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W.W. Woodward, 1817
 

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Page 114 - The Lord turning to the serpent who seduced them, utters this curse —" Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field ; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shall thou eat all the days of thy life ; and I will put enmity between thee
Page 61 - also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the " days that were before the flood, they were eating and " drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the " day that Noah entered into the ark; and knew not un" till the flood came, and took them all
Page 63 - mentions him as an eminent believer; " By faith, Noah, being warned of God, of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark, to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is of faith.
Page 203 - this people's heart is waxed gross—and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed ; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Page 217 - For this cause also we thank God without ceasing, because when ye received the word of God, which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.'
Page 105 - 4. Thomas, mistaking his meaning, said— " Lord, we know not whither thou goest, and how can we know the way?" This mistake gave occasion for a charming declaration on our Lord's part. " Jesus saith unto him—" I am the way—the truth—and the life: no man cometh unto the
Page 26 - For they that are after the flesh, do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death ; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Page 130 - he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Command, therefore, that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead : So the last error shall be worse than the first.
Page 135 - If Christ rose from the dead, how say some among you, that there is no resurrection of the dead ?—we have testified of God, that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. But now is Christ risen,
Page 15 - us, thy servants, grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the divine Majesty to worship the Unity ; we beseech thee that thou wouldst keep us stedfast in this faith, and evermore defend us from all adversities, who

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