Canticles; or, Song of Solomon: a new tr., with notes, by J. FryJames Duncan, 1825 - 226 pages |
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Page xvii
... praise to the great Author of happiness not very ob- vious . It were strange , indeed , supposing only a literal sense , to find beauty of person , profusion of odours , magnificence of dress and of equipage , held forth as the chief ...
... praise to the great Author of happiness not very ob- vious . It were strange , indeed , supposing only a literal sense , to find beauty of person , profusion of odours , magnificence of dress and of equipage , held forth as the chief ...
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... praise . This corresponds with the notions we are autho- rized to form of the holy angels : " Are they not all ministering spirits , sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation ? " - " There is joy in the presence of ...
... praise . This corresponds with the notions we are autho- rized to form of the holy angels : " Are they not all ministering spirits , sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation ? " - " There is joy in the presence of ...
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... praise . With these observations on the characters intro- duced in this idyl , we may now proceed to the parable itself . The bride , previously admonished , we may sup- pose " to forget her own people and her father's house , " and ...
... praise . With these observations on the characters intro- duced in this idyl , we may now proceed to the parable itself . The bride , previously admonished , we may sup- pose " to forget her own people and her father's house , " and ...
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... praises of the Chris- tian church we are well acquainted . The love of Christ to his people , and their returns of grateful affection to him - the narrative of the great deeds of his redemption - how sinners are righteously beloved ...
... praises of the Chris- tian church we are well acquainted . The love of Christ to his people , and their returns of grateful affection to him - the narrative of the great deeds of his redemption - how sinners are righteously beloved ...
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... government of the Almighty , or to set forth the praises of Redeem- ing Love , we know where the eyes of the heavenly a John iii . 29 . King would be fixed , with greatest delight and complacency SONG OF SOLOMON . 37.
... government of the Almighty , or to set forth the praises of Redeem- ing Love , we know where the eyes of the heavenly a John iii . 29 . King would be fixed , with greatest delight and complacency SONG OF SOLOMON . 37.
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Page 120 - Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was an hungred and ye gave me meat, I was thirsty and ye gave me drink, I was a stranger and ye took me in; naked and ye clothed me, I was sick and ye visited me, I was in prison and ye came unto me.
Page 204 - And surely your blood of your lives will I require : at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man ; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : for in the image of God made he man.
Page xxx - For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith...
Page 142 - And above the firmament that was over their heads, was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone : and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
Page 75 - If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind...
Page 154 - AND there appeared a great wonder in heaven ; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars : and she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
Page xxvii - Of human offspring, sole propriety In Paradise of all things common else. By thee adulterous lust was driven from men Among the bestial herds to range, by thee Founded in reason, loyal, just, and pure, Relations dear, and all the charities Of father, son, and brother first were known.
Page 84 - And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Page 131 - Then shall He answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to Me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment : but the righteous into life eternal.
Page xxiv - So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh ; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the Church : for we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones.