Elijah the ProphetHarper, 1876 - 217 pages |
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... heard that any one answering to his description had ap- peared , thither Ahab 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 ...
... heard that any one answering to his description had ap- peared , thither Ahab 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 ...
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... heard the Lord saying to him , " Go here , " or " Go there ; " but yet he leads us as really by his providence as he directed Elijah by his word ; and when we are laid aside from active usefulness , and consigned to the solitude of a ...
... heard the Lord saying to him , " Go here , " or " Go there ; " but yet he leads us as really by his providence as he directed Elijah by his word ; and when we are laid aside from active usefulness , and consigned to the solitude of a ...
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... heard a distinguished gener- al say that he was never so cool , composed , and self - possessed anywhere as he was upon the field of battle ; and that , apart from the horrors that were inseparably connected with such a * Eadie's ...
... heard a distinguished gener- al say that he was never so cool , composed , and self - possessed anywhere as he was upon the field of battle ; and that , apart from the horrors that were inseparably connected with such a * Eadie's ...
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William Mackergo Taylor. of a little cake first : " as the woman heard these words she might be disposed to say , " Well , you are amazingly cool ! Here have I left only a meal for myself and my son ; and you , an entire stranger to us ...
William Mackergo Taylor. of a little cake first : " as the woman heard these words she might be disposed to say , " Well , you are amazingly cool ! Here have I left only a meal for myself and my son ; and you , an entire stranger to us ...
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... heard them . But in the midst of all this enjoyment , a terrible trial , se- vere in itself , yet rendered intensely more so from its un- expectedness , fell upon him and his hostess . " It came to pass , after these things , that the ...
... heard them . But in the midst of all this enjoyment , a terrible trial , se- vere in itself , yet rendered intensely more so from its un- expectedness , fell upon him and his hostess . " It came to pass , after these things , that the ...
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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 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?
Page 151 - Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?" And he answered, "I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.
Page 117 - Refrain from these men, and let them alone ; for if this counsel or this work, be of men, it will come to nought; but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it, lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Page 198 - Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, LORD, it is good for us to be here : if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.