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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... favor , and the certainty of suffering pain and death . But though he was thus restricted from touch- ing the tree of knowledge , the fruit of another , peculiarly valuable , was expressly granted him : this was the tree of life , which ...
... favor , and the certainty of suffering pain and death . But though he was thus restricted from touch- ing the tree of knowledge , the fruit of another , peculiarly valuable , was expressly granted him : this was the tree of life , which ...
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... favor ; and therefore he determines upon destroying the happiness of our first parents , by depriving them of their innocence . He cunningly avoids attacking directly the integ- rity of Adam , but begins with the " weaker vessel ...
... favor ; and therefore he determines upon destroying the happiness of our first parents , by depriving them of their innocence . He cunningly avoids attacking directly the integ- rity of Adam , but begins with the " weaker vessel ...
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... favor consoles them in the midst of their suffering . How good and gra- cious is the LORD to his rebellious creatures , who have so heinously provoked his anger and challenged his justice ! That anger is mingled with commiseration , and ...
... favor consoles them in the midst of their suffering . How good and gra- cious is the LORD to his rebellious creatures , who have so heinously provoked his anger and challenged his justice ! That anger is mingled with commiseration , and ...
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... the loss of the divine favor , and an absolute separation from that BEING who is the fountain of life and happiness . In this deplorable state both Adam and all his posterity must have continued for ever , had not. 18 BIBLE BIOGRAPHY .
... the loss of the divine favor , and an absolute separation from that BEING who is the fountain of life and happiness . In this deplorable state both Adam and all his posterity must have continued for ever , had not. 18 BIBLE BIOGRAPHY .
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... favor of GOD by genuine repent- ance , and by a lively faith in the merits of the Mediator , who descended from his throne of glory for this express purpose , that he might " redeem unto himself a peculiar people , zealous of good works ...
... favor of GOD by genuine repent- ance , and by a lively faith in the merits of the Mediator , who descended from his throne of glory for this express purpose , that he might " redeem unto himself a peculiar people , zealous of good works ...
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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