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1641 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1000.17 (Matthew Henry)
… at our prayers. This was the case of the mother of our Lord here, and yet she encourages herself with hope that he will at length give in an answer of peace, to teach …
1642 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1009.82 (Matthew Henry)
… answer it who profanely ridicule it; but that which is especially charged upon us hereby is to lift up our hearts to God in the heavens; what is prayer, but …
1643 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1009.88 (Matthew Henry)
… to have our poor prayers taken notice of. ( b .) We ought to meet the first appearances of the return of prayer with early thanksgivings. As God answers us with …
1644 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1010.74 (Matthew Henry)
… taught, Our Father, hallowed be thy name, this is a comfort to us, that is it an answered prayer; answered to Christ here, and in him to all true believers. (1.) The name …
1645 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1011.62 (Matthew Henry)
… , and to receive a like private answer. It is good to improve our interest in those that are near to Christ, and to engage their prayers for us. Do we know any that …
1646 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1012.44 (Matthew Henry)
… ; to this they must all be directed, that God in Christ may be honoured by our services, and in our salvation. Hallowed be thy name is an answered prayer, and …
1647 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1012.46 (Matthew Henry)
… the answer of their prayers and the coming of the Comforter, he lays down this as a limitation of the promises, “Provided you keep my commandments, from a principle …
1648 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1013.17 (Matthew Henry)
… proper to be done for us. The promises abiding in us lie ready to be turned into prayers; and the prayers so regulated cannot but speed. Secondly, That if we abide …
1649 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1013.29 (Matthew Henry)
… hinted to us for our encouragement in prayer, and very encouraging they are. First, That we have a God to go to who is a Father; Christ here calls him the Father …
1650 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1014.74 (Matthew Henry)
… the prayer of faith; it helps to fill up the joy of faith. Would we have our joy full, as full as it is capable of being in this world, we must be much in prayer. When …
1651 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1019.10 (Matthew Henry)
… them to open their case before him, and by the prayer of faith to make their requests known to him: and then let them be careful for nothing; for Christ takes care …
1652 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1022.8 (Matthew Henry)
… up to heaven and expect to receive benefit by that which God speaks thence, and an answer of peace to the prayers sent up thither. I will direct my prayer unto …
1653 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1023.39 (Matthew Henry)
… Spirit to those that ask him ( Luke 11:13 ), for it was in answer to prayer that they were filled with the Holy Ghost : and we have also an example of the improvement …
1654 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1024.44 (Matthew Henry)
… in answer to his prayer ( John 14:16 ), nay, it was Christ that sent him from the Father ( John 15:26, 16:7 ), and this proves the glory to which the Father has exalted him …
1655 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1027.26 (Matthew Henry)
… order to this, 1. The apostles prayed for them, Acts 8:15. The Spirit is given, not to ourselves only ( Luke 11:13 ), but to others also, in answer to prayer: I will put my …
1656 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.7 (Matthew Henry)
… ): Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. Observe, Prayers and alms must go together. We must follow our prayers with alms; for the fast …
1657 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.8 (Matthew Henry)
… brought to us; and now neither our prayers nor our alms can come up for a memorial before God unless we believe in Jesus Christ, for it is that further which we …
1658 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1041.17 (Matthew Henry)
… orders to go among the Gentiles ( Acts 22:21 ): Depart, for I will send thee far hence, unto the Gentiles. Note, God often gives gracious answers to the prayers of his …
1659 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1048.11 (Matthew Henry)
… . All our duties and performances are pleasing to God only through Jesus Christ, praises as well as prayers.— For you all. We must express our love to our friends …
1660 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1058.6 (Matthew Henry)
… , worthy to be cast off? What else canst thou do for thy great name?” It is a very sad thing for any person or people to have the prayers of God’s people against them …