Scripture history for youth, Volume 2H. Fisher, Son & P. Jackson, 1829 |
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... minds of the people , and to have pre- pared the way for their deliverance . The people were so oppressed and impoverished by the Midianites , as to be driven to contrive by various means to conceal a scanty portion of their harvest ...
... minds of the people , and to have pre- pared the way for their deliverance . The people were so oppressed and impoverished by the Midianites , as to be driven to contrive by various means to conceal a scanty portion of their harvest ...
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... mind a perception of some important truth , to which it was before inattentive , or against which it was pre- judiced . By this method , things are placed in a clearer , stronger light ; a long chain of reasoning is spared ; the subject ...
... mind a perception of some important truth , to which it was before inattentive , or against which it was pre- judiced . By this method , things are placed in a clearer , stronger light ; a long chain of reasoning is spared ; the subject ...
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... minds of young persons , that Samson , in this respect especially , was no example for them . The remon- strance of his parents may , with affecting propriety , be addressed to many hopeful and even pious young persons , who ...
... minds of young persons , that Samson , in this respect especially , was no example for them . The remon- strance of his parents may , with affecting propriety , be addressed to many hopeful and even pious young persons , who ...
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... tranquillize the mind , to regu- late our feelings when things go pleasantly , and to soothe our spirits when outward circumstances run counter to our wishes . In the narrative before us , it must be confessed 62 SCRIPTURE HISTORY .
... tranquillize the mind , to regu- late our feelings when things go pleasantly , and to soothe our spirits when outward circumstances run counter to our wishes . In the narrative before us , it must be confessed 62 SCRIPTURE HISTORY .
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... mind of Saul a consciousness of some- hing extraordinary . It was on the day of a solemn ast , to which the inhabitants of the city were invited ; id , on the arrival of Saul and his servant , they were elcomed as expected guests , and ...
... mind of Saul a consciousness of some- hing extraordinary . It was on the day of a solemn ast , to which the inhabitants of the city were invited ; id , on the arrival of Saul and his servant , they were elcomed as expected guests , and ...
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Page 112 - Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
Page 452 - For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
Page 421 - But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Page 302 - For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
Page 395 - And it came to pass as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold two men stood by them in shining garments ; and as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead ? he is not here, but is risen.
Page 17 - And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
Page 61 - But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him; for the Lord seeth not as man seeth ; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
Page 112 - Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude ; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
Page 448 - What mean ye to weep, and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Page 198 - And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.