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beauties of nature . I am always desultory and precipitate in my composition , and
never transcribe , but must necessarily be so here , as the beauties and benefits
of nature are so diversified and abundant , that it would take a folio volume to ...
beauties of nature . I am always desultory and precipitate in my composition , and
never transcribe , but must necessarily be so here , as the beauties and benefits
of nature are so diversified and abundant , that it would take a folio volume to ...
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The magnificence of nature it is impossible for man to know , much less express :
how can a worm so feeble as man , intellectually embrace the beauties , the
benefits , and the wonders of nature ? The earth alone is covered over with
animals ...
The magnificence of nature it is impossible for man to know , much less express :
how can a worm so feeble as man , intellectually embrace the beauties , the
benefits , and the wonders of nature ? The earth alone is covered over with
animals ...
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of human wretchedness , wbich would make a midnight robber melt into tears !
and yet , in all these countries , there is no diminution in the gifts of nature . The
brilliant sun illuminates and invi . gorates them with his benign influence ; the
trees ...
of human wretchedness , wbich would make a midnight robber melt into tears !
and yet , in all these countries , there is no diminution in the gifts of nature . The
brilliant sun illuminates and invi . gorates them with his benign influence ; the
trees ...
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Such were the reasonings of Cicero when he consulted natural light , and was
not carried away by a fondness of ... Tis of very little consequence , ( says he ) by
what name you call the first nature , and the divine reason that presides over the
...
Such were the reasonings of Cicero when he consulted natural light , and was
not carried away by a fondness of ... Tis of very little consequence , ( says he ) by
what name you call the first nature , and the divine reason that presides over the
...
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Such were the reasonings of Cicero when he consulted natural light , and was
not carried away by a fondness of ... Tis of very little consequence , ( says he ) by
what name you call the first ! nature , and the divine reason that presides over the
...
Such were the reasonings of Cicero when he consulted natural light , and was
not carried away by a fondness of ... Tis of very little consequence , ( says he ) by
what name you call the first ! nature , and the divine reason that presides over the
...
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Page 18 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
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Page 101 - Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us. and fight our battles.
Page 247 - Isaac; (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
Page 102 - Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken ? or whose ass have I taken ? or whom have I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed ? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith ? and I will restore it you. And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.
Page 144 - Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh, as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
Page 142 - Gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Page 135 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave. Await alike th' inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
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| Title | Rights of God Written for the Benefit of Man: Or, the Impartiality of Jehovah Vindicated |
| Author | Thomas Branagan |
| Edition | 5 |
| Publisher | Enoch Johnson, 1815 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 12 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 360 pages |
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