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Page 99
But Job might live at or before the time of Moses ; and the general knowledge of
his history might be retained , and this poem written , many ages af . ter . I am
inclined to think it was written by the prophet Ezekiel , who might here represent ...
But Job might live at or before the time of Moses ; and the general knowledge of
his history might be retained , and this poem written , many ages af . ter . I am
inclined to think it was written by the prophet Ezekiel , who might here represent ...
Page 171
My righteousness I hold fast , and will not let it go : my heart shall not reproach [
me ] so long as I live ; I am determined to maintain and defend my innocence ,
and never say or do any thing for which my conscience 7 may upbraid me . Let
mine ...
My righteousness I hold fast , and will not let it go : my heart shall not reproach [
me ] so long as I live ; I am determined to maintain and defend my innocence ,
and never say or do any thing for which my conscience 7 may upbraid me . Let
mine ...
Page 338
Thus will I bless thee while I live : I will lift up my hands in thy name ; with such
sentiments and affections , I will abound in prayer and praise while 5 I live . My
soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness ; * * and my mouth shall praise
...
Thus will I bless thee while I live : I will lift up my hands in thy name ; with such
sentiments and affections , I will abound in prayer and praise while 5 I live . My
soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness ; * * and my mouth shall praise
...
Page 339
Let us praise him while we live , in every circumstance and condition ; and we
shall find the pleasure of it to be infinitely superior to what affects the body , or
what this world can possibly afford . Again , 3 . It should be ascribed to divine ...
Let us praise him while we live , in every circumstance and condition ; and we
shall find the pleasure of it to be infinitely superior to what affects the body , or
what this world can possibly afford . Again , 3 . It should be ascribed to divine ...
Page 361
... to adhere to thee and thy service , and to live near to thee : I have put my trust
for comfort and happiness , in the Lord God ; that I may declare all thy works ; the
justice and goodness of thy providence in the final salvation of the good , and the
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... to adhere to thee and thy service , and to live near to thee : I have put my trust
for comfort and happiness , in the Lord God ; that I may declare all thy works ; the
justice and goodness of thy providence in the final salvation of the good , and the
...
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Page 211 - Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you. For Him will I accept; lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
Page 245 - The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer ; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust ; My buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Page 43 - They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
Page 82 - Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether boldest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this...
Page 300 - For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them : but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Page 370 - For He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep His commandments...
Page 219 - Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. 8. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
Page 34 - And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven...
Page 415 - Of old hast THOU laid the foundation of the earth : And the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but THOU shalt endure : Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment ; As a vesture shalt THOU change them, and they shall be changed : But THOU art the same, And thy years shall have no end.
Page 45 - Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children : and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage already : neither is it in our power to redeem them ; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
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| Title | A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional and Practical Reflections, for the Use of Families, Volume 4 Volume 4 of A SHORT AND PLAIN EXPOSITION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, JOB ORTON A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional and Practical Reflections, for the Use of Families, Robert Gentleman |
| Authors | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman |
| Editor | Robert Gentleman |
| Publisher | S. Etheridge, 1805 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2007 |
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