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grief * of the sufferer , and the cause of his voluntary himi . liation ; and then every
circumstance , here related will excite your devout astonishment . While you view
with terror the obstinate and malignant rage of his enemies , you will admire ...
grief * of the sufferer , and the cause of his voluntary himi . liation ; and then every
circumstance , here related will excite your devout astonishment . While you view
with terror the obstinate and malignant rage of his enemies , you will admire ...
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God will plead his own cause , and vindicate his honour . He is faithful , and
therefore you are secure in his Covenant . He will not suffer any real belicver to
depart and perish , as Judas did . These cases , we a'low , are painfel , but they
ought ...
God will plead his own cause , and vindicate his honour . He is faithful , and
therefore you are secure in his Covenant . He will not suffer any real belicver to
depart and perish , as Judas did . These cases , we a'low , are painfel , but they
ought ...
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You , who love the Lord , being persuaded of the excellence of your cause ,
should possess an unshaken courage . Whatever your enemies may threaten ,
only by prayer and faith com . mit yourselves to Him , whose you are , and whom
you ...
You , who love the Lord , being persuaded of the excellence of your cause ,
should possess an unshaken courage . Whatever your enemies may threaten ,
only by prayer and faith com . mit yourselves to Him , whose you are , and whom
you ...
Page 295
... be concluded from his conversion , THE HE Lord God frequently accomplishes
his puro poses by such inftruments , as are thought weak and contemptible , and
thus proves , that his cause is not indebted to any human abilities for support .
... be concluded from his conversion , THE HE Lord God frequently accomplishes
his puro poses by such inftruments , as are thought weak and contemptible , and
thus proves , that his cause is not indebted to any human abilities for support .
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... but by the purest affection , of which the mind is susceptible , love to God and to
the whole human race . From what we have already seen of the extreme violence
of persecution , which St. Paul incurred in Q.4 the the cause of Christ , it might ...
... but by the purest affection , of which the mind is susceptible , love to God and to
the whole human race . From what we have already seen of the extreme violence
of persecution , which St. Paul incurred in Q.4 the the cause of Christ , it might ...
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Page 110 - For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
Page 444 - THEREFORE with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts ! heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.
Page 352 - Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep, and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Page 227 - Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, LORD, it is good for us to be here : if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
Page 144 - And they said one to another: Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
Page 178 - And it shall be said in that day, " Lo, this is our God ; we have waited for him, and he will save us : this is the Lord ; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Page 110 - I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair : I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
Page 168 - Who is gone into Heaven, and is on the Right Hand of God ; Angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto Him.
Page 91 - I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax: it is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
Page 413 - All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty...
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| Title | Scripture Characters: Or, A Practical Improvement of the Principal Histories in the New Testament, Volume 2 Scripture Characters: Or, A Practical Improvement of the Principal Histories in the New Testament, Thomas Robinson |
| Author | Thomas Robinson |
| Publisher | author, 1792 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Oct 2006 |
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