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Page 26 - Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him : every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an ear-ring of gold.
Page 44 - Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken ? or whose ass have I taken ? or whom have I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed ? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.
Page 66 - And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews ; to them that are under the law...
Page 85 - And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Page 120 - When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn ? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat...
Page 33 - And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. 11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
Page 144 - Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
Page 50 - Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well. 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
Page 59 - Jews ; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To...
Page 32 - And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Lay Preacher |
| Author | Joseph Dennie |
| Compiled by | John Elihu Hall |
| Publisher | Harrison Hall, 1817 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 3 Apr 2007 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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