The Natural History of the Bible ; Or, A Description of All the Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects, Trees, Plants, Flowers, Gums, and Precious Stones, Mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures: Collected from the Best Authorities, and Alphabetically Arranged |
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... or narrative , which it was intended to illustrate . But these things , judiciously
explained , serve to clear up many obscure passages , solve many difficulties ,
correct many wrong interpretations , and open new beauties in the sacred
volume .
... or narrative , which it was intended to illustrate . But these things , judiciously
explained , serve to clear up many obscure passages , solve many difficulties ,
correct many wrong interpretations , and open new beauties in the sacred
volume .
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The Scripture , which is our safest guide in inquiries of this nature , informs us that
the design was both moral and political , being intended to preserve the Jews a
distinct people from the nations of idolatry . This is declared Levit ...
The Scripture , which is our safest guide in inquiries of this nature , informs us that
the design was both moral and political , being intended to preserve the Jews a
distinct people from the nations of idolatry . This is declared Levit ...
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And , without question , he applied the vision to what the wisdom of God intended
to express by it . The case was this : St . Peter , as a Jew , was bound to abstain
from all those animals , the eating of which was prohibited by the law of Moses ...
And , without question , he applied the vision to what the wisdom of God intended
to express by it . The case was this : St . Peter , as a Jew , was bound to abstain
from all those animals , the eating of which was prohibited by the law of Moses ...
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When they are used they are ground upon a marble with such liquids as are best
suited to the purpose for which they are intended . This wood , mentioned Cantic .
iv . 14 . in conjunction with several other odoriferous plants there referred to ...
When they are used they are ground upon a marble with such liquids as are best
suited to the purpose for which they are intended . This wood , mentioned Cantic .
iv . 14 . in conjunction with several other odoriferous plants there referred to ...
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The metal so celebrated for its beautiful lustre is most probably intended . As
Ezekiel prophesied among the Chaldeans , after the captivity of king Jehoiachim ,
so here , as in other instances , he seems to have used a Chaldee word ; and ...
The metal so celebrated for its beautiful lustre is most probably intended . As
Ezekiel prophesied among the Chaldeans , after the captivity of king Jehoiachim ,
so here , as in other instances , he seems to have used a Chaldee word ; and ...
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Page 295 - And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Page 251 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth : the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 395 - The eternal regions. Lowly reverent Towards either throne they bow, and to the ground, With solemn adoration, down they cast Their crowns inwove with amarant and gold — Immortal amarant, a flower which once In Paradise, fast by the tree of life, Began to bloom ; but soon for man's offence To Heaven removed, where first it grew, there grows.
Page 110 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Page 362 - He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a, man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol.
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Page 16 - As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.