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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... given to us in his Holy Word alone does this , and while we learn from it the faith which is necessary to salvation , we are presented with numerous instances of persons who have lived and died in the enjoyment of it . By considering ...
... given to us in his Holy Word alone does this , and while we learn from it the faith which is necessary to salvation , we are presented with numerous instances of persons who have lived and died in the enjoyment of it . By considering ...
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... given ourselves a scope in the elucidation , and have tried to make our readers feel the same degree of pleasure with ourselves . Yet we have studiously avoided all appearance of mysticism , and that obscure mode of expression which ...
... given ourselves a scope in the elucidation , and have tried to make our readers feel the same degree of pleasure with ourselves . Yet we have studiously avoided all appearance of mysticism , and that obscure mode of expression which ...
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... given descriptions of the creation , and the philosophers have fabricated theories upon the subject , all of which only serve to perplex the inquiring mind , and to render it dissatisfied , because they are not supported by anything ...
... given descriptions of the creation , and the philosophers have fabricated theories upon the subject , all of which only serve to perplex the inquiring mind , and to render it dissatisfied , because they are not supported by anything ...
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... given of it in the Bible ? Evil exists , and here we are informed how it originally happened , not by the order and direction of GOD , but through the fault of man . The sacred history relates , that the woman was deceived by the ...
... given of it in the Bible ? Evil exists , and here we are informed how it originally happened , not by the order and direction of GOD , but through the fault of man . The sacred history relates , that the woman was deceived by the ...
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... given to him ? Was it not for his comfort and advantage ? Was it not that he should , by training her mind to a sense of religious duty , have in her a help - meet for him ? His superior information and understanding deprive him of all ...
... given to him ? Was it not for his comfort and advantage ? Was it not that he should , by training her mind to a sense of religious duty , have in her a help - meet for him ? His superior information and understanding deprive him of all ...
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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