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... in the course of providence : But , thinking it meet to people the earth by multiplying mankind gradually upon it , difference of sex and the institution of marriage were the means which he was pleased to employ .
... in the course of providence : But , thinking it meet to people the earth by multiplying mankind gradually upon it , difference of sex and the institution of marriage were the means which he was pleased to employ .
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Death , too , enters into the plan of Providence for the government of this world . Men must be removed , to make room for men . But because this sphere is narrow and contracted , and unable to contain and support the increasing ...
Death , too , enters into the plan of Providence for the government of this world . Men must be removed , to make room for men . But because this sphere is narrow and contracted , and unable to contain and support the increasing ...
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Abraham , though following the leading of Divine Providence , saw the Redeemer's day only afar off : but , in virtue of his relation to God , he has now beheld the dawning of the morning expanded into the pure light of the perfect day .
Abraham , though following the leading of Divine Providence , saw the Redeemer's day only afar off : but , in virtue of his relation to God , he has now beheld the dawning of the morning expanded into the pure light of the perfect day .
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... and bearing their misfortunes with a certain degree of patience and magnanimity ; but in general , sudden and great distress either sours or depresses the spirit , and men submit to the will of Providence with so ill ...
... and bearing their misfortunes with a certain degree of patience and magnanimity ; but in general , sudden and great distress either sours or depresses the spirit , and men submit to the will of Providence with so ill ...
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... and encouraged to aspire to all that the heart naturally covets , and that Providence bestows , on the most favoured of mankind ; at the age of forty cheerfully resigned all these advantages , and preferred the life of a slave with ...
... and encouraged to aspire to all that the heart naturally covets , and that Providence bestows , on the most favoured of mankind ; at the age of forty cheerfully resigned all these advantages , and preferred the life of a slave with ...
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| Title | Sacred Biography, Or, The History of the Patriarchs: To which is Added, the History of Deborah, Ruth, and Hannah ... Volume 2 of Sacred Biography, Or, The History of the Patriarchs: To which is Added, the History of Deborah, Ruth, and Hannah, Henry Hunter |
| Author | Henry Hunter |
| Publisher | Edward Earle, 1818 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 20 Nov 2015 |
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