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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... evil only is discordant and irregular , and that a good end must always be attained by consistent means . The OMNIPOTENT began with calling Light into ex- istence , as indispensably necessary to the stupendous and glorious scene which ...
... evil only is discordant and irregular , and that a good end must always be attained by consistent means . The OMNIPOTENT began with calling Light into ex- istence , as indispensably necessary to the stupendous and glorious scene which ...
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... evil and misery which have covered the earth from the beginning of the world to this day . In the following narratives we shall often have occasion to observe how very happy it has been for men to adhere to this Word , and how wretched ...
... evil and misery which have covered the earth from the beginning of the world to this day . In the following narratives we shall often have occasion to observe how very happy it has been for men to adhere to this Word , and how wretched ...
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... evil , for his free choice , without any compulsion of his will . So bountiful was Providence to Adam , and so slight was the condition upon which he held the lordship of the world and the possession of paradise . But even this spot was ...
... evil , for his free choice , without any compulsion of his will . So bountiful was Providence to Adam , and so slight was the condition upon which he held the lordship of the world and the possession of paradise . But even this spot was ...
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... evil was first introduced deserves serious con- sideration . Various opinions and hypotheses have been formed on the subject of the origin of moral and natural evil , but what can be plainer than the account given of it in the Bible ? Evil ...
... evil was first introduced deserves serious con- sideration . Various opinions and hypotheses have been formed on the subject of the origin of moral and natural evil , but what can be plainer than the account given of it in the Bible ? Evil ...
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... evil . " This artful suggestion prevailed , and the woman , having involved herself in guilt , soon drew her husband into the same transgression . Then , indeed , they found the words of the serpent true enough , in one sense , though ...
... evil . " This artful suggestion prevailed , and the woman , having involved herself in guilt , soon drew her husband into the same transgression . Then , indeed , they found the words of the serpent true enough , in one sense , though ...
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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