Canticles; or, Song of Solomon: a new tr., with notes, by J. FryJames Duncan, 1825 - 226 pages |
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... observe , from the same admirable writer , " that , in the parabolical allegory , the exterior or osten- sible imagery is fiction only ; the truth lies alto- gether in the interior and remote sense which is veiled as it were under this ...
... observe , from the same admirable writer , " that , in the parabolical allegory , the exterior or osten- sible imagery is fiction only ; the truth lies alto- gether in the interior and remote sense which is veiled as it were under this ...
Page xxv
... observe , that even the human passion itself , which is al- legorized in these sacred songs , as an emblem of the divine love , is totally unknown to some gross minds ; and that all susceptibility of a real affec- tion is often ...
... observe , that even the human passion itself , which is al- legorized in these sacred songs , as an emblem of the divine love , is totally unknown to some gross minds ; and that all susceptibility of a real affec- tion is often ...
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... observe , that the literal meaning of , at least accord- ing to the Septuagint and Vulgate , who render μaσto , and ubera , as well as the change of person , leads to the conclusion , that the love of the bride , as the object , and not ...
... observe , that the literal meaning of , at least accord- ing to the Septuagint and Vulgate , who render μaσto , and ubera , as well as the change of person , leads to the conclusion , that the love of the bride , as the object , and not ...
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... observe . The sheep know the shepherd's voice , and follow him ; their footsteps , therefore , will have left a track along the pathless desert , sufficiently plain to conduct the attentive inquirer to the retreat of the shepherd ...
... observe . The sheep know the shepherd's voice , and follow him ; their footsteps , therefore , will have left a track along the pathless desert , sufficiently plain to conduct the attentive inquirer to the retreat of the shepherd ...
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... observe , has been pointed out by several commentators in one of the admired poets of antiquity . The similitude , therefore , may have appeared in a different light to people of other times and habits of life . But we are to notice ...
... observe , has been pointed out by several commentators in one of the admired poets of antiquity . The similitude , therefore , may have appeared in a different light to people of other times and habits of life . But we are to notice ...
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Page 120 - Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was an hungred and ye gave me meat, I was thirsty and ye gave me drink, I was a stranger and ye took me in; naked and ye clothed me, I was sick and ye visited me, I was in prison and ye came unto me.
Page 204 - And surely your blood of your lives will I require : at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man ; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : for in the image of God made he man.
Page xxx - For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith...
Page 142 - And above the firmament that was over their heads, was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone : and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
Page 75 - If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind...
Page 154 - AND there appeared a great wonder in heaven ; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars : and she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
Page xxvii - Of human offspring, sole propriety In Paradise of all things common else. By thee adulterous lust was driven from men Among the bestial herds to range, by thee Founded in reason, loyal, just, and pure, Relations dear, and all the charities Of father, son, and brother first were known.
Page 84 - And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Page 131 - Then shall He answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to Me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment : but the righteous into life eternal.
Page xxiv - So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh ; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the Church : for we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones.