Contemplations on the sacred history, altered from the works of J. Hall, by G.H. Glasse. 4, Volume 2 |
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... should defy the armies of the living GOD ? " 6 . THE envious heart of Eliab confiders this holy courage as a reflection on him- felf . " Is it for thee , proud idle boy , " to interfere with affairs of war ? Is " yonder champion a fit ...
... should defy the armies of the living GOD ? " 6 . THE envious heart of Eliab confiders this holy courage as a reflection on him- felf . " Is it for thee , proud idle boy , " to interfere with affairs of war ? Is " yonder champion a fit ...
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... should not I endeavour to obtain < c xc diftinction , as well as they ? This va- " nity makes the fhepherd a foldier , " and the foldier a champion ! Depart , " rafh ftripling , to thy crook , and to thy harp - and leave swords and ...
... should not I endeavour to obtain < c xc diftinction , as well as they ? This va- " nity makes the fhepherd a foldier , " and the foldier a champion ! Depart , " rafh ftripling , to thy crook , and to thy harp - and leave swords and ...
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... dignity of others , it is through ignorance of the anxious cares , by which that dignity is accompanied . Could we feel their C VOL . II . weight , weight , even for a moment , we should return DAVID AND GOLIATH . 17.
... dignity of others , it is through ignorance of the anxious cares , by which that dignity is accompanied . Could we feel their C VOL . II . weight , weight , even for a moment , we should return DAVID AND GOLIATH . 17.
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... should return to a less exalted station with joy and thankfulness . ( c GOLIATH , armed with his fword , and fhield , and spear , advances into the field . When David appears in the lists with fuch an adversary , the eyes of Ifrael and ...
... should return to a less exalted station with joy and thankfulness . ( c GOLIATH , armed with his fword , and fhield , and spear , advances into the field . When David appears in the lists with fuch an adversary , the eyes of Ifrael and ...
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... . David knew , that those af- fections which GOD hath implanted in the foul , would , like that foul , furvive the body . He knew that a day would come , come , when he should rejoin his child , to NATHAN AND DAVID . 41.
... . David knew , that those af- fections which GOD hath implanted in the foul , would , like that foul , furvive the body . He knew that a day would come , come , when he should rejoin his child , to NATHAN AND DAVID . 41.
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Abfalom accompliſhment Adonijah againſt Ahab Ahafuerus Ahaz Ahaziah Almighty altar Amalekite Athaliah becauſe behold bleffing caufe cauſe confecrated David death defires divine doth earth Elijah Eliſha enemies eyes facrifice faid faith fame father fave fear fecure feek felf fends fent fervant fervice fhall fhould fome foon fooner forrow foul fpirit ftand ftill fuch fuddenly fuffer fword Gehazi glory haftens Haman hand hath hear heart heaven Heze Hezekiah himſelf holy honour houſe idolatry Ifrael Ifraelite itſelf Jehoram Jehu Jeroboam Jerufalem Jews Jezebel Joab Jofiah Judah juft juſtice king of Ifrael lefs LORD mafter meffage meffenger mercy mifery Mordecai moſt muſt Naaman Naboth peace perfon praiſe prayer prefence prieſts prince profperity prophet puniſhment purpoſe raiſed refuſes Rehoboam requeſts reſtore royal Saul ſhall ſhe Solomon ſtate temple thee thefe themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou art thouſand throne tion unto whofe wiſdom worſhip
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Page 58 - For scarcely for a righteous man will one die ; yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Page 36 - And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Page 16 - Who is gone into Heaven, and is on the Right Hand of God ; Angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto Him.
Page 126 - Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. And when all the people saw it they fell on their faces and they said, "The Lord, he is the God; the Lord, he is the God.
Page 200 - And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
Page 125 - Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
Page 128 - For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self...
Page 202 - For while all things were in quiet silence, and that night was in the midst of her swift course, thine Almighty word leaped down from heaven out of thy royal throne, as a fierce man of war into the midst of a land of destruction, and brought thine unfeigned commandment as a sharp sword, and standing up filled all things with death; and it touched the heaven, but it stood upon the earth.
Page 200 - And his breath, as an overflowing stream, Shall reach to the midst of the neck, To sift the nations with the sieve of vanity : And there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.
Page 121 - And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.