Sacred Biography: Or, the History of the Patriarchs to which is Added the History of Deborah, Ruth & Hannah...M.E. Cross, 1837 - 596 pages |
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... ment , and the hand of honesty , from the rubbish of fiction . And as they are not al- ways furnished by truth and nature , so nei- ther are they always selected with judg- ment , nor employed with taste and discre- tion . Men , who ...
... ment , and the hand of honesty , from the rubbish of fiction . And as they are not al- ways furnished by truth and nature , so nei- ther are they always selected with judg- ment , nor employed with taste and discre- tion . Men , who ...
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... ment I begin to read one of the animated speeches of a hero or a senator , which were never composed , delivered , or written , till the historian arose , I feel myself instantly transported from the real theatre of human life , into a ...
... ment I begin to read one of the animated speeches of a hero or a senator , which were never composed , delivered , or written , till the historian arose , I feel myself instantly transported from the real theatre of human life , into a ...
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... ment is the gospel preached unto him ; as the woman was first in the transgression , so from her the prospect of salvation arises ; and it is declared that " the old serpent , who is the devil and Satan , " who had , in deceiving her ...
... ment is the gospel preached unto him ; as the woman was first in the transgression , so from her the prospect of salvation arises ; and it is declared that " the old serpent , who is the devil and Satan , " who had , in deceiving her ...
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... ment upon all , and to convince all , that are ungodly among them , of their ungodly deeds , which they have ungodly committed , and of all their hard speeches , which ungodly sin- ners have spoken against him . " * Now it is no ...
... ment upon all , and to convince all , that are ungodly among them , of their ungodly deeds , which they have ungodly committed , and of all their hard speeches , which ungodly sin- ners have spoken against him . " * Now it is no ...
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... ment , and seldom descends to a remote heir . But the gratification of honest prosperity and success is capable of being still unspeakably heightened and sweetened ; namely , by the heart - composing , spirit - elevating considera- tion ...
... ment , and seldom descends to a remote heir . But the gratification of honest prosperity and success is capable of being still unspeakably heightened and sweetened ; namely , by the heart - composing , spirit - elevating considera- tion ...
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Aaron Abimelech Abraham Abram affection Amalek angels Balaam Balak behold blessed blood Boaz brethren brother Canaan character children of Israel command conduct covenant death Deut divine dreadful earth Edom Egypt Esau eternal event evil eyes faith father favour fear flesh glory gospel grace hand happy hast hath heart heaven heavenly HISTORY OF MOSES holy honour hope human importance Isaac Jacob Jehovah Jesus Christ Joseph king Laban land LECTURE light living Lord mankind ment mercy Meribah Midian mighty mind Moab mother mount mount Ephraim mount Hor nations nature ness Noah peace perfect person Pharaoh piety possession praise priest prince promise prophet Providence racter Red Sea religion righteous sacred sacrifice saith salvation scripture Sisera solemn soul spirit tabernacle tender thee thine things thou shalt throne tion truth unto virtue whole wisdom wise words wretched