Sacred Biography, Or, The History of the Patriarchs: To which is Added the History of Deborah, Ruth, and Hannah, and Also the History of Jesus Christ , Being a Course of Lectures Delivered at the Scotch [i.e. Scots] Church, London Wall, Volumes 6-7Glazier, 1828 |
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Page 17
... wonder and gratitude , with the aston- ishing power and skill displayed in the first formation of this great universe . Let us suppose the care of that Providence for a little while suspended , and the world left to itself . Who is not ...
... wonder and gratitude , with the aston- ishing power and skill displayed in the first formation of this great universe . Let us suppose the care of that Providence for a little while suspended , and the world left to itself . Who is not ...
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... wonder and delight to the lofty strains of the female bard , and join our voices in the burden of her song . This sublime poem is the most ancient that exists , two excepted , namely , that which celebrates the miraculous passage ...
... wonder and delight to the lofty strains of the female bard , and join our voices in the burden of her song . This sublime poem is the most ancient that exists , two excepted , namely , that which celebrates the miraculous passage ...
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... wonder , the bard dexterously and imperceptibly slides into a review of the recent dis- tress and misery of her unhappy country ; distress yet fresh in every one's memory , misery out of which they were just beginning to emerge and she ...
... wonder , the bard dexterously and imperceptibly slides into a review of the recent dis- tress and misery of her unhappy country ; distress yet fresh in every one's memory , misery out of which they were just beginning to emerge and she ...
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... wonder that in a poetical composition upwards of three thousand years old , in a language so little studied , referring to a history which the outline only is drawn , there should be many things difficult to be understood ? This much is ...
... wonder that in a poetical composition upwards of three thousand years old , in a language so little studied , referring to a history which the outline only is drawn , there should be many things difficult to be understood ? This much is ...
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... wonder , but not a single word of compassion , of kindness , of hós- pitality ; and Naomi might have gone without a roof to shelter her head , or a morsel of bread to sustain sinking nature , but for the industry and attachment of her ...
... wonder , but not a single word of compassion , of kindness , of hós- pitality ; and Naomi might have gone without a roof to shelter her head , or a morsel of bread to sustain sinking nature , but for the industry and attachment of her ...
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Abinoam affection angels behold blessed Boaz body bread Capernaum centurion character child Christian death Deborah delight disciples divine earth eternal evil eyes faith Father favour female flesh Galilee give glory gospel grace hand Hannah hath heart heaven HISTORY OF JESUS holy honour hope human importance instruction Israel Jael Jehovah Jerusalem Jesus Christ Jews Judea judgement king kingdom kingdom of heaven labour LECTURE light Lord mankind mercy mighty mind minister miracle Moab mother mother of Jesus Mount Ephraim Naomi nature Nazareth Nephthalim passover peace perfect person piety praise preach pride prince prophet Providence rejoice religion respect righteousness Ruth sacred saith unto salvation Saviour say unto Scripture sea of Galilee season servant Sisera Son of God soul spirit superiour synagogue temple tender thee thine things thou hast throne tion truth virtue wisdom wise woman wonder word