Praying to the Dead
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Isaiah 8:19
And when they shall say to you, Seek to them that have familiar spirits, and to wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek to their God? for the living to the dead?
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Whether the Dead Can be Assisted by the Works of the Living?
... Eccl.), where he mentions the rite of the Early Church in praying for the dead,
and, moreover, asserts that the suffrages of the living profit the dead. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the dead can be.htm

Whether There is a Purgatory after this Life?
... above, adds: "This we preach, holding to the teaching of truth, and this is our
belief; this the universal Church holds, by praying for the dead that they may ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether there is a purgatory.htm

The Twenty-First Article they Absolutely Condemn, Because we do ...
... pray for the Church universal in general, so in heaven they pray for the Church
in general, albeit no testimony concerning the praying of the dead is extant in ...
/.../the apology of the augsburg confession/part 26 the twenty-first article.htm

Doctrine of the Resurrection of the Body, Continued How are the ...
... 5628] that practice, (whatever it may have been.) The Februarian lustrations [5629]
will perhaps [5630] answer him (quite as well), by praying for the dead. ...
/.../the five books against marcion/chapter x doctrine of the resurrection.htm

Peter after his Escape
... They had rather believe that the poor girl was 'mad' or that, for all their praying,
Peter was dead, and this was his 'angel,' than that their intense prayer ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/peter after his escape.htm

Elijah, the Praying Prophet
... The awful, mysterious and powerful regions of the dead are now invaded by the ... Elijah's
presence and praying keep the woman from starving and brings her son ...
/.../bounds/prayer and praying men/v elijah the praying prophet.htm

The Necessity for Praying Men
... above everything else were praying men, and left the impress of their prayer example
and teaching upon the early Church. But the Apostles are dead, and times ...
/.../bounds/the weapon of prayer/iii the necessity for praying.htm

Praying Saints of the Old Testaments (Continued)
... Testament type of the miraculous power displayed in the resurrection of Jesus Christ
from the dead. ... How greatly we need a school to teach the art of praying! ...
/.../bounds/prayer and praying men/ii praying saints of the.htm

Of the Modes of Supplementing Satisfaction --viz. Indulgences and ...
... [384]. The only support of this dogma is, that as a custom of praying for
the dead prevailed, the duty ought not to be despised. ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 5 of the modes.htm

All the Miracles of Richard:
... William: bitten by a snake and thought to be dead; but restored by a vow to make
a ... Isabella: deaf for seven years: cured by praying at the saint's tomb. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/rolle/the fire of love/all the miracles of richard .htm

Resources
What is praying in tongues? Is praying in tongues a prayer language between a believer and God? | GotQuestions.org

What is praying in the Spirit? | GotQuestions.org

Why is praying for others important? | GotQuestions.org

Praying: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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