The Lay PreacherHarrison Hall, 1817 - 168 pages |
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... , the scholar , the philosopher , and the poet . In the strong holds at En - gedi , he is a mere soldier ; in the palace of Saul , a servile musician ; in the cave of Adul- B lam , a skulking fugitive ; and in the forest ON MEDITATION . 13.
... , the scholar , the philosopher , and the poet . In the strong holds at En - gedi , he is a mere soldier ; in the palace of Saul , a servile musician ; in the cave of Adul- B lam , a skulking fugitive ; and in the forest ON MEDITATION . 13.
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... Saul ; and al- though his sovereign was of a moody , sullen , and untractable spirit , yet Samuel never shrinks , when it was necessary to adopt either the ardour of expostulation , or the acerbity of censure . Though he thought as a ...
... Saul ; and al- though his sovereign was of a moody , sullen , and untractable spirit , yet Samuel never shrinks , when it was necessary to adopt either the ardour of expostulation , or the acerbity of censure . Though he thought as a ...
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... Saul . In the decline of life , when most men , satiated with worldly gran- deur , slide carelessly down the slippery descent of age , this consistent and illustrious character is erect , and guarded to the last . Conscious of his ...
... Saul . In the decline of life , when most men , satiated with worldly gran- deur , slide carelessly down the slippery descent of age , this consistent and illustrious character is erect , and guarded to the last . Conscious of his ...
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... , and though delighting , at proper periods , in business and the agitations of life , will not forsake the waters of that Sabbath Silo- am which flow softly . INTERMENT OF SAUL . " And when the inhabitants of ON THE SABBATH . 127.
... , and though delighting , at proper periods , in business and the agitations of life , will not forsake the waters of that Sabbath Silo- am which flow softly . INTERMENT OF SAUL . " And when the inhabitants of ON THE SABBATH . 127.
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Joseph Dennie. INTERMENT OF SAUL . " And when the inhabitants of Jabesh - gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul , all the va- liant men arose , and went all night , and took the body of Saul , and the bodies of his ...
Joseph Dennie. INTERMENT OF SAUL . " And when the inhabitants of Jabesh - gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul , all the va- liant men arose , and went all night , and took the body of Saul , and the bodies of his ...
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Page 24 - 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 42 - 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 64 - And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews ; to them that are under the law...
Page 83 - 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 118 - When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn ? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat...
Page 31 - 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 142 - Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
Page 48 - 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 57 - Jews ; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To...
Page 30 - 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.