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Page xxvii
That this is the true notion of the inspiration by which the Christian Scriptures
were written, can admit of no rational doubt among Christians themselves; for it is
the very inspiration by which St Paul himself says that he wrote his first epistle to
...
That this is the true notion of the inspiration by which the Christian Scriptures
were written, can admit of no rational doubt among Christians themselves; for it is
the very inspiration by which St Paul himself says that he wrote his first epistle to
...
Page 88
I know it is said, and it is true, that St Luke passeth no direct censure upon those
who had attempted to write ... contrary, this may likewise be true, though all the
examples in the Lexicons which I have consulted, I have found in the works in my
...
I know it is said, and it is true, that St Luke passeth no direct censure upon those
who had attempted to write ... contrary, this may likewise be true, though all the
examples in the Lexicons which I have consulted, I have found in the works in my
...
Page 144
pool of Bethesda, if what St John (a) relates of it be true, was certainly one of the
most remarkable places in all Jerusalem. Its cures were so wonderful, and so
highly conducive to the honour of the Jewish nation, that, for what reason the
other ...
pool of Bethesda, if what St John (a) relates of it be true, was certainly one of the
most remarkable places in all Jerusalem. Its cures were so wonderful, and so
highly conducive to the honour of the Jewish nation, that, for what reason the
other ...
Page 240
... it appears that all the marks and characters of true miracles concur in the words
of Jesus, but violent suspicions of trick ... done by persons acting in his name and
by his authority) was greater than what all the true workers of miracles, viz.
... it appears that all the marks and characters of true miracles concur in the words
of Jesus, but violent suspicions of trick ... done by persons acting in his name and
by his authority) was greater than what all the true workers of miracles, viz.
Page 447
But to this he calmly replied; “I am in my perfect senses, most noble Festus, and
what I say, without excess or transport, is literally true. For this I appeal to Agrippa
, before whom I take this freedom of speech, and am confident that he knows it to
...
But to this he calmly replied; “I am in my perfect senses, most noble Festus, and
what I say, without excess or transport, is literally true. For this I appeal to Agrippa
, before whom I take this freedom of speech, and am confident that he knows it to
...
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Page xii - And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Page 477 - And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say : — " Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths :" for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Page ix - What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. Behold, all souls are mine ; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Page 100 - And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
Page 107 - And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Page 265 - For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
Page 373 - GOD, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds ; who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high...
Page 472 - THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life ; (for the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us...
Page 494 - Christ not risen; and if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ; whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
Page vii - Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah : Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt ; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD.
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| Title | A history of the holy Bible, corrected and improved by G. Gleig, Volume 3 A history of the holy Bible, corrected and improved by G. Gleig, George Gleig (bp. of Brechin) |
| Author | Thomas Stackhouse |
| Editor | George Gleig (bp. of Brechin) |
| Published | 1817 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 13 Nov 2007 |
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