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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... human life , and the proper end of our being . This naturally directs us to one of the most distinguished excellencies of the HOLY SCRIPTURES , as abounding with numerous examples of faith and holiness , delineated with the strictest ...
... human life , and the proper end of our being . This naturally directs us to one of the most distinguished excellencies of the HOLY SCRIPTURES , as abounding with numerous examples of faith and holiness , delineated with the strictest ...
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... human race but that of Moses ; although it is clear- ly evident , from the very nature of things , that however numer- ous the present inhabitants of the globe may be , there must have been a time when one pair alone existed thereon ...
... human race but that of Moses ; although it is clear- ly evident , from the very nature of things , that however numer- ous the present inhabitants of the globe may be , there must have been a time when one pair alone existed thereon ...
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... human beauty is but modified clay , brittle and perishable . How little , then , have the sons and daughters of men to be proud of , when it is con- sidered that dust they are , and unto dust they must all return ! But though the ...
... human beauty is but modified clay , brittle and perishable . How little , then , have the sons and daughters of men to be proud of , when it is con- sidered that dust they are , and unto dust they must all return ! But though the ...
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... human race , and , in some respects , that of all ani- mated nature , and even of the globe itself . Death was to be the consequence of his transgression , not only to himself and his posterity , but also to the whole animated world The ...
... human race , and , in some respects , that of all ani- mated nature , and even of the globe itself . Death was to be the consequence of his transgression , not only to himself and his posterity , but also to the whole animated world The ...
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... human race now multiplied to a great degree , for to effect this the age of man was protracted by Providence to a very long period . But the longest portion of time is comparatively short , and though in prospect it may carry a great ...
... human race now multiplied to a great degree , for to effect this the age of man was protracted by Providence to a very long period . But the longest portion of time is comparatively short , and though in prospect it may carry a great ...
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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