Elijah the ProphetHarper, 1875 - 217 pages |
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... sent . The very mention of it was a solemn protest against the Baal - homage of Ahab and his court ; and every repetition of it would be to the prophet himself a new reminder of the truth which he had to pro- claim , and of the strength ...
... sent . The very mention of it was a solemn protest against the Baal - homage of Ahab and his court ; and every repetition of it would be to the prophet himself a new reminder of the truth which he had to pro- claim , and of the strength ...
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... strength , and protected by his power . He has sent me hither ; he is with me here ; he will accompany me hence . Think not , there- * James v . , 17 . fore , to follow me with thy spying minions ; 16 ELIJAH THE PROPHET .
... strength , and protected by his power . He has sent me hither ; he is with me here ; he will accompany me hence . Think not , there- * James v . , 17 . fore , to follow me with thy spying minions ; 16 ELIJAH THE PROPHET .
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... sent to the right place . As Wilberforce has said , “ A great poet might be produced when a great general was wanted , or a wonderful financier might be given to a horde of sav- ages . But there are no such mistakes made in the provi ...
... sent to the right place . As Wilberforce has said , “ A great poet might be produced when a great general was wanted , or a wonderful financier might be given to a horde of sav- ages . But there are no such mistakes made in the provi ...
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... sent to our age ; and they were made , not only for their work , but by it . God needs his Luthers as well as his Melancthons ; his Pauls as well as his Johns ; his Latimers as well as his Leightons ; and we may as well find fault with ...
... sent to our age ; and they were made , not only for their work , but by it . God needs his Luthers as well as his Melancthons ; his Pauls as well as his Johns ; his Latimers as well as his Leightons ; and we may as well find fault with ...
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... sent a messenger , * in the hope that he might prove to be the prophet . But all search was vain , for the Lord had hidden him ; and not until it was time for him to strike another blow , would Ahab be permitted to look upon his face ...
... sent a messenger , * in the hope that he might prove to be the prophet . But all search was vain , for the Lord had hidden him ; and not until it was time for him to strike another blow , would Ahab be permitted to look upon his face ...
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Page 208 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock ; and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not ; for it was founded upon a rock...
Page 192 - There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Page 209 - Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 56 - On lips that are for others; deep as love, Deep as first love, and wild with all regret; O Death in Life, the days that are no more.
Page 148 - And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house : and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it ; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
Page 8 - And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.
Page 123 - For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
Page 65 - If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan...
Page 27 - WHEN I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, And that one Talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest He returning chide, "Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?