The Lay PreacherHarrison Hall, 1817 - 168 pages |
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... My study is enlarged , and I have received sa- lary enough , to purchase the works of St. Aus- tin , and a bible , of better print , than the little Scotch edition I used to twirl over , in the DESIGN OF THE PREACHER .
... My study is enlarged , and I have received sa- lary enough , to purchase the works of St. Aus- tin , and a bible , of better print , than the little Scotch edition I used to twirl over , in the DESIGN OF THE PREACHER .
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... of the closet , I do not know whether in the pages of any philosopher , I could find a better lesson of salutary disci- pline . It is favourable to the culture of intel- lectual , as well as moral habits . He , 18 THE LAY PREACHER .
... of the closet , I do not know whether in the pages of any philosopher , I could find a better lesson of salutary disci- pline . It is favourable to the culture of intel- lectual , as well as moral habits . He , 18 THE LAY PREACHER .
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... better path , walk therein , " will , I hope , learn the value of " men of understanding . " When their value is once known , the " steps of their door " will be hourly ascended . They will teach us how to think , to speak , and to act ...
... better path , walk therein , " will , I hope , learn the value of " men of understanding . " When their value is once known , the " steps of their door " will be hourly ascended . They will teach us how to think , to speak , and to act ...
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... vote the amplest salary , and you will receive in exchange that wisdom , which we are assured , in a volume of the high- est authority , is better than rubies . ON VERSATILITY . " For though I be free from 58 THE LAY PREACHER .
... vote the amplest salary , and you will receive in exchange that wisdom , which we are assured , in a volume of the high- est authority , is better than rubies . ON VERSATILITY . " For though I be free from 58 THE LAY PREACHER .
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... better success than lovers in general , when in pursuit of a false fair . For though she proved wanton , and had forsaken her keeper , yet he found her , at length , not in a bagnio , but in her father's house , and , more wonderful ...
... better success than lovers in general , when in pursuit of a false fair . For though she proved wanton , and had forsaken her keeper , yet he found her , at length , not in a bagnio , but in her father's house , and , more wonderful ...
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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.