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Page 396 - For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God...
Page 39 - 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 206 - From the wood-cover swarmed, and darkness made Their beauties visible ; one while, they streamed A bright blue radiance upon flowers that closed Their gorgeous colours from the eye of day ; Now, motionless and dark, eluded search, Self-shrouded ; and anon, starring the sky, Rose like a shower of fire.
Page 396 - Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? Art thou become like unto us?
Page 30 - Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
Page 259 - For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God ; and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
Page 7 - ... THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES, AS DENOTED BY THE FULFILMENT OF HISTORICAL PREDICTIONS, TRACED DOWN FROM THE BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY TO THE PRESENT TIME. BY THE REV. ALEXANDER KEITH, MINISTER OF ST. CYRUS, AUTHOR OF "THE EVIDENCE OF PROPHECY.
Page 7 - The Harmony of the Divine Attributes, in the Contrivance and Accomplishment of Man's Redemption By the Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 129 - ... poorest parts of the empire. " The most prevalent mode of effecting this crime is by suffocation, which is done by means of a piece of paper, dipped in vinegar, laid over the face of the child so as to prevent it from breathing, either by means of its mouth or nostrils. It is said to be fre. quently done to the aged and afflicted, to cut the brittle thread of life...
Page 5 - The Old and New Testament connected, in the History of the Jews and neighbouring Nations, from the Declension of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah to the time of Christ.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Journal of a Residence in China: And the Neighboring Countries, from 1829-1833 Volume 1 of Journal of a Residence in China and the Neighboring Countries, from 1829 to 1833, David Abeel |
| Author | David Abeel |
| Publisher | Leavitt, Lord & Company, 1834 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 398 pages |
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