An Historical Account of the Life and Reign of David, King of Israel: Interspersed with Various Conjectures, Digressions and Disquisitions, in which ... Mr. Bayle's Criticisms Upon the Conduct and Character of that Prince, are Fully Considered, Volume 3J. Osborn, 1742 |
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... should feem from Nathan's parable , a fecret tranf- action . I SHALL not take upon me to account for this quick impetuous paffion , ( the starts of paffion are perhaps the strangest phænomena in our frame ) and much lefs will I prefume ...
... should feem from Nathan's parable , a fecret tranf- action . I SHALL not take upon me to account for this quick impetuous paffion , ( the starts of paffion are perhaps the strangest phænomena in our frame ) and much lefs will I prefume ...
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... should follow him to his houfe . It followed accordingly , but found him not there . For the text tells us , Uriah flept at the door of the king's houfe , with all the fer- vants of his lord , and went not down to his boufe . WHEN David ...
... should follow him to his houfe . It followed accordingly , but found him not there . For the text tells us , Uriah flept at the door of the king's houfe , with all the fer- vants of his lord , and went not down to his boufe . WHEN David ...
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... should otherwise fail to have its due weight . THE Talmudifts extend the jurifdiction of this council , even over kings . I know they are generally disbelieved in this point ; but I fincerely own , I know not for what reason ...
... should otherwise fail to have its due weight . THE Talmudifts extend the jurifdiction of this council , even over kings . I know they are generally disbelieved in this point ; but I fincerely own , I know not for what reason ...
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... should then add , that Uriah the Hittite was dead also t . * And there fell ( faith the text ) of the people of the fervants of David : by which I understand fome of his worthies , the companions of Uriah . + In the text it is , Thy ...
... should then add , that Uriah the Hittite was dead also t . * And there fell ( faith the text ) of the people of the fervants of David : by which I understand fome of his worthies , the companions of Uriah . + In the text it is , Thy ...
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... should be upbraided , for fuffering his men to come within the reach of the enemies arrows from the wall , with the example of Abimelech's fate , who fell , as Pyrrhus did , ( and , what is pretty extra- ordinary , in a city of the fame ...
... should be upbraided , for fuffering his men to come within the reach of the enemies arrows from the wall , with the example of Abimelech's fate , who fell , as Pyrrhus did , ( and , what is pretty extra- ordinary , in a city of the fame ...
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Abfalom Abiathar Abishai Achitophel Adonijah affurance againſt Ahimaaz alfo alſo Ammonites Amnon anſwer antient apprehend Araunah Bathsheba becauſe befides beſt book of Samuel cafe cauſe character Chron command confequence confidered courſe David death defire deſtroy diftemper diſpatch diſtreſs divine eafily enemies evil facred faid fame father favour fays the text feems fent fervants fervice fhall fignal filver firſt flain fome friendſhip fuch fuffer fufficiently fuppofe fure fword Gibeon greateſt guilt hath himſelf hiſtory houfe houſe Ifrael inftance Jerufalem Joab Joab's juſtice king king's laſt leaſt Lord meaſures Mephibofheth mercy moft moſt muſt obferve occafion paffage paffed paffion Pelethites perfon Pfalm poffible prefent prieſts princes puniſh purpoſe purſue raiſed reaſon rebellion Saul ſee ſhall ſhe ſhould Solomon ſome ſon ſpirit thee themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thouſand treaſures tribe underſtand unto Uriah Uriah the Hittite whofe wife Zadok