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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1906. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Shed abroad Thy love in my heart, so that I may love Thee, my friend in Thee, my enemy for Thee. O Thou who givest grace to the humble-minded, also give me grace to be humble-minded. O Thou who never failest those who fear Thee, my Fear and my Hope, let me fear one thing only, the fearing aught more than Thee. As I would that men should do to me, so may I do to them; not to have thoughts beyond what I should thiiik, but to have thoughts unto sobriety. Shine on those who sit in darkness, and the shadow of death; guide our feet into the way of peace, that we may have the same thoughts one with another, rightly to divide, rightly to walk, to edify, wilh one accord, with one mouth to glorify God; and if aught otherwise, to walk in the same rule as far as we have attained; to maintain order, decency, and stedfastness. (3.) PROFESSION. Godhead, paternal love, power, providence: salvation, anointing, adoption, lordship; conception, birth, passion, cross, death, burial, descent, resurrection, ascent, sitting, return, judgment; Breath and Holiness, calling from the Universal, hallowing in the Universal, communion of saints, and of saintly things, resurrection, life eternal. (4.) INTERCESSION. Hosanna on the earth b. Remember, O Lord, to crowa the year with Thy goodness; for the eyes of all look towards Thee, and Thou givest their food in due season. Thou openest Thine hand, and fillest all things living with plenteousness. And on us, O Lord, vouchsafe the blessings of heaven and the dew above, blessings of fountains and the deep beneath, courses of sun, conjunctions of moons, summits of eastern, mountains, of the everlasting hills, fulness of the earth and of produce, thereof, good seasons, wholesome weather, full crops, plenteous fruits, health of body, peaceful times, ...