Contemplations upon the principal passages in the holy story Book XVIII to XXIUniversity Press, 1863 |
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... devils forsake their witches when they have brought them once into fetters . The man of God returns alone ; careful , no doubt , and pensive for his offence , when a lion out of the wood meets him , assaults him , kills him . O the just ...
... devils forsake their witches when they have brought them once into fetters . The man of God returns alone ; careful , no doubt , and pensive for his offence , when a lion out of the wood meets him , assaults him , kills him . O the just ...
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... devil , who had never bowed knee to Baal . Doubtless , any of these would have had a trencher ready for Elijah , and have thought himself happy to have defrauded his own maw for so noble a prophet . God rather chooses to make use of the ...
... devil , who had never bowed knee to Baal . Doubtless , any of these would have had a trencher ready for Elijah , and have thought himself happy to have defrauded his own maw for so noble a prophet . God rather chooses to make use of the ...
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... devil , whom these idolaters adored , have answered the suit of his suppliants ! What would that ambitious spirit have given , that , as he was cast down from heaven like lightning , so now he might have fallen down in that form upon ...
... devil , whom these idolaters adored , have answered the suit of his suppliants ! What would that ambitious spirit have given , that , as he was cast down from heaven like lightning , so now he might have fallen down in that form upon ...
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... devils are under the restraint of the Almighty ; neither are their designs more lavish than their executions short . Holy Elijah flees for his life . We hear not of the command of God , but we would willingly presuppose it . So divine a ...
... devils are under the restraint of the Almighty ; neither are their designs more lavish than their executions short . Holy Elijah flees for his life . We hear not of the command of God , but we would willingly presuppose it . So divine a ...
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... devils in those almighty hands ? The greater the dejection was , the stronger was the motive of commiseration . That halter pleaded for life , and that plea for but a life stirred the bowels for favour . How readily did Ahab see in ...
... devils in those almighty hands ? The greater the dejection was , the stronger was the motive of commiseration . That halter pleaded for life , and that plea for but a life stirred the bowels for favour . How readily did Ahab see in ...
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Ahab Ahasuerus Ahaz Ahaziah Almighty angels Athaliah behold Benhadad betwixt blessed blood body cast Christ command cure dead death devil disciples divine dost thou doth earth Elijah Elisha enemy evil eyes faith Father favour fear feast fetch flesh Gehazi give glorious glory God's grace gracious hadst Haman hand happy hath Hazael hear heart heaven Herod Hezekiah holy honour idolatry Israelite Jehoram Jehoshaphat Jehu Jeroboam Jerusalem Jesus Jews Joash Judah judgment king of Israel knew Lazarus leprosy less look Lord marvel Master mercy miracle miserable Mordecai Moses mouth Naboth nature needs never offended Pharisee prayers priests princes prophet Rehoboam saith Samaria Satan Saviour servant shame sinners sins sorrow soul spirit sure Syrian temple thee thine things thou art thou hast thought thyself tion tongue unto wherein whither wicked wonder word worthy wouldst Zacchæus
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Page 487 - 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 362 - Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine ; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
Page 272 - Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether boldest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this...
Page 629 - Jesus answered, He it is to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
Page 425 - ... in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Besides those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak ? who is offended, and I burn not?
Page 279 - And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour...
Page 284 - Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request: For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.
Page 563 - But Martha was cumbered about much serving ; and came to him, and said ; Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone ? bid her therefore that she help me.
Page 3 - Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Page 288 - He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.