...Cornelius. And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: He lodgeth with one Simon...

...dilemma (or in the valley of decision), he saw in a vision an angel of God coming in to him saying, "Cornelius, thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God" (Acts 10:4). The angel said to Cornelius as recorded in verse 32, "Send therefore to Joppa, and call...

...Buttressing the text from Revelation, for example, is Acts 10.4, in which God in a vision tells the pious Jew Cornelius, "Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God." The statement in line 2 of the sonnet that Mrs. Thomason's "just soul" had ripened "to dwell with God"...

...Cornelius. 4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. •' And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: 6 He lodgeth with one...

...had a vision around the ninth hour of the day. This vision was of an angel that came to him and said, "...Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God." The angel continued, instructing Cornelius to send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname...

..."Cornelius". (4) And he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, "What is it LORD?" And he said unto him, "Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before GOD. (5) And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: (6) He lodgeth with...

...Cornelius. And when he looked on him he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God." (Acts 10. 14.) Real heartfelt prayer never fails to be regarded by heaven. "He will regard the prayer...

...biblical precedent, here recalling the devout centurion Cornelius who is assured by an angel of the Lord, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God'.26 In Milton's poem, which also specifically mentions 'alms' given by Mrs Thomason, her holy life...

...and all thy house shall be saved," (v. 13, 14.) And he does not mention the words spoken by the Angel to Cornelius, " Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God, that he may not disgust them ; but what says he ? " He shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all...

...greater thing than sacrifice. " For I will have mercy, and not sacrifice."5 This opens the heavens. For "thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God," 6 -This is more indispensable than virginity: for thus were those virgins cast out of the bridechamber;...