Literary recreations, or, Moral, historical and religious essaysHarris, Bros., 1811 - 287 pages |
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... truth , but have ended in adulation . They celebrated benefits , before they flattered power , and honoured crimes . The reason of this proceeding is obvious . In rude ages , man stood fierce , and independent . In the equality of ...
... truth , but have ended in adulation . They celebrated benefits , before they flattered power , and honoured crimes . The reason of this proceeding is obvious . In rude ages , man stood fierce , and independent . In the equality of ...
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... truth of these words , must be ignorant that the Jews used the phrase , ' three days and three nights , ' to denote what we understand by three days . " I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights . " Genesis vii ...
... truth of these words , must be ignorant that the Jews used the phrase , ' three days and three nights , ' to denote what we understand by three days . " I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights . " Genesis vii ...
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... truth of those doctrines , which he preached . In reply to these invidious remarks , many learned men contend , that it was not the fear of crucifixion , which so far overcame Jesus , as to throw him into an agony and bloody sweat , but ...
... truth of those doctrines , which he preached . In reply to these invidious remarks , many learned men contend , that it was not the fear of crucifixion , which so far overcame Jesus , as to throw him into an agony and bloody sweat , but ...
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... to make or pronounce them un- fruitful , as may be satisfactorily shewn in the following * See the Truth of the Gospel History , by Macknight , Book I. chap . iv . passage : " But which beareth thorns and briars is 36.
... to make or pronounce them un- fruitful , as may be satisfactorily shewn in the following * See the Truth of the Gospel History , by Macknight , Book I. chap . iv . passage : " But which beareth thorns and briars is 36.
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... truths of the Gospel have deeply sunk . Our Lord , it is well known , al- * In consequence of the difficulty of supposing that the body of La- zarus was so involved , that he could not readily come forth from the tomb , some ...
... truths of the Gospel have deeply sunk . Our Lord , it is well known , al- * In consequence of the difficulty of supposing that the body of La- zarus was so involved , that he could not readily come forth from the tomb , some ...
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Page 4 - thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty ! thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous, then ! Unspeakable ; who sit'st above the heav'ns, To us invisible, or dimly seen, In these thy lowest works ; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Page 20 - phemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost,
Page 39 - And he that was dead came forth) bound hand and foot with grave-cloths, and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, loose him, and let him go.
Page 148 - My God, I am thine! What a comfort divine'. (( What a blessing to know that my Jesus is mine ' " In the heavenly Lamb, thrice happy I am ; " And my heart it doth dance at the sound of his name.
Page 133 - Let not thine heart envy sinners, but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long; for surely there is an end, and thine expectation shall not be cut off."—Prov. xxiii. 17, 18.
Page 4 - heav'ns, To us invisible, or dimly seen, In these thy lowest works ; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine. Paradise Lost, Book v.
Page 139 - le fantôme autant que la personne, Et la fausse monnoye, à l'égal de la bonne ? Les hommes, la plupart, sont étrangement faits, Dans la juste nature on ne les voit jamais. " . • '"• La raison a pour eux, des bornes, trop petites, •
Page 22 - the Cross, some of the rulers derided him, saying, " he saved others, let him save himself if he be Christ the chosen of God, Luke xxiii.
Page 7 - He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies."—Psalm
Page 26 - to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man,