The Christian Observer, Volume 16Hatchard and Company, 1818 |
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... writer signing himself Q. C. Q. C. represents himself as hav- ing made , and being astonished with , the discovery of " an im- portant fact , " which seems to him so clear and decisive that " it deries all the efforts of the most ...
... writer signing himself Q. C. Q. C. represents himself as hav- ing made , and being astonished with , the discovery of " an im- portant fact , " which seems to him so clear and decisive that " it deries all the efforts of the most ...
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... writer , probably , to be referred to the re- spectable father of one of those " acute disputants " he mentions , and to learn what he says on the above passage in his Commentary . I turn to him with the greater readiness , presuming ...
... writer , probably , to be referred to the re- spectable father of one of those " acute disputants " he mentions , and to learn what he says on the above passage in his Commentary . I turn to him with the greater readiness , presuming ...
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... writer concurs with the general sentiment on the present subject . In a passage , of which an English translation may more easily represent the sense than the elegance , the Christian Cicero thus delivers himself : " One principal ...
... writer concurs with the general sentiment on the present subject . In a passage , of which an English translation may more easily represent the sense than the elegance , the Christian Cicero thus delivers himself : " One principal ...
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... writer may very fairly be appealed to as an autho- rity in a question of which " he had not an idea ; " though certainly it does not prove that the appeal will necessarily be successful . With what effect the learned pre- late objects ...
... writer may very fairly be appealed to as an autho- rity in a question of which " he had not an idea ; " though certainly it does not prove that the appeal will necessarily be successful . With what effect the learned pre- late objects ...
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... Writers do not always clear up their meaning by descending into particulars on the contrary , the obscurity sometimes increases with their descent , and makes us long for the day - light of a few broad generalities . In the paragraphs ...
... Writers do not always clear up their meaning by descending into particulars on the contrary , the obscurity sometimes increases with their descent , and makes us long for the day - light of a few broad generalities . In the paragraphs ...
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Page 348 - I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Page 8 - But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Page 350 - We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life ; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
Page 144 - Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
Page 345 - This is that which the Lord hath said: 'Tomorrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord.' Bake that which ye will bake today, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over, lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
Page 253 - Clear, placid Leman ! thy contrasted lake," With the wild world I dwelt in, is a thing Which warns me, with its stillness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for a purer spring. This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction ; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring Sounds sweet as if a Sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved.
Page 143 - Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
Page 138 - And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns : and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
Page 503 - All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness : That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Page 250 - The castled Crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine ; And hills all rich with blossomed trees, And fields which promise corn and wine, And scattered cities crowning these, Whose far white walls along them shine, Have strewed a scene, which I should see With double joy wert thou with me.