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Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 160, "Secret Prayer," 1823 March
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Creator: Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
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1823-03
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1 volume (20 pages)
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Edward Hitchcock's sermon on private prayer, based on Matthew 6:6 (But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.). Hitchcock noted on the first page the dates and places where he had delivered this sermon between 1823 and 1836 as well as Bible chapters and hymns related to the sermon. Hitchcock contrasted prayer undertaken in privacy and solitude with ostentatious, public prayer which could be too easily tainted by insincerity and religious performance. He regarded secret prayer as a duty of supreme importance to be practiced at the start and close of each day, not just at times of spiritual conflict or physical danger. These periods of immediate communion with God were to be earnest, fervent and persevering. As the biblical injunction promised, a humble Christian who maintained such a habit of prayer in his closet would be rewarded with strength, grace and blessings from heaven. Moreover, he would be rewarded openly before all of creation on the day of Judgment.
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English
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