The Works: Comprising the Antiquities of the Jews; A History of the Jewish Wars, and Life of Flavius JosephusLea, 1850 - 662 pages |
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... nature , and an immoveable virtuous resolution in them all . I yielded to this man's persuasions , who always ex- cites such as have abilities in what is useful and acceptable , to join their endeavours with his . I was also ashamed ...
... nature , and an immoveable virtuous resolution in them all . I yielded to this man's persuasions , who always ex- cites such as have abilities in what is useful and acceptable , to join their endeavours with his . I was also ashamed ...
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... nature , and upon the contemplation of God's operations , should thereby imitate the best of all patterns , so far as it is possible for human nature to do , and to endeavour to follow after it ; neither could the legislator himself ...
... nature , and upon the contemplation of God's operations , should thereby imitate the best of all patterns , so far as it is possible for human nature to do , and to endeavour to follow after it ; neither could the legislator himself ...
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... Nature might hereafter go on in its former orderly course , and that he would not bring on so great a judgment any more , by which the whole race of creatures might be in danger of destruction ; but that , hav- ing now punished the ...
... Nature might hereafter go on in its former orderly course , and that he would not bring on so great a judgment any more , by which the whole race of creatures might be in danger of destruction ; but that , hav- ing now punished the ...
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... nature of a sacrifice . suppose he thinks thee worthy to get clear of this world neither by disease , neither by war , nor by any other severe way , by which death usually comes upon men , but so that he will receive thy soul with ...
... nature of a sacrifice . suppose he thinks thee worthy to get clear of this world neither by disease , neither by war , nor by any other severe way , by which death usually comes upon men , but so that he will receive thy soul with ...
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... nature , that she did not scruple to afford a sufficiency of water to those that wanted it , thought it cost her some pains to draw it ; and asked who were her parents , and wished them joy of such a daughter . " And mayest thou be ...
... nature , that she did not scruple to afford a sufficiency of water to those that wanted it , thought it cost her some pains to draw it ; and asked who were her parents , and wished them joy of such a daughter . " And mayest thou be ...
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Page 134 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Page 174 - He put a ring that had a root of one of those sorts mentioned by Solomon to the nostrils of the demoniac, after which he drew out the demon through his nostrils ; and when the man fell down immediately, he abjured him to return into him no more, making still mention of Solomon, and reciting the incantations which he composed.
Page 294 - I would now explain is this, that the Pharisees have delivered to the people a great many observances by succession from their fathers, which are not written in the law of Moses ; and for that reason it is that the Sadducees reject them, and say, that we are to esteem those observances to be obligatory which are in the written word, but are not to observe what are derived from the tradition of our forefathers.
Page 30 - ... change the opinion all men happened then to have concerning God ; for he was the first that ventured to publish this notion, that there was but one God, the Creator of the universe ; and that as to other [gods,] if they contributed any thing to the happiness of men, that each of them afforded it only according to his appointment, and not by their own power.
Page 32 - And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.