The Works Of Thomas Jackson D D Sometime President Of Corpus Christi College Oxford And Dean Of Peterbourgh Vol 8 Of 12 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from The Works of Thomas Jackson, D.D, Vol. 6 of 12: Sometime President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and Dean of Peterborough Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee. Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. 1. It was the saying of a Roman senator, who thought himself well seen in matters of state, Parvi sunt arma foris, nisi sit consilium domi; "Arms are of little avail abroad, without a wise council at home to give them instructions: " but the wise king, part of whose words these of my text are, saw a great way further, and lays his foundation much deeper, Parvi sunt arma foris, parvi consilium domi, nisi sint preces in templo; "Council of state or council of war, arms at home, or armies sent abroad by their directions, with their best instructions, add little to the security and safety of state and kingdom, without prayers in the church, or house of God." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.