Narrative of a Mission of Inquiry to the Jews from the Church of Scotland in 1839Presbyterian board of publications, 1839 - 555 pages |
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... brought us home in safety , many people would ask us " concerning the Jews that had escaped and were left of the captivity , and concerning Jerusalem ; " and that our Report might lead not a few to " weep , and mourn , and fast , and ...
... brought us home in safety , many people would ask us " concerning the Jews that had escaped and were left of the captivity , and concerning Jerusalem ; " and that our Report might lead not a few to " weep , and mourn , and fast , and ...
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... brought to light and peace , he shewed much emotion . Once or twice , after rising to go away , he resumed his discourse . On finally taking leave , which he did with tears running down his face , he said with great emphasis , " If you ...
... brought to light and peace , he shewed much emotion . Once or twice , after rising to go away , he resumed his discourse . On finally taking leave , which he did with tears running down his face , he said with great emphasis , " If you ...
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... brought up as Christians . We afterwards mounted up a steep path to the north of Genoa , and came upon a fine view of the Ligurian Hills . A lovely valley watered by a rivulet lay beneath , the hills on all sides terraced for vines ...
... brought up as Christians . We afterwards mounted up a steep path to the north of Genoa , and came upon a fine view of the Ligurian Hills . A lovely valley watered by a rivulet lay beneath , the hills on all sides terraced for vines ...
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... brought their order into great repute . When the Pope visited Leghorn several years ago , the great square of the town presented a scene worthy of being noticed . An immense multitude crowded the square to excess . The Pope appeared ...
... brought their order into great repute . When the Pope visited Leghorn several years ago , the great square of the town presented a scene worthy of being noticed . An immense multitude crowded the square to excess . The Pope appeared ...
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... brought out a Hebrew copy of Euclid , and a Hebrew translation of Philo , and said that they had Josephus also translated into Hebrew . When we had taken a sufficient survey of their books , they led us to their School - a large ...
... brought out a Hebrew copy of Euclid , and a Hebrew translation of Philo , and said that they had Josephus also translated into Hebrew . When we had taken a sufficient survey of their books , they led us to their School - a large ...
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Page 191 - Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
Page 133 - Walk about Zion, and go round about her : Tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, Consider her palaces ; That ye may tell it to the generation following : For this God is our God for ever and ever : He will be our guide even unto death.
Page 173 - Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of Hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
Page 281 - For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
Page 264 - In that day there shall be a fountain opened To the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem For sin and for uncleanness.
Page 262 - And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock . 5 It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea : for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD : and it shall become a spoil to the nations.
Page 205 - And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night because the sun was set ; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
Page 21 - For a small moment have I forsaken thee ; But with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; But with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, Saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Page 401 - Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly : gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts : let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
Page 213 - Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well.