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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... relations which , in the social state , he is called to fill ; abundant matter is presented to us , which , if duly improved , will make us both wiser and better than we were before . We behold in men of like passions , and placed in ...
... relations which , in the social state , he is called to fill ; abundant matter is presented to us , which , if duly improved , will make us both wiser and better than we were before . We behold in men of like passions , and placed in ...
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... admit- ted ; yet we are not so fond of allegory as to admire the fancy of spiritualizing all objects , institutions , and circumstances mentioned in THE BIBLE . Where a type was obvious , and the relation between natural and PREFACE .
... admit- ted ; yet we are not so fond of allegory as to admire the fancy of spiritualizing all objects , institutions , and circumstances mentioned in THE BIBLE . Where a type was obvious , and the relation between natural and PREFACE .
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... relation between natural and spiritual objects was evident , we have readily 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 ...
... relation between natural and spiritual objects was evident , we have readily 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 ...
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... relations , and especially of those persons from whom we derive our existence ? It is abominably unnatural to trifle with the imper- fections of our parents , and to bring the odium of mankind upon their gray hairs . The conduct of Ham ...
... relations , and especially of those persons from whom we derive our existence ? It is abominably unnatural to trifle with the imper- fections of our parents , and to bring the odium of mankind upon their gray hairs . The conduct of Ham ...
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... relations ? Natural reason would be apt to question whether the call was not a delusion , since it enforced such hard conditions , and promised con- sequences so remote and improbable . It would likewise present to the mind the most ...
... relations ? Natural reason would be apt to question whether the call was not a delusion , since it enforced such hard conditions , and promised con- sequences so remote and improbable . It would likewise present to the mind the most ...
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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