An Abridgment of the Holy Scriptures1841 - 144 pages |
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... saying , It must not be so done in our country , to give the younger before the first - born : he promised , however , to give him Rachel also , if he would serve him seven other years . this Jacob readily agreed , and took also Rachel ...
... saying , It must not be so done in our country , to give the younger before the first - born : he promised , however , to give him Rachel also , if he would serve him seven other years . this Jacob readily agreed , and took also Rachel ...
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... saying , I am the God of Abraham , the God of Isaac , and the God of Jacob ; I have seen the oppression of my people , and have heard their cry ; and I will send thee to Pharaoh , that thou mayest lead them out of Egypt ; for The ...
... saying , I am the God of Abraham , the God of Isaac , and the God of Jacob ; I have seen the oppression of my people , and have heard their cry ; and I will send thee to Pharaoh , that thou mayest lead them out of Egypt ; for The ...
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... saying , " The land eateth up the inhabitants thereof , and all the people are giants , and we were in our own sight but as grasshoppers . The Israelites were so disheartened and terrified with this account , that they again re ...
... saying , " The land eateth up the inhabitants thereof , and all the people are giants , and we were in our own sight but as grasshoppers . The Israelites were so disheartened and terrified with this account , that they again re ...
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... saying , The Lord is my helper ; I will not fear what man shall do unto me ; for God hath said , I will never leave thee , nor forsake thee . Joshua , having learnt the state of the country , and the disposition and strength of the ...
... saying , The Lord is my helper ; I will not fear what man shall do unto me ; for God hath said , I will never leave thee , nor forsake thee . Joshua , having learnt the state of the country , and the disposition and strength of the ...
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... saying , Whither thou goest , I will go ; thy people shall be my people , and thy God my God . Upon their arrival at Bethlehem , Ruth went into the fields of Boaz to glean corn for their food . Boaz , though abounding in riches , was ...
... saying , Whither thou goest , I will go ; thy people shall be my people , and thy God my God . Upon their arrival at Bethlehem , Ruth went into the fields of Boaz to glean corn for their food . Boaz , though abounding in riches , was ...
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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.