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Let us then receive instruction , and be wise and happy for ever . CHAP . II . In
order to encourage his pupil to hearken to his advice , Solomon in this chapter
shows him , that wisdom may be obtained ; represents the benefits of it , as what
...
Let us then receive instruction , and be wise and happy for ever . CHAP . II . In
order to encourage his pupil to hearken to his advice , Solomon in this chapter
shows him , that wisdom may be obtained ; represents the benefits of it , as what
...
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13 Happy [ is ] the man [ that ] findeth wisdom , and the man 14 [ that ] getteth
understanding . For the merchandise of it [ is ] better than the merchandise of
silver , and the gain thereof than 15 fine gold . She [ is ] more precious than
rubies : and ...
13 Happy [ is ] the man [ that ] findeth wisdom , and the man 14 [ that ] getteth
understanding . For the merchandise of it [ is ] better than the merchandise of
silver , and the gain thereof than 15 fine gold . She [ is ] more precious than
rubies : and ...
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The happy consequences of getting wisdom , should excite us diligently to
pursue it . Solomon was so sensible of the weakness of human nature , of the
importance of gaining wisdom , and how necessary it was that this should be
inculcated ...
The happy consequences of getting wisdom , should excite us diligently to
pursue it . Solomon was so sensible of the weakness of human nature , of the
importance of gaining wisdom , and how necessary it was that this should be
inculcated ...
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The happy consequence of this will be , that they will be likely to remember their
instructions , as Solomon did , and take care to impress them on their own
children . It is an important argument for giving children a good education , that
they will ...
The happy consequence of this will be , that they will be likely to remember their
instructions , as Solomon did , and take care to impress them on their own
children . It is an important argument for giving children a good education , that
they will ...
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That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance , make them truly and
com22 pletely happy ; and I will fill their treasures . * The LORD possessed me as
his treasure in the beginning of his way , before his works of old ; it is an ...
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance , make them truly and
com22 pletely happy ; and I will fill their treasures . * The LORD possessed me as
his treasure in the beginning of his way , before his works of old ; it is an ...
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Page 268 - As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord ; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
Page 109 - It was but a little that I passed from them, But I found him whom my soul loveth : I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother's house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me.
Page 128 - Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar : and he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips ; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
Page 121 - AND in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel : only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
Page 213 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Page 270 - Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Page 188 - Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men...
Page 253 - For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: For as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth ; So have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
Page 246 - I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy?
Page 109 - For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone ; The flowers appear on the earth ; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
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| Title | A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional and Practical Reflections, for the Use of Families, Volume 5 Volume 5 of A SHORT AND PLAIN EXPOSITION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, JOB ORTON A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional and Practical Reflections, for the Use of Families, Robert Gentleman |
| Authors | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman |
| Editor | Robert Gentleman |
| Publisher | S. Etheridge, 1805 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2007 |
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