Intercessory Prayer Its Duties And Effects

Excerpt from Intercessory Prayer: Its Duties and Effects His sacrifice and offering to God for 'a sweet-smelling savor, Ephes. V. Must the prayers of His people be to the Lord of Hosts! Such being the nature of prayer, we cannot wonder at the many assurances contained in Scrip ture that God is the Bearer and Ah swerer of prayer. The sweet Odors, that ascend to the throne on high, are sent back again in showers of blessings upon the souls whence they proceed. And thus the earth, in sending forth its daily exhalations, does not more cer tainly provide the clouds, whence its own fructifying showers are after to descend, than the praying soul, by means of the Spirit, and the imputation of Christ's merits, lays up for itself with God the means, by which the dews of heaven are to descend upon its vine yard. The cry of God's people is sweeter in His ear than the voice of any child is in that of the fondest earthly parent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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