Conversations on the Bible: Between a Mother and Her ChildrenHarrison Hall, 1837 - 360 pages |
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... persons who venerate the Scriptures as the volume of inspiration . They reverence the New Testament as " the gospel of glad tidings , " without considering , that if one is the casket , the other is the key which displays the treasure ...
... persons who venerate the Scriptures as the volume of inspiration . They reverence the New Testament as " the gospel of glad tidings , " without considering , that if one is the casket , the other is the key which displays the treasure ...
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... persons have not heard them , are sometimes incidentally thrown in , either to furnish the uninformed with an answer , or to give spirit to the dialogue . To talk in our social circles of Scripture doctrines , is now as fashionable as ...
... persons have not heard them , are sometimes incidentally thrown in , either to furnish the uninformed with an answer , or to give spirit to the dialogue . To talk in our social circles of Scripture doctrines , is now as fashionable as ...
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... persons have thought that the incorrect manner in which it is read , may have a tendency to diminish that respect for the sacred writings , which is intended to be inculcated ; and that the incitement of curiosity would enhance the ...
... persons have thought that the incorrect manner in which it is read , may have a tendency to diminish that respect for the sacred writings , which is intended to be inculcated ; and that the incitement of curiosity would enhance the ...
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... persons whose minds have been pre- pared to receive a connected scheme , or to detect an obvious objection . On the other hand , the writer has sought to avoid an error too common in the best ficti- tious works in our language . To ...
... persons whose minds have been pre- pared to receive a connected scheme , or to detect an obvious objection . On the other hand , the writer has sought to avoid an error too common in the best ficti- tious works in our language . To ...
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... person can now determine , which is the more correct . Some suppose the rainbow to have always appeared , under the same circumstances in which we behold it at the present day , and that it was merely pointed out on the present occasion ...
... person can now determine , which is the more correct . Some suppose the rainbow to have always appeared , under the same circumstances in which we behold it at the present day , and that it was merely pointed out on the present occasion ...
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Aaron Abimelech Abraham afflicted Ahaz altar amongst Amorites army Assyria Babylon Balaam became behold Bible blessing brethren brother brought called Canaan captivity Catherine Charles commanded covenant daughter David death delivered divine earth Egypt Elijah Elisha enemies Esau event Ezra Fanny father favour glory hand hath heart heathens heaven Hebrew holy honour hundred inhabitants Isaac Israel Israelites Jabesh-gilead Jacob Jehoiakim Jehovah Jephthah Jeremiah Jeroboam Jerusalem Jews Joab Jordan Joseph Joshua Judah king king's land Levites lived Lord Medes mercy messenger miracle Moab monarch Mordecai Moses Mother nation Nebuchadnezzar Nineveh offered Pharaoh Philistines pious present priests prince promise prophecy prophet punishment received reign religion royal sacred sacrifice Samaria Samson Saul Scriptures sent servant shalt Shechem Sisera Solomon sons STORY supposed Syria tabernacle temple thee thou thousand throne tion tribes unto whilst whole wife worship Zedekiah