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Trust in the LORD with all thine heart ; and lean not unto thine own
understanding , that is , to thine own wisdom and skill , as if that were sufficient for
thy direc . 6 tion and prosperity . In all thy ways , in all thy undertakings , public
and private ...
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart ; and lean not unto thine own
understanding , that is , to thine own wisdom and skill , as if that were sufficient for
thy direc . 6 tion and prosperity . In all thy ways , in all thy undertakings , public
and private ...
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But God giveth grace to the lowly , and therefore , sensible of our own weakness ,
let us trust in him ; and by daily , serious prayer , acknowledge him in all our ways
, especially in all affairs of difficulty and importance . We must not only believe ...
But God giveth grace to the lowly , and therefore , sensible of our own weakness ,
let us trust in him ; and by daily , serious prayer , acknowledge him in all our ways
, especially in all affairs of difficulty and importance . We must not only believe ...
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A wicked mes . senger , who is false to his trust , or trifles on his errands , falleth
into mischief : but a faithful ambassador [ is ] health ; is com18 fortable to himself
and those who employ him . Poverty and shame [ shall be to ] him that refuseth ...
A wicked mes . senger , who is false to his trust , or trifles on his errands , falleth
into mischief : but a faithful ambassador [ is ] health ; is com18 fortable to himself
and those who employ him . Poverty and shame [ shall be to ] him that refuseth ...
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16 Take his garment that is surety ( for ) a stranger : and take a pledge of him for
a strange woman ; do not trust that man without good security , who is ready to be
bound for a person , he knows 17 not who ; especially for a wicked strumpet .
16 Take his garment that is surety ( for ) a stranger : and take a pledge of him for
a strange woman ; do not trust that man without good security , who is ready to be
bound for a person , he knows 17 not who ; especially for a wicked strumpet .
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... every 3 heart under a strict examination . To do justice and judgment [ is ] more
acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice , or any other external observances . A
mariin of great importance , especially to the Jews , 4 who were prone to trust in
their ...
... every 3 heart under a strict examination . To do justice and judgment [ is ] more
acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice , or any other external observances . A
mariin of great importance , especially to the Jews , 4 who were prone to trust in
their ...
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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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