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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... persons who have lived and died in the enjoyment of it . By considering their examples then , we not only see the beauty of virtue , and are charmed with the excellencies of an humble , contented , temperate , and pious life , but we ...
... persons who have lived and died in the enjoyment of it . By considering their examples then , we not only see the beauty of virtue , and are charmed with the excellencies of an humble , contented , temperate , and pious life , but we ...
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... though its mind were some sweet instrument , And she , with breath and touch , were finding out What stops or keys would yield the richest music . " In delineating the SCRIPTURE CHARACTERS , we had YOUNG PERSONS PREFACE . 5.
... though its mind were some sweet instrument , And she , with breath and touch , were finding out What stops or keys would yield the richest music . " In delineating the SCRIPTURE CHARACTERS , we had YOUNG PERSONS PREFACE . 5.
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... PERSONS chiefly in our view , and have therefore endeavored to render the whole pleasing and instructive to them . The seeds of piety cannot be sown too early , and nothing will so much recommend religion as an agreeable form . HISTORY ...
... PERSONS chiefly in our view , and have therefore endeavored to render the whole pleasing and instructive to them . The seeds of piety cannot be sown too early , and nothing will so much recommend religion as an agreeable form . HISTORY ...
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... persons from whom we derive our immediate descent , and who have done honor to their family name by their talents and their virtues , it must certainly be interesting to all of us , as the common descend- ants of Adam , to be acquainted ...
... persons from whom we derive our immediate descent , and who have done honor to their family name by their talents and their virtues , it must certainly be interesting to all of us , as the common descend- ants of Adam , to be acquainted ...
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... persons are just passed over with some striking epithet , which leaves a pleasing regret in our minds that more is not said of them . They appear for a moment to excite our admiration , and are then removed , without having fully ...
... persons are just passed over with some striking epithet , which leaves a pleasing regret in our minds that more is not said of them . They appear for a moment to excite our admiration , and are then removed , without having fully ...
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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