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Question: “Ought a man to pray daily in his family”
At the preceding meeting it was stated the design of the question was to
prove the affirmative from scripture testimony. Disputable however varied
something from this in the discourse of the question. was to set forth the
necessity ?& duty of prayer To this point some appropriate remarks were
made, and some pointed texts of scripture cited viz “pray without
ceasing” that men ought always to pray & not to faint. “praying
always wit prayer and not supplication”. Eph 6.18 and many other passage
of the same important. On the negative the great and important duty of prayer
was readily conceded to and the propriety and benefit of it in families
acknowledged, still it was urged that there were no positive commands in
the holy scripture that men should pray in their families, and that they
should pray morning and evening. On he affirmative it was observed in answer
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