Contemplations upon the principal passages of the Old and New Testaments, Volume 1 |
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Page 8
... hold ; that not the very angels . That shines forth only to the other supreme world of immortality , this to the basest part of thy creation . There is one cause of our darkness on earth , and of the utter darkness in hell ; the ...
... hold ; that not the very angels . That shines forth only to the other supreme world of immortality , this to the basest part of thy creation . There is one cause of our darkness on earth , and of the utter darkness in hell ; the ...
Page 8
... hold water : another while , as some airy furnaces whence thou scatterest the sudden fires unto all parts of the earth , astonishing the world with the fearful noise of that eruption ; out of the midst of water thou fetchest fire , and ...
... hold water : another while , as some airy furnaces whence thou scatterest the sudden fires unto all parts of the earth , astonishing the world with the fearful noise of that eruption ; out of the midst of water thou fetchest fire , and ...
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... hold , He that was so careful of man's sovereignty in his innocency , how can he be care- less of his safety in his renovation ! If God had given them their names , it had not been so great a praise of Adam's memory to re- cal them , as ...
... hold , He that was so careful of man's sovereignty in his innocency , how can he be care- less of his safety in his renovation ! If God had given them their names , it had not been so great a praise of Adam's memory to re- cal them , as ...
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... hold- ing it after our Saviour's rule , better to give , than to receive . It is easier to heap together large volumes of others ' labours , than to work out lesser of our own ; and the suggestion of one new thought , is better than ...
... hold- ing it after our Saviour's rule , better to give , than to receive . It is easier to heap together large volumes of others ' labours , than to work out lesser of our own ; and the suggestion of one new thought , is better than ...
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... hold on his garment ; her hand seconds her tongue . Good Joseph found it now time to fly , when such an enemy pursued him how much would he rather leave his cloke than his virtue ! and to suffer his mistress to spoil him of his livery ...
... hold on his garment ; her hand seconds her tongue . Good Joseph found it now time to fly , when such an enemy pursued him how much would he rather leave his cloke than his virtue ! and to suffer his mistress to spoil him of his livery ...
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Aaron Abimelech Abinadab Absalom Achish Adonijah Ahab Ahitophel Almighty altar Amalek Amalekites angel Balaam behold better betwixt blessing blood brethren cast command curse danger dare David death doth durst earth Egypt Elijah enemies envy ephod evil eyes face faith father favour fear fetch fire Gideon give glory God's grace hand happy hast hath hear heart heaven holy honour hope idol idolatry Israel Israelites Jeroboam Joab Judah judgment justice king knew less Levites live look Lord Maachah marvel mercy Midian Midianites Moab Moses mouth Nabal needs never offender once peace Philistines prayers priests princes prophet punishment Rehoboam revenge sacrifice Samson Samuel Satan Saul Saul's servant shame Shechem shew sins Solomon sons soul spirit sword thee ther thine things thou tion tongue unto Uzzah victory weak wherein whereof wicked wickedness wisdom wise word worthy
Popular passages
Page 408 - Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Page 411 - Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Page 443 - And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud : for he is a god ; either he is talking or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
Page 215 - 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 shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
Page 392 - See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways...
Page 444 - And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name...
Page 385 - Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
Page 392 - But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
Page 446 - So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, and said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea.
Page 307 - If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us. And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.