A Key to the Symbolical Language of Scripture: By which Numerous Passages are Explained and Illustrated : Founded on the Symbolical Dictionary of Daubuz, with Additions from Vitringa, Ewaldus, and OthersThomas Clark, 1840 - 512 pages |
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Page vii
... priests of that country , employed symbols in their sacred mysteries , and perhaps also in their national and political allusions . That the writer has succeeded in his explana- tion of these terms , he is very far from being confident ...
... priests of that country , employed symbols in their sacred mysteries , and perhaps also in their national and political allusions . That the writer has succeeded in his explana- tion of these terms , he is very far from being confident ...
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... priest approached the altar of old , not with a light step or giddy thoughts , but with the awe and solemnity which his office inspired , so we must investigate the meaning of the sacred emblems under deep impressions of the importance ...
... priest approached the altar of old , not with a light step or giddy thoughts , but with the awe and solemnity which his office inspired , so we must investigate the meaning of the sacred emblems under deep impressions of the importance ...
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... priest anointed the cheeks of all those who had lamented , pronouncing , with a soft murmur , these words : Be confident , ye initiated ones of the Saved God , for there shall be salvation to us from our labours . " Some singular ...
... priest anointed the cheeks of all those who had lamented , pronouncing , with a soft murmur , these words : Be confident , ye initiated ones of the Saved God , for there shall be salvation to us from our labours . " Some singular ...
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... priest used to officiate in the worship of the Jews ; there being , in this repre- sentation of the heavenly presence , no veil , and so no distinction between the holy and most holy place . Altars were built of stones , which , in the ...
... priest used to officiate in the worship of the Jews ; there being , in this repre- sentation of the heavenly presence , no veil , and so no distinction between the holy and most holy place . Altars were built of stones , which , in the ...
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... priest of Jupiter is said to have brought filletted oxen to the gates , to per- form sacrifice . It is observable , that Gwuos in the Greek , and Ara in the Latin , is used only of an altar erected in ho- nour of idols ; whilst that for ...
... priest of Jupiter is said to have brought filletted oxen to the gates , to per- form sacrifice . It is observable , that Gwuos in the Greek , and Ara in the Latin , is used only of an altar erected in ho- nour of idols ; whilst that for ...
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Æneid allusion altar ancient angels appears Aristophanes Artemidorus Assyrian Babylon beast called Christ Christian Chron church cloud compared Daubuz death denote Deut divine eagle earth Egypt Egyptians emblem enemies Euripides Exod expression Ezek Ezekiel fire garments God's Gog and Magog Greek hand hath heathen heaven Hebrew Hence holy Homer horns Hosea idolatry interpreters Isaiah Israel Israelites Jehovah Jerem Jerusalem Jewish Jews Josephus Judea judgment king kingdom locusts Lord Lowth Luke Matt meaning Mede mentioned Moab mountains nations observes Oneirocritics Ovid passage Persian Plutarch priest princes prophet Prov represented Roman sacred says Scripture Septuagint serpent seven shew signifies Spirit stars symbol temple thee things thou throne tion tree unto verse viii Virgil wings word worship xvii xviii xxii xxiii xxiv xxxii Zech
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Page 51 - And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
Page 224 - And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth and compassed the camp of the saints about and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.
Page 407 - There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest. There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor. The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
Page 372 - By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea : 6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains ; being girded with power : 7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
Page 77 - For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn.
Page 409 - And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD : and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
Page 462 - But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Page 220 - And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication : and upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Page 429 - Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.
Page 439 - And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.