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... honour of God , was well fitted for the promotion of those great ends ; -in what respect it might need his prayers , or require his help to . wards its improvement ; -how far , and in what way , he could promote its useful influence ...
... honour of God , was well fitted for the promotion of those great ends ; -in what respect it might need his prayers , or require his help to . wards its improvement ; -how far , and in what way , he could promote its useful influence ...
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... honour to God . But is it likely , or possible , that when thus summoned , they should plead before God with the same earnestness and fervour , as if they had in mind how former events had been ordered by Him for the benefit of their ...
... honour to God . But is it likely , or possible , that when thus summoned , they should plead before God with the same earnestness and fervour , as if they had in mind how former events had been ordered by Him for the benefit of their ...
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... honour . For this reason He saith of a conqueror , he is the rod of mine anger ; and the staff in his hand is mine indignation . I will give him a charge , to take the spoil , and to take the prey , and to tread them down like the mire ...
... honour . For this reason He saith of a conqueror , he is the rod of mine anger ; and the staff in his hand is mine indignation . I will give him a charge , to take the spoil , and to take the prey , and to tread them down like the mire ...
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... honoured by the visit of some god , who had planted there his favourite shrub . But of all trees the oak was most revered , their priests being called druids , from the British name for an oak ; hence , when the misseltoe was discovered ...
... honoured by the visit of some god , who had planted there his favourite shrub . But of all trees the oak was most revered , their priests being called druids , from the British name for an oak ; hence , when the misseltoe was discovered ...
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... honour by entirely subduing the Britons . His invasion produced , apparently , very little effect ; but though it did not place Britain , at that time , amongst the actual possessions of the Romans , it did enough , by leading thither ...
... honour by entirely subduing the Britons . His invasion produced , apparently , very little effect ; but though it did not place Britain , at that time , amongst the actual possessions of the Romans , it did enough , by leading thither ...
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Page 130 - Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel : therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die ; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life ; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity ; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Page 408 - And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Page 42 - How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Page 293 - 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.
Page 256 - But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever sat down on the right hand of God ; from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
Page 392 - Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work...
Page 429 - Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury : unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury ; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury...
Page 426 - I Therefore the prisoner of the Lord beseech you, that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavouring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace.
Page 3 - But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in his presence.
Page 433 - Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg : let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.