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... Holy Scriptures , more especially in the esti- mation of the young . With the fervent prayer to their God , and their fathers ' God , that it may be thus directed , he submits it to their attention . iii CONTENTS . LECTURE I. The Use of ...
... Holy Scriptures , more especially in the esti- mation of the young . With the fervent prayer to their God , and their fathers ' God , that it may be thus directed , he submits it to their attention . iii CONTENTS . LECTURE I. The Use of ...
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... Holy Spirit 248 LECTURE XII . The Obligations of the World to the Bible for the Sabbath LECTURE XIII . The Influence of the Bible on IIuman Happiness Conclusion iv 268 288 LECTURE XIV . 308 THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE WORLD TO THE BIBLE .
... Holy Spirit 248 LECTURE XII . The Obligations of the World to the Bible for the Sabbath LECTURE XIII . The Influence of the Bible on IIuman Happiness Conclusion iv 268 288 LECTURE XIV . 308 THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE WORLD TO THE BIBLE .
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... Holy Land . May we not then regard Judea as the birth place of letters ? Her language was a sort of universal lan- guage ; her central position had been reserved by the God of nations in his division of the earth , for the ex- press ...
... Holy Land . May we not then regard Judea as the birth place of letters ? Her language was a sort of universal lan- guage ; her central position had been reserved by the God of nations in his division of the earth , for the ex- press ...
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... holy writ . They warm and animate our language , give it force and energy , and convey our thoughts in ardent and intense phrases . There is something in this kind of diction that often sets the mind in a flame and makes our hearts burn ...
... holy writ . They warm and animate our language , give it force and energy , and convey our thoughts in ardent and intense phrases . There is something in this kind of diction that often sets the mind in a flame and makes our hearts burn ...
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... holy , just and good , nor commend itself to the conscience . He cannot do less , however extensive his empire , and however remote the period of time , or ages of eternity to which his government is extended . The great peculiarity of ...
... holy , just and good , nor commend itself to the conscience . He cannot do less , however extensive his empire , and however remote the period of time , or ages of eternity to which his government is extended . The great peculiarity of ...
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