Beauties of the Bible: Being a Selection Form the Old and New Testaments, with Various Remarks and Brief Dissertations, Designed for the Use of Christians in General, and Particularly for the Use of Schools, and for the Improvement of YouthEzra Sampson Harry Croswell, 1806 - 338 pages |
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... thought carefully on the subject . Time was in our country , when the Bible was almost the only school book . By frequently reading the sacred writings in schools , a large portion of the doctrine and precepts of our holy religion was ...
... thought carefully on the subject . Time was in our country , when the Bible was almost the only school book . By frequently reading the sacred writings in schools , a large portion of the doctrine and precepts of our holy religion was ...
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... thoughts which it communicates . And this is the case , when we read the Bible in its English dress while the thoughts strike our minds , we scarcely think of the language in which those thoughts are conveyed to us : whereas an affected ...
... thoughts which it communicates . And this is the case , when we read the Bible in its English dress while the thoughts strike our minds , we scarcely think of the language in which those thoughts are conveyed to us : whereas an affected ...
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... thought most likely to please and engage as well as improve the young mind . The whole has been thrown into paragraphs of a convenient length for reading - lessons ; and interspersed with ma- ny remarks . As the book is designed for the ...
... thought most likely to please and engage as well as improve the young mind . The whole has been thrown into paragraphs of a convenient length for reading - lessons ; and interspersed with ma- ny remarks . As the book is designed for the ...
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... thoughts in them , which had heretofore escaped their notice . " Finally , a hope is indulged , that real Christians , of whatever de- nomination , will think this book a valuable present to bestow on a child , or any dear friend ; and ...
... thoughts in them , which had heretofore escaped their notice . " Finally , a hope is indulged , that real Christians , of whatever de- nomination , will think this book a valuable present to bestow on a child , or any dear friend ; and ...
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... thoughts , but the swollen stile of Dr. Johnson . After Richardson and Fielding had obtained a fame as novelists , a numerous tribe of writers engaged in the same line . The shelves of book - sellers have been crowded with novels ...
... thoughts , but the swollen stile of Dr. Johnson . After Richardson and Fielding had obtained a fame as novelists , a numerous tribe of writers engaged in the same line . The shelves of book - sellers have been crowded with novels ...
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Abfalom Abimelech Abram afked againſt Ahab Ahimaaz alfo alſo anfwered becauſe behold bleffed bread brethren brother brought burning fiery furnace caft called caufe CHAPTER children of Ifrael Chrift Chriftian commanded daugh David dead deftroy difciples earth Egypt Elijah evil fame father fave faying feen fend fent feven fhalt thou fhew fhould fight filver flain flood fmote fome forrow foul fpake unto fpeak fpirit ftone fuch furely fword Gideon hand heard heart heaven himſelf holy houfe houſe Jefus Jerufalem Jews Joab Jofeph Jonathan king land Lord faid unto Midian Midianites Nebuchadnezzar Nineveh pafs paſs Pharaoh Philiftine pray thee prefence prifon ſaid Saul ſhall shalt Shechem thefe thereof theſe things thine thofe thou art thou fhalt thouſand thy fervant thyfelf took underſtanding unto Mofes unto the Lord unto thee waters whofe wifdom wife words ye fhall
Popular passages
Page 224 - He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Page 258 - But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him he had compassion on him and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence and gave them to the host, and said unto him, 'Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Page 247 - Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Page 261 - And he said unto him. If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Page 66 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud ; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Page 164 - THE FOOL hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Page 228 - Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths : but I say unto you, Swear not at all : neither by heaven ; for it is God's throne : nor by the earth ; for it is his footstool...
Page 52 - And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one ; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
Page 253 - And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the soul and with all the strength and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.
Page 221 - In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.