Contemplations upon the principal passages in the holy story Book XVIII to XXIUniversity Press, 1863 |
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... turning him from a ploughman to a prophet . But what do I withhold your lordship in the bare heads of this ensuing discourse ? In all these your piercing eyes shall easily see beyond mine , and make my thoughts but a station for a ...
... turning him from a ploughman to a prophet . But what do I withhold your lordship in the bare heads of this ensuing discourse ? In all these your piercing eyes shall easily see beyond mine , and make my thoughts but a station for a ...
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... turn to God and hold off from their lawful sovereign : they cannot return to Jerusalem and keep off from God , from their loyalty : thrice a year will their devotion call them up thither , besides the exigence of their frequent vows ...
... turn to God and hold off from their lawful sovereign : they cannot return to Jerusalem and keep off from God , from their loyalty : thrice a year will their devotion call them up thither , besides the exigence of their frequent vows ...
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... turn from my wickedness ; O God , turn thou from thy wrath . " These thoughts were too good for that obdured heart . His son is sick , he is sorrowful ; but as an amazed man seeks to go forth at the wrong door , his distraction sends ...
... turn from my wickedness ; O God , turn thou from thy wrath . " These thoughts were too good for that obdured heart . His son is sick , he is sorrowful ; but as an amazed man seeks to go forth at the wrong door , his distraction sends ...
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... turn off both the journey and the disguise . Against the disguise she had pleaded the unbeseemingness for her person and state ; against the journey , the perils of so long and solitary a walk . lion might be in the way , the lion that ...
... turn off both the journey and the disguise . Against the disguise she had pleaded the unbeseemingness for her person and state ; against the journey , the perils of so long and solitary a walk . lion might be in the way , the lion that ...
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... turns the deaf ear to these monitors , and lets them see that he doth not more honour a father than hate an idol . No dearness of person should take off the edge of our detestation of the sin . Nature is worthy of forgetfulness and ...
... turns the deaf ear to these monitors , and lets them see that he doth not more honour a father than hate an idol . No dearness of person should take off the edge of our detestation of the sin . Nature is worthy of forgetfulness and ...
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Page 487 - And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Page 362 - Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine ; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
Page 272 - Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether boldest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this...
Page 629 - Jesus answered, He it is to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
Page 425 - ... in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Besides those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak ? who is offended, and I burn not?
Page 279 - And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour...
Page 284 - Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request: For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.
Page 563 - But Martha was cumbered about much serving ; and came to him, and said ; Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone ? bid her therefore that she help me.
Page 3 - 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 288 - He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.