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 3I. Peirce, No. 5, North Front Street; and John Richardson, No. 31, Market., 1818 |
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... divine applause , to the public banquet of innocence proved and proclaimed by sound of trumpet . Serious it is to reflect that your name , your words , your conduct may become matter of record , and ages to come VOL . III . C. mention ...
... divine applause , to the public banquet of innocence proved and proclaimed by sound of trumpet . Serious it is to reflect that your name , your words , your conduct may become matter of record , and ages to come VOL . III . C. mention ...
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... divine mercy , that Israel had been pre- served so long from the fury of those noxious insects with which the desert swarmed , as Moses justly re- marks in recapitulating the history of God's goodness to that people during a forty years ...
... divine mercy , that Israel had been pre- served so long from the fury of those noxious insects with which the desert swarmed , as Moses justly re- marks in recapitulating the history of God's goodness to that people during a forty years ...
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... divine justice and mercy should be exhibited , Nicodemus , and every intelligent and honest disciple of Moses , might be satis- fied that " God had at sundry times , and in divers man- ners , " presented as in a glass to the fathers ...
... divine justice and mercy should be exhibited , Nicodemus , and every intelligent and honest disciple of Moses , might be satis- fied that " God had at sundry times , and in divers man- ners , " presented as in a glass to the fathers ...
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... divine law in general , " be- cause of their transgression , and because of their ini- quities , are afflicted . Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat ; and they draw near to the gates of death . Then they cry unto the Lord in their ...
... divine law in general , " be- cause of their transgression , and because of their ini- quities , are afflicted . Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat ; and they draw near to the gates of death . Then they cry unto the Lord in their ...
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... divine appointment , operating together with the believing act of the pa- tient . To the sufferer who averts his face , or wilfully and contemptuously shuts his eyes , that banner is dis- played in vain ; no virtue issues from it , he ...
... divine appointment , operating together with the believing act of the pa- tient . To the sufferer who averts his face , or wilfully and contemptuously shuts his eyes , that banner is dis- played in vain ; no virtue issues from it , he ...
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Abinoam affection behold blessing blessing of Moses blood Boaz Canaan character child children of Israel Christ command conduct daugh death Deborah delight Deut divine duty earth Edom Egypt eternal evil eyes faith father favour feel felicity female glorious glory grace hand Hannah happy hath heart heaven holy honour hope human importance instruction Israel Jael Jehovah Jesus Joshua judge judgment labour land LECTURE live look Lord mankind manslayer ment mercy Midian mighty mind Moab Moses mother mount mount Ephraim mount Hor mount Nebo mount Tabor Naomi nation nature ness Orpah peace perfect person piety praise pride prophet Providence reason refuge religion respect righteous Ruth sacred salvation Samuel Sisera song sons soul spirit stranger tender thee thine things thou art thou shalt thousand throne tion tribe unto virtue whole wisdom wise woman words wretched Zebulun
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Page 89 - And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites : and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life : that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them...
Page 201 - She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants' ships : she bringeth her food from afar.
Page 258 - The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots ? Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself.
Page 170 - Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father : there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me : for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
Page 165 - And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, in all the signs and the wonders, which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land, and in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.
Page 33 - And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people ; and much people of Israel died.
Page 180 - The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. 11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Page 171 - Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Page iii - Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, "We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us.
Page 334 - If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.