Contemplations on the Historical Passages of the Old and New Testaments, Volume 2Blackie and son; [etc., etc. ], 1835 - Bible |
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... hearts endure to be crossed , though upon the most reasonable and just grounds . Ahab's place called him to the guardianship of God's law ; and now his heart is ready to break , that this parcel of that law may not be broken . No marvel ...
... hearts endure to be crossed , though upon the most reasonable and just grounds . Ahab's place called him to the guardianship of God's law ; and now his heart is ready to break , that this parcel of that law may not be broken . No marvel ...
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... heart told him ( neither need- ed any other messenger ) that God and his prophet were fallen out with him his continuing idolatry , now seconded with blood , bids him look for nothing but frowns from heaven . A guilty heart can never be ...
... heart told him ( neither need- ed any other messenger ) that God and his prophet were fallen out with him his continuing idolatry , now seconded with blood , bids him look for nothing but frowns from heaven . A guilty heart can never be ...
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... heart ; or if the sorrow of the heart , yet not the repentance ; a sorrow for the judgment , not a repentance for the sin . The very devils howl to be tormented . Grief is not ever a sign of grace . Ahab rends his clothes , he did not ...
... heart ; or if the sorrow of the heart , yet not the repentance ; a sorrow for the judgment , not a repentance for the sin . The very devils howl to be tormented . Grief is not ever a sign of grace . Ahab rends his clothes , he did not ...
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... heart of self - condemned Ahab ! If Micaiah spake true to thee , how was it evil ? If others said false , how was it good ? And if Micaiah spake from the Lord , why dost thou hate him ? This hath wont to be the ancient lot of truth ...
... heart of self - condemned Ahab ! If Micaiah spake true to thee , how was it evil ? If others said false , how was it good ? And if Micaiah spake from the Lord , why dost thou hate him ? This hath wont to be the ancient lot of truth ...
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... hearts , hating that which they know good , fighting against that which they know divine . What a gross disagreement ... heart , with bloody hands : the world is full of these windy courtesies , real cruelties . Deadly malice lurks under ...
... hearts , hating that which they know good , fighting against that which they know divine . What a gross disagreement ... heart , with bloody hands : the world is full of these windy courtesies , real cruelties . Deadly malice lurks under ...
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Ahab Ahasuerus Ahaz Ahaziah Almighty angels Athaliah behold Benhadad betwixt blessed blood body cast Christ command cure death devil didst disciples divine dost doth earth Elijah Elisha enemy evil eyes faith father favour fear feast fetch flesh Gehazi give glorious glory God's grace gracious Haman hand happy hath Hazael hear heart heaven Herod Hezekiah holy honour idolatry Israelite Jehoram Jehoshaphat Jehu Jerusalem Jesus Jews Joash Judah judgment king of Israel knew lepers leprosy less look Lord Manasseh marvel master mercy miracle miserable Mordecai Moses mouth Naboth nature needs never obedience offended Pharisee priests princes prophet publican revenge saith Samaria Satan Saviour Sennacherib servant shame sinners sins sorrow soul spirit sure Syrians temple thee thine things thou art thou hast thought thyself tion tongue unto wert wherein wicked woman wonder word worthy Zaccheus
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Page 311 - And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Page 308 - And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Page 233 - For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Page 350 - And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
Page 56 - To-morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.' " Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, " Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be ? " And he said, " Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
Page 2 - Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
Page 127 - For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way : because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
Page 164 - Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request: For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.
Page 423 - They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.
Page 57 - Then they said one to another, We do not well : this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace...