Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, &c. Intended to Supersede the Use of Other Books of Reference, Volume 20John Brown, 1816 |
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... house was as it were an hospital for the poor and fick ; and he had fuch an aversion to lying , that he would have no correspondence with those who were given to that vice ; but , on the other hand , he had much vanity , and a fatirical ...
... house was as it were an hospital for the poor and fick ; and he had fuch an aversion to lying , that he would have no correspondence with those who were given to that vice ; but , on the other hand , he had much vanity , and a fatirical ...
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... house was erected on its Eastern extremi- ty in 1788 ; and on its W. coaft are two of the beft harbours in the ... houses low , built with earth . The inhabitants are chiefly Armenians and Georgians . The Turkish language is ...
... house was erected on its Eastern extremi- ty in 1788 ; and on its W. coaft are two of the beft harbours in the ... houses low , built with earth . The inhabitants are chiefly Armenians and Georgians . The Turkish language is ...
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... house for scarlet in England , at the village of Bow , near London ; and on that account the colour was called , at first , by the English , the Bow dye . In 1667 another Fleming , named Brecuer , invited to England by king Charles II ...
... house for scarlet in England , at the village of Bow , near London ; and on that account the colour was called , at first , by the English , the Bow dye . In 1667 another Fleming , named Brecuer , invited to England by king Charles II ...
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... houses with balconies and windows , in imi- tation of common buildings : and the satyric was the ... house , whither with inimitable art he occafionally brings the actors . The French are pretty strict with respect to ...
... houses with balconies and windows , in imi- tation of common buildings : and the satyric was the ... house , whither with inimitable art he occafionally brings the actors . The French are pretty strict with respect to ...
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... houses are painted on the outside . It is well for- tified , and the cathedral is the largest church in Swifferland ; the minster , with the monastery ad- joining thereto , the arsenal , the town - house , the great clock ( which shows ...
... houses are painted on the outside . It is well for- tified , and the cathedral is the largest church in Swifferland ; the minster , with the monastery ad- joining thereto , the arsenal , the town - house , the great clock ( which shows ...
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Page 234 - Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men : For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
Page 234 - Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Page 281 - But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak ; for it shall be given you in that same hour, what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father, which speaketh in you.
Page 371 - The supreme Judge, by which all controversies of religion are to be determined, and all decrees of councils, opinions of ancient writers, doctrines of men, and private spirits, are to be examined, and in whose sentence we are to rest, can be no other but the Holy Spirit speaking in the Scripture.
Page 251 - And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
Page 275 - Be ye merciful, that ye may obtain mercy ; forgive, that it may be forgiven unto you ; as...
Page 234 - And now behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
Page 60 - Thou hast most traitorously corrupted the youth of the realm in erecting a grammar school; and whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used, and, contrary to the king, his crown and dignity, thou hast built a paper-mill.
Page 44 - ... actions, for the attainment of his own ends; or the signs the mind makes use of, both in the one and the other, and the right ordering of them for its clearer information. All which three...
Page 260 - Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter. Fear God, and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.