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Page 168
... Belshazzar , king of Babylon , the grandson of Nebuchadnezzar , a weak and dissolute prince , upon a great annual festival , gave an entertainment to a thousand of his lords , and descending from the usual state of the monarchs of the ...
... Belshazzar , king of Babylon , the grandson of Nebuchadnezzar , a weak and dissolute prince , upon a great annual festival , gave an entertainment to a thousand of his lords , and descending from the usual state of the monarchs of the ...
Page 170
... Belshazzar ; who requests him , for it was not a time to as- sume insolent and haughty airs , to read the writing , and , if he were able , to make known the interpretation ; promising him the high- est honour and rewards which it was ...
... Belshazzar ; who requests him , for it was not a time to as- sume insolent and haughty airs , to read the writing , and , if he were able , to make known the interpretation ; promising him the high- est honour and rewards which it was ...
Page 171
... Belshazzar of the extraordinary judgments with which his powerful ancestor Nebuchadnezzar had been visited by divine providence because of his pride ; and then proceeds to charge the humbled monarch , in very plain lan- guage , with ...
... Belshazzar of the extraordinary judgments with which his powerful ancestor Nebuchadnezzar had been visited by divine providence because of his pride ; and then proceeds to charge the humbled monarch , in very plain lan- guage , with ...
Page 173
... Belshazzar , his troops , and nobles to the sword ; and Cyaxares , king of Media and Persia , in scripture called Darius , the uncle of the great Cyrus , who fought under his banners , ascended the throne , and became the founder of the ...
... Belshazzar , his troops , and nobles to the sword ; and Cyaxares , king of Media and Persia , in scripture called Darius , the uncle of the great Cyrus , who fought under his banners , ascended the throne , and became the founder of the ...
Page 177
... Belshazzar ? But what was his weight in the unerring balance of God ? Here he is found empty as the painted bubble , and altogether lighter than vanity . When the prophet Samuel was - sent ( 1 Sam . xvi . 7. ) to anoint one of the sons ...
... Belshazzar ? But what was his weight in the unerring balance of God ? Here he is found empty as the painted bubble , and altogether lighter than vanity . When the prophet Samuel was - sent ( 1 Sam . xvi . 7. ) to anoint one of the sons ...
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Page 20 - God would gloriously display his power and love, in the fulfilment of his gracious promise that " the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth, as the waters cover the sea.
Page 450 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 355 - Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence : a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
Page 212 - And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous : but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Page 212 - Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Page 387 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If 1 make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Page 69 - Thou art, of what sort the eternal life of the saints was to be, which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive.
Page 462 - Say not thou. What is the cause that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Page 365 - For what is our hope or joy or crown of rejoicing ? are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming ? For ye are our glory and joy.
Page 177 - 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.