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Absalom Adonijah ALEXANDER LEIGHTON Ammonites appear ardour Author beautiful behold blessing bound in cloth career character Christ Christian Church cloth extra consecration Crown 8vo Daniel David death divine duty earnest EDINBURGH EDITION eminent eternal evil exalted faith father favour Fcap full-page Illustrations Gibeon gifts gilt edges give glory God's grace hand handsomely bound Hannay happy hath heart heaven History of Scotland holy honour human idolatry Illustrations and Vignette Israel Jesus Joab king labour live Lord manhood manliness MARY COWDEN CLARKE mind minister of religion Mizpeh Molière moral nature ness NIMMO'S Paul PICTS piety POETICAL Portrait on Steel possess prayer pride prince principle prophet religion religious riches righteousness Samuel Satan Saul sinners solemn Solomon sorrow soul spirit strength strong temptation thee thing thou lackest throne tion trait true truth unto Vignette Title-page voice volume WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wisdom words young youth
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Page 29 - We are living, we are dwelling In a grand and awful time ; In an age on ages telling; To be living is sublime.
Page 203 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 83 - Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Page 155 - Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try, Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice Returning from his ways, While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry,
Page 191 - But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, "Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods;" Solomon clave unto these in love.
Page 217 - Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
Page 197 - Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Page 101 - Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Page 215 - Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for ! Even that it would please God to destroy me ; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
Page 150 - For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self...