...fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 17 Elijah was a man of like infirmities with us ; and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it rained not on the land/or three years and six months: 18 and he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth...

...; which is the case with many weak and foolish ones. For, bringing forward an example, he saith, " Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are,...gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit," ver. 17, 18. And the scripture furnishes us with many prayers and examples of this kind for our encouragement...

...plentiful rain. But the drought and the rain were according to the prayers of the prophet Elijah. " Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and...gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit." Hearing the prayers of Elijah -was not the only instance, in ancient ages, of God's hearing and answering...

...powerful means, Isaiah and Hezekiah even turned their course backward. (See Is. xxxviii. 8.) " Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are ; and...years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit." By the faith and prayers of the ancient...

...these declarations, St. James adduces the example of Elijah ; who, although a frail man, like others, ' prayed earnestly, that it might not rain, and it rained...gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.' These great effects, it is to be remembered, were consequences of the prayers of a single man. After...

...rebellious children of Israel were repeatedly spared. And what wonders prayer wrqught for Elijah! " He prayed earnestly that it might not rain ; and it...the heaven gave rain, and the •earth brought forth fruit." And we might refer to other Old Testament worthies; also to the faithful who lived and prayed...

...for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are,...earth by the space of three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. 19 Brethren,...

...the natural clouds, and cause them either to give out or withhold their influences. James v. 17, 18. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are,...rained not on the earth by the space of three years ami six months ; and he prayed again, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit."...

...up to hcavmi." Verily " men ought always to pray, and not to taint." Hear the inspired apostle : " Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are,...might not rain ; and it rained not on the earth by the ipace of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought...

...them who love him ? — J;,mes ii. 5. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are...earnestly that it might not rain, and it rained not, &c. And he prayed again, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. — James...