An Abridgment of the Holy Scriptures1841 - 144 pages |
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... Jacob : Esau , the elder , was a cunning hunter , but Jacob was a plain man , of a gentle dis- position , and employed himself in domestic affairs . One day Esau , returning from the fields very hun- gry and tired , earnestly desired ...
... Jacob : Esau , the elder , was a cunning hunter , but Jacob was a plain man , of a gentle dis- position , and employed himself in domestic affairs . One day Esau , returning from the fields very hun- gry and tired , earnestly desired ...
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... Jacob for Esau , gave him his blessing . As soon as Jacob was gone out from the presence of his father , Esau returned ; and having found that his brother had gained the blessing , he cried out , Is he not rightly named Jacob ? ( that ...
... Jacob for Esau , gave him his blessing . As soon as Jacob was gone out from the presence of his father , Esau returned ; and having found that his brother had gained the blessing , he cried out , Is he not rightly named Jacob ? ( that ...
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... JACOB . Esau was full of resentment and fury against Christ Jacob for having deprived him of his birth- 1760. right and blessing , and threatened to kill him . He did not remember the sad story of Cain , who slew his brother Abel , and ...
... JACOB . Esau was full of resentment and fury against Christ Jacob for having deprived him of his birth- 1760. right and blessing , and threatened to kill him . He did not remember the sad story of Cain , who slew his brother Abel , and ...
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... Jacob , as soon as he awoke , with awful reverence and pious gratitude , set up the stone upon which he slept , and poured oil upon it , and called the name of the place Bethel , that is to say , the House of God . He then pursued his ...
... Jacob , as soon as he awoke , with awful reverence and pious gratitude , set up the stone upon which he slept , and poured oil upon it , and called the name of the place Bethel , that is to say , the House of God . He then pursued his ...
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... Jacob pursued his way , he recollected the anger of his brother Esau , ( who then lived at Mount Seir , in the land ... Jacob , and permitted him to prevail : upon which the angel said , Thy name shall be called no more Jacob , but ...
... Jacob pursued his way , he recollected the anger of his brother Esau , ( who then lived at Mount Seir , in the land ... Jacob , and permitted him to prevail : upon which the angel said , Thy name shall be called no more Jacob , but ...
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Page 144 - BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Page 113 - Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Page 35 - The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil ; my lust shall be satisfied upon them ; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Page 122 - And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
Page 122 - And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased; 36 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
Page 87 - Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever : for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Page 114 - And every one that heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Page 11 - While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.
Page 24 - And he said, thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel : for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Page 109 - And when they had platted a crown of thorns they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand : and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews.