Contemplations on the Historical Passages of the Old and New Testaments, Volume 1William Baynes and Son, 1825 |
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... given an account himself . His modesty , and love of retirement , prevented his appearing often in the busy world ; in which his fine parts and genius would have qualified him for acting in a distin- guished character . But this is a ...
... given an account himself . His modesty , and love of retirement , prevented his appearing often in the busy world ; in which his fine parts and genius would have qualified him for acting in a distin- guished character . But this is a ...
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... given them peculiar nerves to pull them up towards the seat of their rest . What a tongue hast thou given him ; the instrument not of taste only , but of speech ! how sweet and excellent voices are formed by that little loose film of ...
... given them peculiar nerves to pull them up towards the seat of their rest . What a tongue hast thou given him ; the instrument not of taste only , but of speech ! how sweet and excellent voices are formed by that little loose film of ...
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... given them their names , it had not been so great a praise of Adam's memory to recall them , as it was now of his judgment ( at first sight ) to impose them : he saw the inside of all the creatures at first , ( his posterity sees but ...
... given them their names , it had not been so great a praise of Adam's memory to recall them , as it was now of his judgment ( at first sight ) to impose them : he saw the inside of all the creatures at first , ( his posterity sees but ...
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... given these men any warning of his judgment ; they gave him no warning of their sins , no re- spite ; yet that God might approve his mercies to the very wicked , he gives them an hundred and twenty years respite of repenting . How loath ...
... given these men any warning of his judgment ; they gave him no warning of their sins , no re- spite ; yet that God might approve his mercies to the very wicked , he gives them an hundred and twenty years respite of repenting . How loath ...
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... given him life ; yet neither the name of a father and preserver , nor age nor virtue , could shield him from the contempt of his own . I see that even God's ark may nou- rish monsters . Some filthy toads may lie under the stones of the ...
... given him life ; yet neither the name of a father and preserver , nor age nor virtue , could shield him from the contempt of his own . I see that even God's ark may nou- rish monsters . Some filthy toads may lie under the stones of the ...
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Abimelech Absalom Achish Ahab Almighty altar Amalek Amalekites Amorites angel behold better betwixt blessing blood brethren cast comfort command CONTEMPLATION creatures curse Dagon danger dare David death doth earth Elijah Elisha enemies envy ephod Esau evil eyes faith father favour fear fetch fire Gibeah Gideon give glory God's grace hand happy hast hath hear heart heaven holy honour hope husband idolatry Israel Israelites Jephthah Jeroboam Joab Joshua Judah judgment justice kill king knew less Levite live look Lord mercy Midian Midianites Moab Moses Nabal Nazarite never offended once peace Philistines priest princes prophet punishment Rahab Rehoboam revenge sacrifice Samson Samuel Satan Saul Saul's sends servant shame Shechem shew sins Sisera Solomon sons soul spirit sword thee thine things thou thought tongue unto victory weak wherein whereof wicked wickedness wisdom wise wonder worthy
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Page 468 - 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 600 - I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts : because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left ; and they seek my life to take it away.
Page 545 - 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 662 - Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? May I not wash in them, and be clean?
Page 678 - ... her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter and toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear : for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.
Page 263 - If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
Page 663 - Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God ; and his flesh came again, like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
Page 682 - Then they said one to another, We do not well : this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace...
Page 384 - The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Page 680 - And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.