...mayest call him Father;" and when he is tried or tempted the Lord looks at him, and says to him, as he said to Peter, " Satan hath desired to have thee, that he may sift thee as wheat, but I have prayed for thee, that 1 Psa. xxxi. 14; cxl. 6. ' Heb. viii. 10. ' Rom. viii. 16. thy faith fail...

...earthly troubles would have won for them the white robes and the palms of the redeemed in heaven. " Satan hath desired to have thee, that he may sift thee as wheat," were our Saviour's words unto Peter. Even so does Satan still desire to try to sift our hearts, in...

...support of this Papal prerogative, we find in the Gospel of St. Luke, Chapt. 22d : "Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have thee, that he may sift thee as wheat. But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not : and thou being once converted, confirm thy brethren...

...to the most humble and the weakest of men ! And on the eve of the passion : " Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have thee, that he may sift thee as wheat ; but I have prayed for thee that thy faith may not fail ; and thou being once converted confirm thy brethren."...

...fervour. When I think that others pray for me I am lifted up in hope ; but when I call to mind the word, " Satan hath desired to have thee, that he may sift thee as wheat," and find it true to the letter, nevertheless, under the sweet cheering words that follow, "/ have prayed...

...designed to lead the minds of others, both by example and precept, from earth to heaven. I believe that it may be said of thee, as it was said to Peter, '...Advocate will plead for thee, that thy faith fail not." It was indeed a great blessing to this good woman to see her son, nearly three score years old, still...

...precept, from earth to Heaven. I believe it may be said of thee, as was said to Peter, ' Satan haa desired to have thee, that he may sift thee as wheat,'...Advocate will plead for thee that thy faith fail not." It was not, however, to scientific but to commercial pursuits that Samuel Allen's attention was directed...

...precept, from earth to Heaven. I believe it may be said of thee, as was said to Peter, ' Satan has desired to have thee, that he may sift thee as wheat,'...Advocate will plead for thee that thy faith fail not." It was not, however, to scientific but to commeroial pursuits that Samuel Allen's attention was directed...

...mediator. He had much mental prayer, and for particular individuals, as for Peter : " Simon, Simon, Satan hath desired to have thee, that he may sift thee as wheat ; but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not." (Luke xxii. 33.) O what a mercy to have a friend at...

...mediator. He had much mental prayer, and for particular individuals, as for Peter : " Simon, Simon, Satan hath desired to have thee, that he may sift thee as wheat ; but I havtr prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not." (Luke xxii. 33.) O what a mercy to have a friend at...