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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... hope , almost into the horrors of defpair ! The wife of one of his own worthies , apparently an innocent and a valuable woman , abused , and tainted , and brought to the very brink of ruin and infamy ! A brave man bafely dishonoured ...
... hope , almost into the horrors of defpair ! The wife of one of his own worthies , apparently an innocent and a valuable woman , abused , and tainted , and brought to the very brink of ruin and infamy ! A brave man bafely dishonoured ...
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... hope , was , to hide the injury , and not to aggravate by expofing it . He had done all in his power , to effect that ; but to no purpose If the infamy were exposed , it were in all appearance impoffible to pro- te & Bathsheba : it is ...
... hope , was , to hide the injury , and not to aggravate by expofing it . He had done all in his power , to effect that ; but to no purpose If the infamy were exposed , it were in all appearance impoffible to pro- te & Bathsheba : it is ...
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... hope , bear me out , in adding , that the fable of Bellerophon is , I think , founded upon the ftory of Uriah . BELLEROPHON , who , as fome fcholiafts think , fhould be read Boulepheron ( a council- carrier ) was a stranger at the court ...
... hope , bear me out , in adding , that the fable of Bellerophon is , I think , founded upon the ftory of Uriah . BELLEROPHON , who , as fome fcholiafts think , fhould be read Boulepheron ( a council- carrier ) was a stranger at the court ...
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... hope feconded and fupported Shechem's paffion , not in itself criminal ; but despair drove Amnon's into its oppofite extreme . This is often obferved to be the cafe with paffions too tumultuous and unruly : Amnon's mind was first ...
... hope feconded and fupported Shechem's paffion , not in itself criminal ; but despair drove Amnon's into its oppofite extreme . This is often obferved to be the cafe with paffions too tumultuous and unruly : Amnon's mind was first ...
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... hope and stay of her family ; and if they cut him off * , they would leave her husband neither name , nor remainder , upon the earth . THE king foon felt her distress : the cafe was too like his own , to suffer him to be unmoved . He ...
... hope and stay of her family ; and if they cut him off * , they would leave her husband neither name , nor remainder , upon the earth . THE king foon felt her distress : the cafe was too like his own , to suffer him to be unmoved . He ...
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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