...same means, in the exercise of faith and prayer. " If " any of you," saith St James,"lack wis" dom, let him ask of God, who giveth * to all men liberally, and upbraideth " not, and it shall be given him. But " let him ask in faith, nothing wavering." " If any of you, being...

...from him, and to encourage you to present to him such requests, I repeat to you his own words, " If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him." He will neither upbraid you with, your un...

...the Holy Spirit to them that ask him ? " The Apostle James teaches i:», also, that, " If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him." (James i. 5.) It follows, from these passages, with the clearest evidence,...

...sadly ignorant, and destitute of spiritual wisdom ; but " if " any man lack wisdom," says St. James, " let him ask of God, who giveth to all " men liberally, and upbraideth notc." Allow me, my friends, to hope that you will be diligent in searching the Scriptures, and attentive...

...scriptures, with earnest prayer for divine instruction, according to the apostle's exhortation, " If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God, " who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth " not."— But let it be also remembered, that multitudes study religion as a science, and thus adopt...

...distinctly before us, not only the indispensable obligation, but the peculiar importance of prayer. " If any ^ man lack wisdom, let him ask of God, "^ who giveth to all men liberally and npbraideth not, and it shall be given him." But if God will give wisdom to him that asks — and that...

...partial in the distribution of it? doth not that overture reach indifferently to all, If any Jam. i. 5. man lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, — and it shall be given him ? may not others be as inquisitive, as industrious, as sincere as we in the search...

...passage, as I remember, which made me suspect that I might be wrong, was James i. 5 : "If any " of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who " giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, "and it shall be given him." On considering these words with some attention, I became conscious...

...He prays with a humble, teachable disposition, which secures the fulfilment of the promise, "If any lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him. " He that asketh receiveth ;" like him who said, "Give thy servant...

...they were fools in the opinion of the scorner, they were wise unto salvation. Therefore, if any of you lack WISDOM, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not ; and it shall be given him : but let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. SERMON XVI. ON THB DUTY...