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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... Wars with Philiftia . A Conjecture concerning the Caufe of them . The first and last Edition of the eighteenth Pfalm ( published upon this Occafion ) briefly COM 7 compared . A Digreffion upon the Ufeful- nefs of CONTENT S.
... Wars with Philiftia . A Conjecture concerning the Caufe of them . The first and last Edition of the eighteenth Pfalm ( published upon this Occafion ) briefly COM 7 compared . A Digreffion upon the Ufeful- nefs of CONTENT S.
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... last book , we left David in the heighth of honour and happiness ; his country flourishing , his armies fuccessful , and his enemies at his feet . But the heighths of fortune and felicity are VOL . III . B not not here the secureft and ...
... last book , we left David in the heighth of honour and happiness ; his country flourishing , his armies fuccessful , and his enemies at his feet . But the heighths of fortune and felicity are VOL . III . B not not here the secureft and ...
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... last attack . And the meffenger was particularly inftructed , that if he found the king's wrath rife to a high degree , on account of the rashness of their attempt , and too near approach to the city walls , he should then add , that ...
... last attack . And the meffenger was particularly inftructed , that if he found the king's wrath rife to a high degree , on account of the rashness of their attempt , and too near approach to the city walls , he should then add , that ...
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... last chapter , which placed David's guilt in fo clear a light , and at the fame time so hid it from himself , as to extort his own sentence of condemnation , from his own mouth ; at once fo well concealed the criminal , and in- flamed ...
... last chapter , which placed David's guilt in fo clear a light , and at the fame time so hid it from himself , as to extort his own sentence of condemnation , from his own mouth ; at once fo well concealed the criminal , and in- flamed ...
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... last character is very far from doing justice to the genius of Nathan ; who fufficiently appears , in the facred writings , to be rather an infpirer of noble purposes , than a mere non - adviser of fuch as were base and servile ...
... last character is very far from doing justice to the genius of Nathan ; who fufficiently appears , in the facred writings , to be rather an infpirer of noble purposes , than a mere non - adviser of fuch as were base and servile ...
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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