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Page 7
How wonderful was the honour conferred upon so obscure a town as Bethlehem
, when it was made thus illustrious among the thousands of Judah ! Happy they
who consecrate not only gold and their other possessions , but also their souls ...
How wonderful was the honour conferred upon so obscure a town as Bethlehem
, when it was made thus illustrious among the thousands of Judah ! Happy they
who consecrate not only gold and their other possessions , but also their souls ...
Page 22
How wonderful and how inspiring is the thought , that this brightness , this glory ,
is prepared for those who here belong to Christ Jesus ! Paul assures us , that He
“ shall raise our vile body , that it may be made like unto his glorious body .
How wonderful and how inspiring is the thought , that this brightness , this glory ,
is prepared for those who here belong to Christ Jesus ! Paul assures us , that He
“ shall raise our vile body , that it may be made like unto his glorious body .
Page 30
Ask Isaiah , he shall tell you , “ Immanuel , Wonderful , Counsellor , the Mighty
God , the Everlasting Father , the Prince of Peace . ” Ask Jeremiah , and he shall
tell you , “ the Righteous Branch . ” Ask Daniel , he shall tell you , “ The Messiah .
Ask Isaiah , he shall tell you , “ Immanuel , Wonderful , Counsellor , the Mighty
God , the Everlasting Father , the Prince of Peace . ” Ask Jeremiah , and he shall
tell you , “ the Righteous Branch . ” Ask Daniel , he shall tell you , “ The Messiah .
Page 32
Most wonderful ! that he , who before was as inconstant as a reed shaken by the
wind , is now as fixed as a pillar of brass . And yet more wonderful , that he
should write down that very particular in the title of Christ , “ This is the King of the
Jews ...
Most wonderful ! that he , who before was as inconstant as a reed shaken by the
wind , is now as fixed as a pillar of brass . And yet more wonderful , that he
should write down that very particular in the title of Christ , “ This is the King of the
Jews ...
Page 47
Jews , and Gentiles of various nations , were struck with one general surprise ,
when they found fishermen , and persons of no learning , declare in every tongue
the wonderful works of God and his grace . And while they were busy in their ...
Jews , and Gentiles of various nations , were struck with one general surprise ,
when they found fishermen , and persons of no learning , declare in every tongue
the wonderful works of God and his grace . And while they were busy in their ...
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Page 68 - And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Page 51 - And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Page 8 - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us Thine aid; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Page 92 - Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
Page 4 - And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
Page 91 - And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. 40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
Page 116 - Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto Him, Lord, by this time he stinketh : for he hath been dead four days.
Page 27 - Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
Page 11 - And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
Page 151 - And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God"? art thou come hither to torment us before the time ? 30 And there was, a good way off from them, an herd of many swine feeding.
Bibliographic information
| Title | The life of Christ Ball's graphic libr. for domestic instruction |
| Author | Jesus Christ |
| Published | 1839 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 18 apr. 2007 |
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