 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten ; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, and saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet, knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth ; wherein...  The Indian Pilgrim, Or, The Progress of the Pilgrim Nazareenee: (formerly ... - Page 86by Mary Martha Sherwood, Mrs. Sherwood (Mary Martha) - 1818 - 214 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Fox - 1831 - 512 pages
...peace, and joy in the holy ghost.' And when Peter saw in his vision a ' Sheet let down from heaven, wherein were all manner of four-footed beasts of the...creeping things, and fowls of the air ;' and there came a voice to him in the new cvtfenant and testament, and said, ' Arise, Peter, kill and eat ;' And Peter... | |
 | 1832 - 438 pages
...to typify the moral difference between pure and impure beings. For when an apostle of Jesus Christ saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending...creeping things, and fowls of the air; and there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter, kill and eat. Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing... | |
 | 1832 - 378 pages
...Peter, wherein he " saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel de310 THE COMPARATIVE COINCIDENCE scending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the...beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air." And these were all proclaimed by a voice from heaven to have been cleansed by their God. (Acts x. 11, 12,... | |
 | Hosea Ballou - 1832 - 194 pages
...the house-top to pray, and he became very hungry and would have eaten ; but while they made ready he fell into a trance, and saw heaven opened, and a certain...let down to the earth, wherein were all manner of four footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air : and there... | |
 | George Duffield - 1832 - 640 pages
...are spoken of as though there had been the direct visual perception of them. He "saw 1. Acts x. 10. i heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto...let down to the earth, wherein were all manner of four footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts and creeping things, and fowls of the air."1 In addition... | |
 | Charles Lambert Coghlan - 1832 - 486 pages
...kind, &c.] See chap. i. 20. 24. And (Peter) saw heaven opened and a certain vessel descending unto him, wherein were all manner of four-footed beasts of the...beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. Arts x. 11, 12. Two of every sort, Sic. ] See rliap. i. 28 ; ii. 19 ; vii. 8. Hi. Yea, the stork in... | |
 | 1832 - 244 pages
...common or unclean. would have eaten : but while they made ready, he li.ll into a trance, II And зaw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had hren a great sheet knit at th« four corners, ami let down to the earth : là Wlierein were all manner... | |
 | George Robert Gleig - 1833 - 298 pages
...senses, to a certain degree, forsook him, and he fell into a trance, or waking dream. In this state " he saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending...creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter, kill and eat." The apostle, however, mindful of the prohibitory clauses... | |
 | 1833 - 402 pages
...where he was. Peter fell into a trance, and saw the heavens opened, and a certain vessel descending to him, as it had been a great sheet, knit at the four...corners, and let down to the earth, wherein were all sorts of beasts, fowls, and creeping things. The voice said, Arise, Peter, kill and eat ; the voice... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1833 - 980 pages
...be eaten and the bea.st that may not be eateu." Leviticus xi. passim. Christian Liberty. "Poter foil into a trance, and saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending to him ; wherein were all manner of four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping... | |
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