Sacred Biography- Or: The History of the Patriarchs to which is Added the History of Deborah, Ruth & Hannah Being a Course of Lectures Delivered at the Seots Church, 3. köideJ. White, Thomas & Andrews, 1795 |
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... mind hum- bled to the will of God . No , it is the miferable ef- fect and expreffion of infatiable defire , of unmortified pride , of disappointed ambition . If we arrive at our object with ease , its value is diminished by the facility ...
... mind hum- bled to the will of God . No , it is the miferable ef- fect and expreffion of infatiable defire , of unmortified pride , of disappointed ambition . If we arrive at our object with ease , its value is diminished by the facility ...
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... minds of these Ifraelites to the . little inconveniences of the way ; but their historian and leader , with his ufual fidelity , informs us , that " the foul of the people was , much difcouraged be- caufe of the way . " C 2 Men And Men ...
... minds of these Ifraelites to the . little inconveniences of the way ; but their historian and leader , with his ufual fidelity , informs us , that " the foul of the people was , much difcouraged be- caufe of the way . " C 2 Men And Men ...
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... mind to the thoughts of diffolution , and to imprefs on the foul the fentiment of the wife man concerning the world , " I hate it , I would not live always . " Long life , however , is not the lefs to be confidered as a blefling . The ...
... mind to the thoughts of diffolution , and to imprefs on the foul the fentiment of the wife man concerning the world , " I hate it , I would not live always . " Long life , however , is not the lefs to be confidered as a blefling . The ...
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... mind . The love of life manifefts itfelf , and we behold in the proph- et , the man of like paffions with ourselves . There is no incident of his life on which he dwells fo much , and with fuch earnestness of intereft as this . The hif ...
... mind . The love of life manifefts itfelf , and we behold in the proph- et , the man of like paffions with ourselves . There is no incident of his life on which he dwells fo much , and with fuch earnestness of intereft as this . The hif ...
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... a man who had no profpect , or a diftant one , of being put to the trial ; but the na- + Numb . xxvii . 15—17 . * Lev . xvii . 12 , 13 . tive . tive greatness and fuperiority of a mind occupied with two 42 LECT . III . Hiftory of Mofes .
... a man who had no profpect , or a diftant one , of being put to the trial ; but the na- + Numb . xxvii . 15—17 . * Lev . xvii . 12 , 13 . tive . tive greatness and fuperiority of a mind occupied with two 42 LECT . III . Hiftory of Mofes .
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Abinoam addrefs againſt alfo becauſe behold bleffing Boaz Canaan Chrift daugh death Deborah defign defire Deut divine earth Egypt eſtabliſhed eyes facred facrifice faid unto falvation fame father faved feems fenfe fervant ferve fervice feven fhall fhalt fhould firft firſt fome fong forrow foul fource fpirit ftand ftill ftrength fubject fuch fuffer fupport glory goodneſs hand Hannah hath heart heaven herſelf himſelf Hiſtory holy honour houfe houſe human huſband Ifrael inftruction intereft itſelf Jael Jefus Jehovah laft laſt lefs loft Lord mercy Moab Mofes moft moſt mother Mount Ephraim Mount Hor muft muſt Naomi nature nefs Obferve pafs perfon pleaſure praiſe prefent profpect profperity promiſed prophet purpoſe raiſed reafon refpect reft rife Ruth ſhall ſhe ſtate thee thefe themſelves theſe thine things thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion tribe uſeful whofe wifdom wife woman Zebulun
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Page 66 - Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby...
Page 197 - And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
Page 236 - He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.
Page 86 - And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul...
Page 174 - Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here : and let us make three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.
Page 197 - And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
Page 133 - Whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation. And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing ; and he doeth according to his will in the armies of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth...
Page 29 - ... and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied ; then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage...
Page 146 - Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy ; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate, laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Page 117 - And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty...