Religious and moral sentences culled from the works of Shakespeare; compared with sacred passages drawn from Holy Writ...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1847 Excerpt: ...in despair.!i Henry VI. ii. I. And be it death proclaimed through our host, To boast of this, or take that praise from God, Which is His only. Henry V. iv. 8. PRAYER. Now I am past all comfort, here, but prayers. Henry VIII. iv. 2. If you bethink yourself of any crime, Unreconcil'd as yet to Heaven and grace, Solicit for it straight. Othello, V. 2. We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms; which the wise Powers Deny us for our good: so find we profit, By losing of our prayers. Antony And Cleofatra, ii. 1. If, when you make your prayers, God should be so obdurate as yourselves, How would it fare with your departed souls? 2 Henry VI. iv. 7. PRESUMPTION. It is presumption in us, when The help of Heaven we count the act of men. All's Well That Ends Well, ii. 1. ffioiv mvit. PRAISE OF GOD. 0 praise the Lord, all ye heathen! Praise Him, all ye nations. Psalm cxvii. 0 praise the Lord of Heaven! Praise Him, all ye angels! Let every thing that hath breath, praise the Lord! Psalm cxlviii. & cxlix. PRAYER. Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. James, V. God judgeth the righteous. The Lord will receive my prayer; He hath heard my supplication. Psalm vi. & vii. The Spirit helpeth our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for, as we ought; but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us. Romans, viii. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss. James, iv. If my people shall humble themselves, and pray, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sins. 2 Chronicles, vii. PRESUMPTION. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but man's goings are of the Lord: how can a man, then, understand his own way? Proverbs, Xx. & xxi. PROPHETS AND APOSTLES. His champions are the prophets and apostle...