Contemplations upon the principal passages of the Old and New Testaments, Volume 1 |
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... hath written for men , wherein you see both what hath been done , and what should be ? What observation so worthy as that which is both raised from God , and directed to him ? If the propriety which your Highness justly hath in the Work ...
... hath written for men , wherein you see both what hath been done , and what should be ? What observation so worthy as that which is both raised from God , and directed to him ? If the propriety which your Highness justly hath in the Work ...
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... hath an outward reference to heaven : other creatures grovel down to their earth , and have all their senses intent upon it ; this is reared up towards heaven , and hath no more power to look beside heaven , than to tread beside the ...
... hath an outward reference to heaven : other creatures grovel down to their earth , and have all their senses intent upon it ; this is reared up towards heaven , and hath no more power to look beside heaven , than to tread beside the ...
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... hath made her his sister : fear hath turned him from a husband to a brother ; no strength of faith can exclude some doubtings : God hath said , " I will make thee a great nation ; " Abra- ham says , " The Egyptians will kill me : " he ...
... hath made her his sister : fear hath turned him from a husband to a brother ; no strength of faith can exclude some doubtings : God hath said , " I will make thee a great nation ; " Abra- ham says , " The Egyptians will kill me : " he ...
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... hath learned not to regard the life of his son , had learned not to regard the sorrow of his wife . It is too much tenderness to respect the censures and constructions of others , when we have a direct word from God . The good patriarch ...
... hath learned not to regard the life of his son , had learned not to regard the sorrow of his wife . It is too much tenderness to respect the censures and constructions of others , when we have a direct word from God . The good patriarch ...
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... hath chosen thee : he , that gave thee unto me miraculously , bids me by an unusual means return thee unto him . I need not tell thee , that I sacrifice all my worldly joys , yea and myself , in thee ; but God must be obeyed ; neither ...
... hath chosen thee : he , that gave thee unto me miraculously , bids me by an unusual means return thee unto him . I need not tell thee , that I sacrifice all my worldly joys , yea and myself , in thee ; but God must be obeyed ; neither ...
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Aaron Abimelech Abinadab Absalom Achish Adonijah Ahab Ahitophel Almighty altar Amalek Amalekites angel Balaam behold better betwixt blessing blood brethren cast command curse danger dare David death doth durst earth Egypt Elijah enemies envy ephod evil eyes face faith father favour fear fetch fire Gideon give glory God's grace hand happy hast hath hear heart heaven holy honour hope idol idolatry Israel Israelites Jeroboam Joab Judah judgment justice king knew less Levites live look Lord Maachah marvel mercy Midian Midianites Moab Moses mouth Nabal needs never offender once peace Philistines prayers priests princes prophet punishment Rehoboam revenge sacrifice Samson Samuel Satan Saul Saul's servant shame Shechem shew sins Solomon sons soul spirit sword thee ther thine things thou tion tongue unto Uzzah victory weak wherein whereof wicked wickedness wisdom wise word worthy
Popular passages
Page 408 - Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Page 411 - Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Page 443 - And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud : for he is a god ; either he is talking or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
Page 215 - If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
Page 392 - See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways...
Page 444 - And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name...
Page 385 - Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
Page 392 - But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
Page 446 - So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, and said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea.
Page 307 - If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us. And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.