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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... examples of faith and holiness , delineated with the strictest impartiality , all of them powerfully calculated to awaken in us a concern about the best things , and to lead us in the path of righteousness . In a moral sense alone the ...
... examples of faith and holiness , delineated with the strictest impartiality , all of them powerfully calculated to awaken in us a concern about the best things , and to lead us in the path of righteousness . In a moral sense alone the ...
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... example , the exercise of devotion . The mind of Cain was rude and unthankful ; while the soul of Abel glowed with devotional ardor . He who sees the inmost movements of the heart was pleased with the sentimental religion of the younger ...
... example , the exercise of devotion . The mind of Cain was rude and unthankful ; while the soul of Abel glowed with devotional ardor . He who sees the inmost movements of the heart was pleased with the sentimental religion of the younger ...
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... example to adore their Creator as the author of all their gifts . Cain was not so lost to decency as to neglect entirely the worship of GOD . When the earth , which he had cultivated with so much pains , brought forth fruit in profuse ...
... example to adore their Creator as the author of all their gifts . Cain was not so lost to decency as to neglect entirely the worship of GOD . When the earth , which he had cultivated with so much pains , brought forth fruit in profuse ...
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... example of a pious companion may have some influence upon the vitiated mind , and in some cases it may effect a reformation . But this is a risk too great to be ventured , and common prudence will forbid the running into it , because ...
... example of a pious companion may have some influence upon the vitiated mind , and in some cases it may effect a reformation . But this is a risk too great to be ventured , and common prudence will forbid the running into it , because ...
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... example of unshaken confidence in , and uniform obedience to , the ALMIGHTY . For this he is called " the Father of the Faith- ful , " ( Rom . iv . 11 , ) and the " Friend of GOD ; " ( James ii . 3 ; ) distinctions so exalted , that ...
... example of unshaken confidence in , and uniform obedience to , the ALMIGHTY . For this he is called " the Father of the Faith- ful , " ( Rom . iv . 11 , ) and the " Friend of GOD ; " ( James ii . 3 ; ) distinctions so exalted , that ...
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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