The women of Israel; or, Characters and sketches from the holy Scriptures, and Jewish history, Volume 21845 |
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... believe , for we have been twice told that she " loved David . " And those who love , can alone have an adequate idea of all that parting must have been ; yet feeling itself suc- cumbed before the energy of will , which only sought his ...
... believe , for we have been twice told that she " loved David . " And those who love , can alone have an adequate idea of all that parting must have been ; yet feeling itself suc- cumbed before the energy of will , which only sought his ...
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... believe in their sincerity , because its semblance is unlike our own . And in scorn and disdain towards those who serve the Lord with those forms which their conscience approves and dictates , —O let us beware , lest contempt extend to ...
... believe in their sincerity , because its semblance is unlike our own . And in scorn and disdain towards those who serve the Lord with those forms which their conscience approves and dictates , —O let us beware , lest contempt extend to ...
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... believe , that the supposed crime of the one brother against the other came under the ac- cidental murders , where the slayer was permitted to seek the cities of refuge . It is , as we know , a fictitious tale of grief ; still it is ...
... believe , that the supposed crime of the one brother against the other came under the ac- cidental murders , where the slayer was permitted to seek the cities of refuge . It is , as we know , a fictitious tale of grief ; still it is ...
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... believe the Word of the Lord divine , let us come there , and we shall find guides for feeling as well as for action . There we find the emotions which God in His mercy gave , encouraged not subdued ; feeling , de- votedness , affection ...
... believe the Word of the Lord divine , let us come there , and we shall find guides for feeling as well as for action . There we find the emotions which God in His mercy gave , encouraged not subdued ; feeling , de- votedness , affection ...
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... believe that human nature is incapable of such heinous crimes . Alas ! we have only to look into the annals of modern history , and even amidst those very nations who pro- claim themselves so much more enlightened and spirit- ual than ...
... believe that human nature is incapable of such heinous crimes . Alas ! we have only to look into the annals of modern history , and even amidst those very nations who pro- claim themselves so much more enlightened and spirit- ual than ...
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Page 73 - And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
Page 98 - Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace ; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place.
Page 166 - Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
Page 266 - And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels ; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked : between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.
Page 78 - And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her : and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
Page 117 - Shushan the palace, in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him: when he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
Page 166 - And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground.
Page 50 - When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it...
Page 114 - Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
Page 138 - If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.