Sacred Biography, Or, The History of the Patriarchs: To which is Added the History of Deborah, Ruth, and Hannah, Being a Course of Lectures Delivered at the Scots Church, London Wall, Volume 1T. Simpson, 1807 |
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... human happiness , both in the life which now is , and in that which is to come . The principles of morality and religion have , by some , been delivered in short , plain , and significant sentences ; and have been left to produce their ...
... human happiness , both in the life which now is , and in that which is to come . The principles of morality and religion have , by some , been delivered in short , plain , and significant sentences ; and have been left to produce their ...
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... human life , those condescending ministers to human comfort . The historic page , that faithful and true witness , has been unfolded . Ages and generations , elapsed and gone , have been made to pass in review ; and the les- sons of ...
... human life , those condescending ministers to human comfort . The historic page , that faithful and true witness , has been unfolded . Ages and generations , elapsed and gone , have been made to pass in review ; and the les- sons of ...
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... human necessarily lie under many disadvantages , and are liable to many mistakes . The lapse of time is in- cessantly thickening the veil which is spread over re- mote persons and events . The materials of history lie buried ...
... human necessarily lie under many disadvantages , and are liable to many mistakes . The lapse of time is in- cessantly thickening the veil which is spread over re- mote persons and events . The materials of history lie buried ...
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... human life , into a fairy region : I am agreeably amused , nay , delighted ; but the sacred impress of truth is rendered fainter and feebler to my mind ; and when I lay down the book , it is not the fire and address of the speaker , but ...
... human life , into a fairy region : I am agreeably amused , nay , delighted ; but the sacred impress of truth is rendered fainter and feebler to my mind ; and when I lay down the book , it is not the fire and address of the speaker , but ...
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... human heart is there un- folded to our view , by Him , " who knows what is in man , " and " whose eyes are in every place , beholding the evil and the good . " The men and the events therein represented are universally and perpetually ...
... human heart is there un- folded to our view , by Him , " who knows what is in man , " and " whose eyes are in every place , beholding the evil and the good . " The men and the events therein represented are universally and perpetually ...
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