Brief expositions of Scripture [&c.].Hodder and Stoughton, 1879 - 321 pages |
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Page iii
... observe the intense delight with which the aged minister received each additional letter or personal communication , indicating the pleasure that had been felt in reading this work . No one expected a great literary effort from the ...
... observe the intense delight with which the aged minister received each additional letter or personal communication , indicating the pleasure that had been felt in reading this work . No one expected a great literary effort from the ...
Page iv
... observation . A sentence which Dr. Leifchild penned in a blank page , in 1859 , may here be quoted as apposite to our remark : " The setting of the jewels * Memoir of Dr. Leifchild , p . 324 . of Scripture in the right light and proper ...
... observation . A sentence which Dr. Leifchild penned in a blank page , in 1859 , may here be quoted as apposite to our remark : " The setting of the jewels * Memoir of Dr. Leifchild , p . 324 . of Scripture in the right light and proper ...
Page v
... observed , " The Bible will never be out of date , or cease to be supremely useful , if seriously and judiciously applied , ” it is thought that the publication of this volume exactly as it was at first printed , will prove acceptable ...
... observed , " The Bible will never be out of date , or cease to be supremely useful , if seriously and judiciously applied , ” it is thought that the publication of this volume exactly as it was at first printed , will prove acceptable ...
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... observed that its stem was so stiff that the wind could have no power to sway it to and fro and thus scatter the seed ; so low , likewise , that amid the surround- ing grass the wind would scarcely ever reach it in force sufficient to ...
... observed that its stem was so stiff that the wind could have no power to sway it to and fro and thus scatter the seed ; so low , likewise , that amid the surround- ing grass the wind would scarcely ever reach it in force sufficient to ...
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... observe the gentle but rapid encroachment of the un- wonted tide . On opening the door they beheld , to their surprise and consternation , the flood as it covered the ground rising higher and higher , and threatening destruction to man ...
... observe the gentle but rapid encroachment of the un- wonted tide . On opening the door they beheld , to their surprise and consternation , the flood as it covered the ground rising higher and higher , and threatening destruction to man ...
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Popular passages
Page 194 - For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Page 281 - LL praise my Maker with my breath ; And, when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures.
Page 274 - The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble ; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Page 277 - My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
Page 241 - And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they were sore displeased and said unto him, "Hearest thou what these say?
Page 208 - For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers : for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
Page 300 - Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Page 120 - For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
Page 32 - For this child I prayed ; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him : therefore also I have lent him to the Lord ; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord.
Page 17 - For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.