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The fowls , destined to fly in the open firmament of heaven , are all provided with
wings and tails of convenient lengths , which serve as oars and rudders , to steer
their bodies through the aerial ocean : while their beautiful , glossy plumage ...
The fowls , destined to fly in the open firmament of heaven , are all provided with
wings and tails of convenient lengths , which serve as oars and rudders , to steer
their bodies through the aerial ocean : while their beautiful , glossy plumage ...
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... infinite wisdom and kindness . The more we consider the latter , the greater
reason we have to adore the Lord of all for his wise disposal of things . Did the
horse , that most beautiful of all the. * See Encyclopędia Britannica . 32
CREATION .
... infinite wisdom and kindness . The more we consider the latter , the greater
reason we have to adore the Lord of all for his wise disposal of things . Did the
horse , that most beautiful of all the. * See Encyclopędia Britannica . 32
CREATION .
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Did the horse , that most beautiful of all the four - footed kind , the strength and
courage of which is terrible in war ; or the lusty ox , which bellows in our fields ,
know properly what strength they are possessed of , —would the one , by means
of ...
Did the horse , that most beautiful of all the four - footed kind , the strength and
courage of which is terrible in war ; or the lusty ox , which bellows in our fields ,
know properly what strength they are possessed of , —would the one , by means
of ...
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... does he seek the wanderer ? This putteth me in mind of that beautiful parable
uttered by our Lord , " What “ man of you , having an hundred sheep , if “ he lose
one of them , doth not leave the “ ninety and nine in the wilderness , and go " after
...
... does he seek the wanderer ? This putteth me in mind of that beautiful parable
uttered by our Lord , " What “ man of you , having an hundred sheep , if “ he lose
one of them , doth not leave the “ ninety and nine in the wilderness , and go " after
...
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As the parable itself is highly delightful , the inference which our Lord draweth
from it is no less beautiful , and full of comfort to sinners : “ I say unto you , that
likewise joy s shall be in heaven over one sinner that “ penteth , more than over
ninety ...
As the parable itself is highly delightful , the inference which our Lord draweth
from it is no less beautiful , and full of comfort to sinners : “ I say unto you , that
likewise joy s shall be in heaven over one sinner that “ penteth , more than over
ninety ...
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| Title | A Spring-day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Season |
| Author | James Fisher |
| Publisher | author, 1806 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 16 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 338 pages |
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