Considerations on the Life and Death of St. John the Baptist: By George Horne, ...printed at the Clarendon-Press, for S. Parker; sold by J. and F. Rivington, and T. Cadell (successor to Mr Millar), London, 1769 - 143 pages |
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... attention of mankind , and dispose them to liften to his voice , when it should be heard in the wilderness ; and also , that it might prepare them for that great event which was taking place , as the prophet Ifaiah had foretold ; " A ...
... attention of mankind , and dispose them to liften to his voice , when it should be heard in the wilderness ; and also , that it might prepare them for that great event which was taking place , as the prophet Ifaiah had foretold ; " A ...
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... attention to be requifite for it's attainment . And they who imagine themselves to have discovered a shorter way , conducting them to it without ftudy , will find , fooner or later , that they have mistaken their road . " Hardly " do we ...
... attention to be requifite for it's attainment . And they who imagine themselves to have discovered a shorter way , conducting them to it without ftudy , will find , fooner or later , that they have mistaken their road . " Hardly " do we ...
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... attention which collects and unites , and renders them operative . And an ability to beftow that close attention in a crowd , is granted to very few among the fons of men . Lauct devol and A DISPASSIONATE and unprejudiced state of mind ...
... attention which collects and unites , and renders them operative . And an ability to beftow that close attention in a crowd , is granted to very few among the fons of men . Lauct devol and A DISPASSIONATE and unprejudiced state of mind ...
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... attention , a difpaffionate and un- prejudiced mind , and that illumination which is from on high . SIN , in the language of fcripture , is ftyled folly , to intimate to us , that true wisdom and bolinefs are infeparable companions ...
... attention , a difpaffionate and un- prejudiced mind , and that illumination which is from on high . SIN , in the language of fcripture , is ftyled folly , to intimate to us , that true wisdom and bolinefs are infeparable companions ...
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... attention to the one thing needful , gives him ideas of the nature of fin , and the importance of death , the vanities of time , and the glories of eternity , to which he was before an utter stranger . Now Now appear to him , in their ...
... attention to the one thing needful , gives him ideas of the nature of fin , and the importance of death , the vanities of time , and the glories of eternity , to which he was before an utter stranger . Now Now appear to him , in their ...
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Page 55 - For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven ; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble ; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
Page vii - And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Page 115 - Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. 23. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
Page 83 - What shall we do then ? 11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Page 103 - He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: But the friend of the bridegroom which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease.
Page 73 - Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
Page 131 - And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. 27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought : and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Page 8 - Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, so shall thy seed be.
Page 54 - And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and He shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.
Page 101 - And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.