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... perhaps as Abel's ; but as they were not offered in faith , God would not accept them . He seemed to turn away from them ; whilst his brother's were graciously received , and appeared to bring down a marked blessing . How is it with our ...
... perhaps as Abel's ; but as they were not offered in faith , God would not accept them . He seemed to turn away from them ; whilst his brother's were graciously received , and appeared to bring down a marked blessing . How is it with our ...
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... perhaps is accepted , and the other is rejected . And why so ? Because the offer- ing of one comes from a holy , humble , be- lieving heart ; the offering of the other comes only from the lips . So it was in the case before us . Cain ...
... perhaps is accepted , and the other is rejected . And why so ? Because the offer- ing of one comes from a holy , humble , be- lieving heart ; the offering of the other comes only from the lips . So it was in the case before us . Cain ...
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... perhaps resting together from their labours , " Cain talked with his brother . " Perhaps he spoke to him in anger , and gave vent to those bitter feelings , which had long been rankling in his wicked heart . His angry words were soon ...
... perhaps resting together from their labours , " Cain talked with his brother . " Perhaps he spoke to him in anger , and gave vent to those bitter feelings , which had long been rankling in his wicked heart . His angry words were soon ...
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... Perhaps the eye of some Young Reader is upon this page . Then let me say a word to you . Life is before you ; and do you wish it to be a happy life ? Give it then to God . Say to Him- " Thou , Lord , shalt have my days , even the best ...
... Perhaps the eye of some Young Reader is upon this page . Then let me say a word to you . Life is before you ; and do you wish it to be a happy life ? Give it then to God . Say to Him- " Thou , Lord , shalt have my days , even the best ...
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... Perhaps a little glimmering of light shone into his soul , not- withstanding all the darkness around him . And perhaps , like Cornelius in later times , he put up earnest prayer to God that grace might enlighten his soul . But it ...
... Perhaps a little glimmering of light shone into his soul , not- withstanding all the darkness around him . And perhaps , like Cornelius in later times , he put up earnest prayer to God that grace might enlighten his soul . But it ...
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Abraham Adam affliction Ahab Amalek Babylon Balaam Belshazzar blessing bold brethren brother brought Cain called Canaan child Christ danger Daniel David death desire earnest earth Egypt Elijah Elisha enemies Enoch Esau evil eyes faith father favour fear feel felt friends give God's grace Haman hand happy heard heart heaven heavenly Hezekiah holy honour Hophni and Phinehas humble idolatry Isaac Israel Israelites Jacob Jerusalem Jesus Jonah Joshua Judah King kingdom knew land lived look Lord Lord's Manasseh mercy midst Moab Moses Nebuchadnezzar Nehemiah never Nineveh Noah offer once Orpah pardon passed path peace Pharaoh Philistines plainly prayer promised Prophet prosperity repentance sacrifice Samuel Saul Saviour says servant servant of God sinner sins Solomon soon sorrow soul spared spirit tell thee things Timnath told trial true trust unto walk whilst wicked words wrath Zarephath
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Page 46 - Behold the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
Page 39 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Page 25 - And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
Page 209 - And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and prayed unto him: and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God.
Page 69 - Job ; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Page 256 - Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law : and if I perish, I perish.
Page 200 - Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him : with him is an arm of flesh ; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles.
Page 199 - And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
Page 194 - Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night: and should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
Page 193 - And he prayed unto the Lord and said, "I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.