Women of the BibleLane & Scott, 1851 - 225 pages |
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... heaven was effaced from the human spirit - and the ser- pent first nestled there - and the sting of woe first entered the soul - and tears of bitterness first fell - and the smiles of the Eternal were with- drawn , to be replaced by his ...
... heaven was effaced from the human spirit - and the ser- pent first nestled there - and the sting of woe first entered the soul - and tears of bitterness first fell - and the smiles of the Eternal were with- drawn , to be replaced by his ...
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... to him was promised , by the One who cannot lie , a posterity that , in multitude , should vie with the stars of heaven , and that in his seed all the kin- dreds of the earth were to be blessed ? With WOMEN OF THE BIBLE . 13.
... to him was promised , by the One who cannot lie , a posterity that , in multitude , should vie with the stars of heaven , and that in his seed all the kin- dreds of the earth were to be blessed ? With WOMEN OF THE BIBLE . 13.
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... heaven suggest in her ear that she must hasten , and , at all events , make sure of the fulfillment of that word which stands though heaven and earth de- part ? Was it not her province , rather , to " hope and quietly wait ? " What pity ...
... heaven suggest in her ear that she must hasten , and , at all events , make sure of the fulfillment of that word which stands though heaven and earth de- part ? Was it not her province , rather , to " hope and quietly wait ? " What pity ...
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... heaven , Abraham , Isaac , and Jacob have certainly long been there . As we meditate , then , " how great this man was , " we may medi- tate , also , the greatness of her whom he evidently , with all his greatness , profoundly respected ...
... heaven , Abraham , Isaac , and Jacob have certainly long been there . As we meditate , then , " how great this man was , " we may medi- tate , also , the greatness of her whom he evidently , with all his greatness , profoundly respected ...
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... heaven , or golden wedges and garments of magnificence captivating the affections , or even home , dear home , where linger those we love better than life - look not on them- one or all of them - if such be God's bidding . Re- straining ...
... heaven , or golden wedges and garments of magnificence captivating the affections , or even home , dear home , where linger those we love better than life - look not on them- one or all of them - if such be God's bidding . Re- straining ...
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Page 71 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee : for whither thou goest, I will go ; and where thou lodgest I will lodge : thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: " Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Page 63 - He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks ; till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Page 20 - And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
Page 142 - I'LL praise my Maker with my breath ; And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures.
Page 96 - Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
Page 183 - And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
Page 123 - Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law : and if I perish, I perish.
Page 18 - She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Page 97 - The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it : for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon : and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Page 156 - And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things ; but one thing is needful. And Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.