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... destroy them . And when God saw that they really repented , and were inclined to do better for the future , he forgave them , and did not destroy the city . FREDERICK . I like that story very much . I am very glad the people repented ...
... destroy them . And when God saw that they really repented , and were inclined to do better for the future , he forgave them , and did not destroy the city . FREDERICK . I like that story very much . I am very glad the people repented ...
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... destroyed the gourd , so that it withered quite away . When Jonah saw that the gourd was destroyed , he was very much vexed indeed , not only that he must be again exposed to the heat , but also that such a beautiful plant should have ...
... destroyed the gourd , so that it withered quite away . When Jonah saw that the gourd was destroyed , he was very much vexed indeed , not only that he must be again exposed to the heat , but also that such a beautiful plant should have ...
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... destroyed , and let me hear if it is like what I have been reading - it says here , that first of all there would be wars , and rumours of wars ; were there ? ANNE.- Yes , my dear . You know that the Jews , in the time of Jesus Christ ...
... destroyed , and let me hear if it is like what I have been reading - it says here , that first of all there would be wars , and rumours of wars ; were there ? ANNE.- Yes , my dear . You know that the Jews , in the time of Jesus Christ ...
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... country , and attacking every place where there were any Romans , they burnt several towns and killed a great many people . The Romans destroyed all the Jews they could , in return . HARRIETTE . Ah , our Saviour might well advise every 44.
... country , and attacking every place where there were any Romans , they burnt several towns and killed a great many people . The Romans destroyed all the Jews they could , in return . HARRIETTE . Ah , our Saviour might well advise every 44.
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... destroyed ? ANNE . Very willingly - I hope you have not for- gotten what I told you before dinner . HARRIETTE . Oh , no , no , indeed ! I recollect any thing twice as well when I hear it told as when I read it in a book . You left off ...
... destroyed ? ANNE . Very willingly - I hope you have not for- gotten what I told you before dinner . HARRIETTE . Oh , no , no , indeed ! I recollect any thing twice as well when I hear it told as when I read it in a book . You left off ...
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Page 26 - The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Page 148 - And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses.
Page 77 - Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us, seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life...
Page 173 - That, reaching home, the night, they said, is near, We must not now be parted — sojourn here ; The new acquaintance soon became a guest, And, made so welcome at their simple feast, He...
Page 19 - Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them...
Page 36 - And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Page 246 - WHEN all Thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.
Page 216 - Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
Page 183 - Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, and laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
Page 14 - Why should I shrink at thy command, Whose love forbids my fears, Or tremble at the gracious hand That wipes away my tears...