Good Words, Volume 28Alexander Strahan and Company, 1887 |
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Page 311 - Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village : and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus
Page 576 - And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him ; Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But he said ; Yea, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Page 523 - Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne, — Yet that scaffold sways the future, and, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch above His own.
Page 453 - O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name : and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.
Page 311 - But his wife said unto him. If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
Page 419 - Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
Page 47 - King ! Long live our noble King! God save the King! Send him victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us ! God save the King!
Page 127 - Iron sharpeneth iron ; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Page 482 - Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Page 69 - If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him : and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.