The IncarnationHarper & brothers, 1849 - 227 pages |
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... human being ever reads any narrative without some image and conception of what they read ; and that the blank , cold , vague , misty images of an uninstructed mind are no more like the truth , than the conceptions of a vivid imagina ...
... human being ever reads any narrative without some image and conception of what they read ; and that the blank , cold , vague , misty images of an uninstructed mind are no more like the truth , than the conceptions of a vivid imagina ...
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... human form ; oh , pass- ing fair ! and in that form he shines unfading- the ideal of all those charms which shed a twi- light glow over the loveliest of earth . His eye can radiate glances of celestial light and pierc- ing expression ...
... human form ; oh , pass- ing fair ! and in that form he shines unfading- the ideal of all those charms which shed a twi- light glow over the loveliest of earth . His eye can radiate glances of celestial light and pierc- ing expression ...
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... spheres ? If for an astronomer , by mathematical law , to point unerringly to the place in heaven of an undiscovered planet be pronounced a sublime effort of human genius , what of that Geometer whose 16 THE INCARNATION .
... spheres ? If for an astronomer , by mathematical law , to point unerringly to the place in heaven of an undiscovered planet be pronounced a sublime effort of human genius , what of that Geometer whose 16 THE INCARNATION .
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Charles Beecher. effort of human genius , what of that Geometer whose instinct solves unconsciously the mazy movings of these labyrinthine hosts ? And what must be his logical power , whose name is WORD , * to whom all facts are naked ...
Charles Beecher. effort of human genius , what of that Geometer whose instinct solves unconsciously the mazy movings of these labyrinthine hosts ? And what must be his logical power , whose name is WORD , * to whom all facts are naked ...
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... human bosom rise , and go over all their banks , and rise as , for earthly objects , they can but once . If , unbereaved , they meet an equal tide , they roll deep and joyous through the channel of life ; otherwise the refluent wave ...
... human bosom rise , and go over all their banks , and rise as , for earthly objects , they can but once . If , unbereaved , they meet an equal tide , they roll deep and joyous through the channel of life ; otherwise the refluent wave ...
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27th Congress 50 cents 75 cents ABRAHAM MILLS ALONZO POTTER ancient angel Anthon's Antipater art thou awake and sing beauty behold Benaiah beneath Bethlehem blessed breathing child cries critical and explanatory dark dawn death deep earth Edition emotion English Notes Ephratah exclaims father feet fire Galilee gates gaze glory Greek half Bound half Sheep hand hast hath hear heart heaven Herod hill History holy hour Illustrated Israel Jehovah Jesus Jordan Joseph Judea kindled king Latin light lofty Lord magi maiden Mary Messiah mighty mind mother mountain Muslin mysterious Natural night numerous Engravings pass Pharisee priest prophet Purifier replies rise rock sacred Sadducee saith scene Sheep extra Sheol side silent sleep slumber solemn soul spirit stand star temple temptation thine thou shalt thought throne tide tion Treatise trembling truth utter veil voice vols wonder words youthful Zion
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Page 59 - And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and shalt call His Name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David.
Page 145 - Thus saith the Lord ; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord ; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Page 84 - Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ! ,. For he hath visited and redeemed his people, And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David ; As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, Which have been since the world began...
Page 68 - Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings : for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
Page 106 - For thus saith the Lord of Hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of Hosts.
Page 205 - And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
Page 103 - Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Page 122 - But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been of old, from everlasting.
Page 88 - For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given : and the government shall be upon his shoulder : and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.