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Page 27
I will now proceed to the most important point of : all , the proof of the resurrection
of Jesus : this is the great corner stone through which we are to raise the noble
fabric of a rational and firm belief . I hope therefore my reader will not lament my ...
I will now proceed to the most important point of : all , the proof of the resurrection
of Jesus : this is the great corner stone through which we are to raise the noble
fabric of a rational and firm belief . I hope therefore my reader will not lament my ...
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... that dares to rise , 15 Seeks life immortal , and affects the skies ; Proceeds from
this ; which Reason cannot deem A cunning fable , or an empty dream ; But it will
seem , will prove , as we descant , Clear as a sun - beam , firm as adamant .
... that dares to rise , 15 Seeks life immortal , and affects the skies ; Proceeds from
this ; which Reason cannot deem A cunning fable , or an empty dream ; But it will
seem , will prove , as we descant , Clear as a sun - beam , firm as adamant .
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... in a storm , Loth that his ship the voyage should perform : And Fortitude , the
truest Fortitude , With more than Stoic steadiness endu ' d , the Firm , patient ,
calm , determin ' d , and resign ' d , Spreads her impervious shield around the
mind .
... in a storm , Loth that his ship the voyage should perform : And Fortitude , the
truest Fortitude , With more than Stoic steadiness endu ' d , the Firm , patient ,
calm , determin ' d , and resign ' d , Spreads her impervious shield around the
mind .
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Tho ' some , but few , to deathless praise aspir ' d , With ardent love of sacred
Virtue fir ' d : ( For still from early prejudice inclin ' d , We praise too much the
scourges of mankind ) 170 As firm Fabricius , temperate and wise , Whose
elevated ...
Tho ' some , but few , to deathless praise aspir ' d , With ardent love of sacred
Virtue fir ' d : ( For still from early prejudice inclin ' d , We praise too much the
scourges of mankind ) 170 As firm Fabricius , temperate and wise , Whose
elevated ...
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The white - wing ' d day shall come when thou no more , Thy torne and wither ' d
honors shall deplore ; Which on thy brow exalted shall be placed , For ever firm ,
with lasting splendor grac ' d . 23 ; Thine own Jehovah shall thy children keep ...
The white - wing ' d day shall come when thou no more , Thy torne and wither ' d
honors shall deplore ; Which on thy brow exalted shall be placed , For ever firm ,
with lasting splendor grac ' d . 23 ; Thine own Jehovah shall thy children keep ...
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Page 30 - And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, saying The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
Page 32 - Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands ; and reach hither thy hand and thrust it into my side ; and be not faithless but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
Page 8 - And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
Page 8 - And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Page 7 - Know, therefore, and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem, unto the Messiah the Prince, shall be seven weeks and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
Page 29 - And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying ; All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. Then said Jesus unto them ; Be not afraid ; go, tell my brethren, that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
Page 30 - Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me, and see ; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
Page 38 - And to him they agreed : and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
Page 30 - And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Page 22 - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
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| Title | Poems on several occasions, Volume 1 Poems on several occasions, Charles Crawford (calling himself earl of Crawford.) |
| Author | Charles Crawford (calling himself earl of Crawford.) |
| Publisher | T. Becket, 1803 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2006 |
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