The United Presbyterian Magazine, Volume 5William Oliphant and Sons, 1851 |
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... Heaven's best gift to a sinful world , in a universal plague and curse . Such is Popery : the mystery of iniqui the mother of harlots , and abomination of the earth . In studying the history of Popery , it is necessary to have a ...
... Heaven's best gift to a sinful world , in a universal plague and curse . Such is Popery : the mystery of iniqui the mother of harlots , and abomination of the earth . In studying the history of Popery , it is necessary to have a ...
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... Heaven's special favourite ; and we are all doomed to die and perish together ! " They look scornfully upon him . " Who will bring down the eagle from her towering height ? who will catch for you the wild reindeer of the desert ? who ...
... Heaven's special favourite ; and we are all doomed to die and perish together ! " They look scornfully upon him . " Who will bring down the eagle from her towering height ? who will catch for you the wild reindeer of the desert ? who ...
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The heavens begin to darken . A preternatural gloom hangs over the earth , more horrific , because more ominous , than total ... heaven are opened ; the waters pre- vail ; the valleys are filled ; the hills are covered ; the tops of the ...
The heavens begin to darken . A preternatural gloom hangs over the earth , more horrific , because more ominous , than total ... heaven are opened ; the waters pre- vail ; the valleys are filled ; the hills are covered ; the tops of the ...
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... heaven upon the persecuted creed . For then every fanatic who suffers for his own dreams , would become a true prophet ; and our faith must no longer be confined to the oracles of God , but must extend its basis over all the dogmas for ...
... heaven upon the persecuted creed . For then every fanatic who suffers for his own dreams , would become a true prophet ; and our faith must no longer be confined to the oracles of God , but must extend its basis over all the dogmas for ...
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... heavens . ' -Visiting an aged female member of his con- gregation , on one occasion , Mr Shirra lifted a shawl that ... heaven . We pass from these to notice an example of his quietly sarcastic , yet genial and kindly humour : • " A man ...
... heavens . ' -Visiting an aged female member of his con- gregation , on one occasion , Mr Shirra lifted a shawl that ... heaven . We pass from these to notice an example of his quietly sarcastic , yet genial and kindly humour : • " A man ...
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Page 390 - But ye shall not be so : but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger ; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
Page 49 - And w:hen he was come into the house, the blind men came to him : and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. 29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
Page 249 - And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Page 121 - There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God : for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
Page 49 - Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
Page 515 - I have possess'd your grace of what I purpose; And by our holy Sabbath have I sworn, To have the due and forfeit of my bond: If you deny it, let the danger light Upon your charter, and your city's freedom.
Page 504 - And the Lord said to Samuel : " Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
Page 211 - Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden...
Page 489 - Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
Page 49 - So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.