *man availeth much."§ God has not given... | |
| John Flavel - 1799 - 684 pages
...paflions, as we are, and he prayed earndtly that it might not *' rain, and it rained not on the earth by me fpace of three years and " fix months ; and he prayed again, and the heavens gave r.iin, and « the earth brought forth her fruit." God hath iubjcctcJ the works of his... | |
| John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - Presbyterian Church - 1802 - 636 pages
...to efcape. Take alfo the example of Elias, as cited by the apoftlc James, chap. v. 17, 18. '* Elias was a man fubject to like " paffions as we are, and...gave rain, and the earth brought forth her " fruit." See the cafe of Daniel, recorded in the ;d chapterof that book, particularly the lyth, i8th and iQth... | |
| John Jamieson - Bible - 1802 - 540 pages
...manifefted his power in this refpect, in anfwer to the prayer of Elijah, both in judgment and in mercy. " He prayed "• earneftly that it might not rain ;.... " heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth <t heir fruit V vr. The q iKingj xiz. ij, »o. r Pfal. Uv. i. 5. $ Jer. xiv. M. t James v. 17, iS.... | |
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