...and universal duty appears by the command of our Saviour, Matt. 6. 6, When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, fyc. in which words it is not our Saviour's meaning to forbid or put a slight upon all but...

...; " — Strive to "enter in at the strait gate ; " — " Pray without ceasing ; " — " Enter into thy closet, and, when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father in secret;" — "Be ye holy, for I am holy;" — "Do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God ;...

...men. Verily, I sxy unto you, they shall have their reward. 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." — Matt. c. 6 ver. v.,...

...seen of men ; verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 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." This passage has been made...

...enjoin that it should be strictly private. " But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy cloaet, (8) 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." In this respect, also, Christ...

...applied to the same glorious Being. Thus in Matthew, " When thou prayest," said our Saviour, " enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." " Love your enemies,...

...regard to our most secret concerns and most essential interests. " Enter into thy closet," saith he; " and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret." In considering the duty here enjoined, we must advert to the connection in which the command...

...thine alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth. That thine alms may be in secret ; and thy Father which seeth in secret will reward thee openly." (Matt. vi. 1 — 4.) To all the churches of Christ I would say, put away from you every remnant of the doctrine...

...receives a superior sanction from the authority and example of Christ : " When thou prayest, enter into brance of his own profession matli* to tvoii in hi- in secret ; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.'* — " And when he had...

...against the formality and many words of the hypocrites he says. "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 when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do." But the perfection of...