Scripture Natural History: Containing a Descriptive Account of the Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles, Serpents, Plants, Trees, Minerals, Gems, and Precious Stones, Mentioned in the Bible |
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... turn of his hand , and thus the whole num- ber were led , without the least difficulty , through any part of the city . ' 1 ' Now how many passages in the Bible , which speak of the Good Shepherd's leading the lost and wandering of the ...
... turn of his hand , and thus the whole num- ber were led , without the least difficulty , through any part of the city . ' 1 ' Now how many passages in the Bible , which speak of the Good Shepherd's leading the lost and wandering of the ...
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... turns them with attention and friendship to its master : it seems to reflect and deliberate ; and as its passions slowly succeed each other , their various workings are distinctly seen . Nor is it less remarkable for the excellence of ...
... turns them with attention and friendship to its master : it seems to reflect and deliberate ; and as its passions slowly succeed each other , their various workings are distinctly seen . Nor is it less remarkable for the excellence of ...
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... turn the head , and must wheel round in order to discover an enemy from behind . The hunters that attack it upon ... turning to face them . The legs are , indeed , not so inflexible as the neck , yet they are very stiff , and bend not ...
... turn the head , and must wheel round in order to discover an enemy from behind . The hunters that attack it upon ... turning to face them . The legs are , indeed , not so inflexible as the neck , yet they are very stiff , and bend not ...
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... turns and shapes it with that instrument for some time , and then directs it into the mouth , where it is chewed by the great grinding teeth , that are large in ... turn- " ing the point into its mouth , as if. 40 SCRIPTURE NATURAL HISTORY .
... turns and shapes it with that instrument for some time , and then directs it into the mouth , where it is chewed by the great grinding teeth , that are large in ... turn- " ing the point into its mouth , as if. 40 SCRIPTURE NATURAL HISTORY .
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... turn thee back by the way by which thou camest ? " This denotes , no doubt , the depth of the Assyrian's humiliation , and the swiftness of his re- treat . Another passage which Mr. Taylor thinks may be illustrated by the application of ...
... turn thee back by the way by which thou camest ? " This denotes , no doubt , the depth of the Assyrian's humiliation , and the swiftness of his re- treat . Another passage which Mr. Taylor thinks may be illustrated by the application of ...
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Page 109 - AS the hart panteth after the water brooks, •** so panteth my soul after thee, O God. ' My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God : when shall I come and appear before God?
Page 71 - Therefore they shall come and • sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd : and their soul shall be as a watered garden ; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
Page 98 - Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt : Thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. Thou preparedst room before it, And didst cause it to take deep root, And it filled the land. The hills were covered with the shadow of it, And the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. She sent out her boughs unto the sea, And her branches unto the river.
Page 143 - My dove, my undefiled is but one ; She is the only one of her mother, She is the choice one of her that bare her.
Page 143 - For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
Page 300 - Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven ; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
Page 74 - And when he putteth forth his own sheep he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him ; for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him; for they know not the voice of strangers.
Page 66 - I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint : my heart is like wax ; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
Page 294 - I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Page 146 - Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.