...heartless liberality. " When thou prayest, enter into Jthy closet," was the plain advice of Jesus, "and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret." Thy formulary subjoined to this direction is strikingly apt, and appropriate to such juvenile...

...advises that our prayers should be offered in secret. " When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." By this we are to understand,...

...; and both none too well. Of praying he says : " And when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly." Again, of charity and...

...have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.'4 ' When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret ; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.'5 And the rule, by parity...

...of secret prayer by your-" selves. Matthew 0, 0, but thou when thou prayestenter into thy closet and when thou hast shut the door pray to thy father which is in secret' and thy father which sccst in secret shall reward thee openly. 2 Tmuthy 1,3. I thank god...

...thing. This language came before the view of my mind while at meeting — " Enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret,and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." May I be enabled to attend...

...Saviour warned us to avoid when he said, ' And thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet : and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret.' (Matt. vi. 6.) A public place is for united worship. Our own house, our own room, our own...

...individual private prayers that his precept applies, ' thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret.' No Christian then should allow himself to omit either of the duties, of public congregational...

...also communing with our own heart. And " when thou prayest," says Christ, " enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly." Let thy closet, therefore,...

...them, and praise them for being so pious.) But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet ; and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret ; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly." If we would pray right,...