Gleanings from the Harvest-Fields of Literature: A Melange of Excerpta
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Gleanings from the Harvest-Fields of Literature: A Melange of Excerpta
Literary curiosa; Literature -- Dictionaries
1. The throne of thy glory. Isaiah lxvi. 1.
2. The portion of thy children. 1 Peter i. 4.
3. The temple of thy angels. Isaiah vi. 1.
Hallowed be thy Name.—Psalm cxv. 1.
1. By the thoughts of our hearts. Psalm lxxxvi. 11.
2. By the words of our lips. Psalm li. 15.
3. By the works of our hands. 1 Corinthians x. 31.
_Thy Kingdom come._—Psalm cx. 2.
1. Of Providence to defend us. Psalm xvii. 8.
2. Of grace to refine us. 1 Thessalonians v. 23.
3. Of glory to crown us. Colossians iii. 4.
_Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven._—Acts xxxi. 14.
1. Towards us, without resistance. 1 Samuel iii. 18.
2. By us, without compulsion. Psalm cxix. 36.
3. Universally, without exception. Luke i. 6.
4. Eternally, without declension. Psalm cxix. 93.
_Give us this day our daily bread._
1. Of necessity, for our bodies. Proverbs xxx. 8.
2. Of eternal life, for our souls. John vi. 34.
_And forgive us our trespasses._—Psalm xxv. 11.
1. Against the commands of thy law. 1 John iii. 4.
2. Against the grace of thy gospel. 1 Timothy i. 13.
_As we forgive them that trespass against us._—Matthew vi. 15.
1. By defaming our characters. Matthew v. 11.
2. By embezzling our property. Philemon 18.
3. By abusing our persons. Acts vii. 60.
_And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil._—Matthew
xxvi. 41.
1. Of overwhelming afflictions. Psalm cxxx. 1.
2. Of worldly enticements. 1 John ii. 16.
3. Of Satan’s devices. 1 Timothy iii. 7.
4. Of error’s seduction. 1 Timothy vi. 10.
5. Of sinful affections. Romans i. 26.
_For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever._—Jude
25.
1. Thy kingdom governs all. Psalm ciii. 19.
2. Thy power subdues all. Philippians iii. 20, 21.
3. Thy glory is above all. Psalm cxlviii. 13.
_Amen._—Ephesians i. 11.
1. As it is in thy purposes. Isaiah xiv. 27.
2. So is it in thy promises. 2 Corinthians i. 20.
3. So be it in our prayers. Revelation xxii. 20.
4. So shall it be to thy praise. Revelation xix. 4.
ACROSTICAL PARAPHRASE.
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