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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Page 61
... like St . John , sent for that purpose , is a speculation with which we shall not at
present concern ourselves , resting satisfied with the application of the prophecy ,
upon infallible grounds , to the person of the Baptist , the undoubted forerunner ...
... like St . John , sent for that purpose , is a speculation with which we shall not at
present concern ourselves , resting satisfied with the application of the prophecy ,
upon infallible grounds , to the person of the Baptist , the undoubted forerunner ...
Page 85
An ambassador of heaven , sent to preach truth to those who are captivated by
error , and righteousness to those who are enamoured of fin , will never proceed
far in the discharge of his trust , unless he be endued with a fervent zeal for the ...
An ambassador of heaven , sent to preach truth to those who are captivated by
error , and righteousness to those who are enamoured of fin , will never proceed
far in the discharge of his trust , unless he be endued with a fervent zeal for the ...
Page 91
The law hath been given , and the prophets have been sent ; but they are not
regarded ; and therefore he is coming , after whom no other mellenger is to be
expected from above , He will be the Saviour of all , who , from a sense of their
fins ...
The law hath been given , and the prophets have been sent ; but they are not
regarded ; and therefore he is coming , after whom no other mellenger is to be
expected from above , He will be the Saviour of all , who , from a sense of their
fins ...
Page 104
They who were sent were of the « Pharisees , " and consequently could not relish
tidings which put an end to all their schemes of temporal dominion , and earthly
grandeur , inculcating , ini stead of them , the duties of , mortificaine tion and self
...
They who were sent were of the « Pharisees , " and consequently could not relish
tidings which put an end to all their schemes of temporal dominion , and earthly
grandeur , inculcating , ini stead of them , the duties of , mortificaine tion and self
...
Page 107
To guard against any suspicion of collusion a between two persons , who , as
relations , might be supposed to act in concert , and favour each other ' s
pretensions , St . John adds , “ And I knew “ him not , but he that sent me to bap“
tize with ...
To guard against any suspicion of collusion a between two persons , who , as
relations , might be supposed to act in concert , and favour each other ' s
pretensions , St . John adds , “ And I knew “ him not , but he that sent me to bap“
tize with ...
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Page 63 - 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 7 - And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Page 125 - 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 93 - 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 113 - 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 83 - 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 141 - 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 16 - 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 62 - 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 111 - 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.
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| Title | Considerations on the Life and Death of St. John the Baptist: By George Horne, ... Considerations on the Life and Death of St. John the Baptist: By George Horne, George Horne |
| Author | George Horne |
| Publisher | printed at the Clarendon-Press, for S. Parker; sold by J. and F. Rivington, and T. Cadell (successor to Mr Millar), London, 1769 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 16 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 143 pages |
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