The Young Man Advised, Or, Illustrations and Confirmations of Some of the Chief Historical Facts of the Bible |
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... perhaps the most perilous position in the whole of life's pathway : he is near a crisis — a few months may decide his temporal and eternal destiny . Happy is he , if then some kind and judicious and strong friend stands ready to offer ...
... perhaps the most perilous position in the whole of life's pathway : he is near a crisis — a few months may decide his temporal and eternal destiny . Happy is he , if then some kind and judicious and strong friend stands ready to offer ...
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... Perhaps it has blunt honesty , and energy , and persuasiveness enough about it , if you treat it respectfully , to increase your reverence for its Master , the Bible ; if so , certainly the author will have nothing to regret , and the ...
... Perhaps it has blunt honesty , and energy , and persuasiveness enough about it , if you treat it respectfully , to increase your reverence for its Master , the Bible ; if so , certainly the author will have nothing to regret , and the ...
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... perhaps Moses at the time did not himself understand it . The explanations suggested have been various , according to the exposition of the chapter adopted . Those who suppose that during the six days the earth was not created , but ...
... perhaps Moses at the time did not himself understand it . The explanations suggested have been various , according to the exposition of the chapter adopted . Those who suppose that during the six days the earth was not created , but ...
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... perhaps all space ; and it is by no means unphilosophical to speak of light as created apart from the sun . How could Moses. * The revelations of the telescope prove that there are separate families or systems of stars , mutually acting ...
... perhaps all space ; and it is by no means unphilosophical to speak of light as created apart from the sun . How could Moses. * The revelations of the telescope prove that there are separate families or systems of stars , mutually acting ...
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... perhaps multitudes owe more of their conceptions of the deluge to the fertile fancy of men than to its only truthful history . When we are really ignorant , it is wise to acknowledge it ; and we protest against the right of any ...
... perhaps multitudes owe more of their conceptions of the deluge to the fertile fancy of men than to its only truthful history . When we are really ignorant , it is wise to acknowledge it ; and we protest against the right of any ...
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Page 169 - But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob...
Page 213 - At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; if that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
Page 91 - Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Page 159 - Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power : unstable as water, thou shalt not excel ; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed ; then defiledst thou it : he went up to my couch.
Page 160 - O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united...
Page 238 - And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind...
Page 106 - Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee : and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great ; and thou shalt be a blessing : and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee : and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Page 27 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days,
Page 303 - HAVING therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Page 153 - And he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.