Bible Biography: Or, The Lives and Characters of the Principal Personages Recorded in the Sacred Writings; Practically Adapted to the Instruction of Youth and Private Families; Together with an Appendix, Containing Thirty Dissertations on the Evidences of Divine Revelation from Timpson's Key to the Bible; Being a Complete Summary of Biblical Knowledge, Carefully Condensed and Compiled from Scott, Doddridge, Gill [etc.] ...Robert Sears R. Sears, 1842 - 491 pages |
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Page 22
... considered as in- valuable in the early ages , and included a degree of sovereignty . What can Cain de- sire more ? The GoD of heaven has deigned to open to him the path of duty , to rea- son with him upon his doubts , to make him a ...
... considered as in- valuable in the early ages , and included a degree of sovereignty . What can Cain de- sire more ? The GoD of heaven has deigned to open to him the path of duty , to rea- son with him upon his doubts , to make him a ...
Page 33
... considered with justice as nothing better than rash presumption . The story we are reviewing is a practical illustration of these remarks , and warns all who have been trained up in the way of virtue against forming connexions with the ...
... considered with justice as nothing better than rash presumption . The story we are reviewing is a practical illustration of these remarks , and warns all who have been trained up in the way of virtue against forming connexions with the ...
Page 47
... considered the commandment of GoD as indis- pensable . By faith Abraham , when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance , obeyed , and he went out not knowing whither he went . " Heb . xi . 8 ...
... considered the commandment of GoD as indis- pensable . By faith Abraham , when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance , obeyed , and he went out not knowing whither he went . " Heb . xi . 8 ...
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... considered the moral character of the neighborhood in which he was desirous to dwell ; but , provided worldly advan tages were to be obtained there , he had no concern about the bad society with whom he must necessarily associate ...
... considered the moral character of the neighborhood in which he was desirous to dwell ; but , provided worldly advan tages were to be obtained there , he had no concern about the bad society with whom he must necessarily associate ...
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... considered , naturally enough , that , from the age of Abraham and Sarah , there was little chance of their having children . The birth of Isaac destroyed the pleasing expectation she had formed of Ishmael's inheriting his father's ...
... considered , naturally enough , that , from the age of Abraham and Sarah , there was little chance of their having children . The birth of Isaac destroyed the pleasing expectation she had formed of Ishmael's inheriting his father's ...
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Abimelech Abraham Ahab ALMIGHTY ancient apostle appears Babylon Balaam behold Bible blessed brethren brother called Canaan character child Christian church circumstance command conduct David death declaration disciples Divine Revelation doctrine duty earth Egypt Egyptian Elijah Elisha enemies Esau evil Exod faith father favor fear Gehazi Gibeon glorious glory gospel hand hath heart heaven Hebrew holy honor human idolatry inspired instruction Isaac Israel Israelites Jacob JEHOVAH Jerusalem JESUS CHRIST Jews Joseph Judea judgment king kingdom land LORD manner mercy MESSIAH mind miracle Moab monarch Moses nations Noah Old Testament patriarch persons Pharaoh Pharisees Philistines piety pious possessed priest prince promise prophecy prophet received REDEEMER religion rendered righteousness sacred sacrifice salvation Samuel Sarepta Saul SAVIOUR says Scriptures servant sins solemn Solomon sons soul spirit Syria thee things thou tion translation truth unto whole wisdom word