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Page 90
... pious and pacific princes . All the revivals of religion which we have an account of in the succeeding reigns were in times of national peace . Of Asa we are told , " In his days the land was quiet ten years . And Asa did that which was ...
... pious and pacific princes . All the revivals of religion which we have an account of in the succeeding reigns were in times of national peace . Of Asa we are told , " In his days the land was quiet ten years . And Asa did that which was ...
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... pious and pertinent petition that could have flowed from the heart and lips of David , on such an occasion . His own situation , and the situation of his kingdom , called aloud for the peculiar interposition of the Deity , to defeat the ...
... pious and pertinent petition that could have flowed from the heart and lips of David , on such an occasion . His own situation , and the situation of his kingdom , called aloud for the peculiar interposition of the Deity , to defeat the ...
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... pious Jews , God remarkably interposed , and com- pletely destroyed Haman and frustrated all his designs . These and all other instances of the same kind , which are recorded in scripture , clearly warrant and abundantly encourage a ...
... pious Jews , God remarkably interposed , and com- pletely destroyed Haman and frustrated all his designs . These and all other instances of the same kind , which are recorded in scripture , clearly warrant and abundantly encourage a ...
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... pious , virtuous , and useful life of Danie without paying him the sincere homage of the heart ? Whilst he was acting his noble part on the stage of life , the happy influence of his public and private virtues commanded univer- sal ...
... pious , virtuous , and useful life of Danie without paying him the sincere homage of the heart ? Whilst he was acting his noble part on the stage of life , the happy influence of his public and private virtues commanded univer- sal ...
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... pious and devout life of Daniel , in the next place , loudly admonishes civil rulers how much they are capable of doing , to promote the religious as well as civil interests of the people . The children of Israel were extremely addicted ...
... pious and devout life of Daniel , in the next place , loudly admonishes civil rulers how much they are capable of doing , to promote the religious as well as civil interests of the people . The children of Israel were extremely addicted ...
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Page 483 - Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do ; seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him...
Page 480 - And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Page 432 - Thou shall not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Page 91 - He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
Page 153 - THUS saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, Whose right hand I have holden, To subdue nations before him ; And I will loose the loins of kings, To open before him the two leaved gates; And the gates shall not be shut...
Page 112 - At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; if that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
Page 364 - ... backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful ; who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Page 255 - Although my house be not so with God; yet He hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although He make it not to grow.
Page 352 - The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Page 313 - For who maketh thee to differ from another ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?