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... that the holy spirit confirmed their testimony by the miraculous powers with
which he endow ed them ; and that the keys of the kingdom of Heaven were
delivered to them , by which is denoted the power that they were to exercise ,
under the ...
... that the holy spirit confirmed their testimony by the miraculous powers with
which he endow ed them ; and that the keys of the kingdom of Heaven were
delivered to them , by which is denoted the power that they were to exercise ,
under the ...
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Eusebia , cried he , contrary to the duty which you owed to me , to yourself , and ,
above all , to the holy church of Rome , you have kept company with heretics ,
and have read heretical books ; and , not having the fear of God be , fore your
eyes ...
Eusebia , cried he , contrary to the duty which you owed to me , to yourself , and ,
above all , to the holy church of Rome , you have kept company with heretics ,
and have read heretical books ; and , not having the fear of God be , fore your
eyes ...
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The generality seem to think , that if they are sincere , devout , and what is called
moral , they must be holy . But it ought to be consi . dered that devotion may have
for its object an idol of the imagination ; an unknown God , who may be ...
The generality seem to think , that if they are sincere , devout , and what is called
moral , they must be holy . But it ought to be consi . dered that devotion may have
for its object an idol of the imagination ; an unknown God , who may be ...
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And the best natural temper ( with sorrow I speak it ) is turned into the gall of asps
; for whenever she speaks of the holy religion wherein she was educated , the
most malicious heretic could never say more disrespectful things . The very ...
And the best natural temper ( with sorrow I speak it ) is turned into the gall of asps
; for whenever she speaks of the holy religion wherein she was educated , the
most malicious heretic could never say more disrespectful things . The very ...
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Seventy weeks , ( or 490 years , ) are determined upon thy people , and upon thy
holy city , to finish the transgression , and to make an end in everlasting
righteousness , and to seal up the vision and prophecy , and to anoint the most
holy ...
Seventy weeks , ( or 490 years , ) are determined upon thy people , and upon thy
holy city , to finish the transgression , and to make an end in everlasting
righteousness , and to seal up the vision and prophecy , and to anoint the most
holy ...
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Page 459 - O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, 'Behold your God!
Page 454 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice
Page 458 - He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Page 463 - For it was not an enemy that reproached me ; Then I could have borne it : Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me ; Then I would have hid myself from him : But it was thou, a man mine equal, My guide, and mine acquaintance. We took sweet counsel together, And walked unto the house of God in company.
Page 454 - And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
Page 464 - All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
Page 463 - If ye think good, give me my price ; and if not, forbear." So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the Lord said unto me, "Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prized at of them!" And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord.
Page 457 - But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been of old, from everlasting.
Page 453 - His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Page 453 - ... but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth : and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the 7 P».
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| Title | Thornton Abbey: A Series of Letters on Religious Subjects ... |
| Author | John Satchel |
| Publisher | Williams & Whiting, 1809 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 13 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 468 pages |
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