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... gives , and that man is neither a champion of infidelity , nor a lover of wisdom or of truth , who will disown or decline it . To the believer such a subject is equally important and interesting . The apathy of nominal Christians , in ...
... gives , and that man is neither a champion of infidelity , nor a lover of wisdom or of truth , who will disown or decline it . To the believer such a subject is equally important and interesting . The apathy of nominal Christians , in ...
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... give an answer to every one that asketh them a reason of the hope that is in them . " To the sincere Christian , it must ever be an object of the highest interest to search into the reason of his hope . The farther that he searches ...
... give an answer to every one that asketh them a reason of the hope that is in them . " To the sincere Christian , it must ever be an object of the highest interest to search into the reason of his hope . The farther that he searches ...
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... give intrinsic proof that they are genuine and authen- tic . No better precepts , no stronger motives , than the gospel contains , have ever been inculcated . No system of religion has ever existed in the world at all to be compared to ...
... give intrinsic proof that they are genuine and authen- tic . No better precepts , no stronger motives , than the gospel contains , have ever been inculcated . No system of religion has ever existed in the world at all to be compared to ...
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... give such a comprehen- sive , yet minute representation of future events — so various , yet so distinct - so distant , yet so true - that none but he who knoweth all things could have re- vealed them to man , and none but those who have ...
... give such a comprehen- sive , yet minute representation of future events — so various , yet so distinct - so distant , yet so true - that none but he who knoweth all things could have re- vealed them to man , and none but those who have ...
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... give a general and concise sketch of such of the pro- phecies as have been distinctly foretold and clearly fulfilled , and as may be deemed sufficient to illustrate the truth of Christianity . And , if one unbeliever be led the first ...
... give a general and concise sketch of such of the pro- phecies as have been distinctly foretold and clearly fulfilled , and as may be deemed sufficient to illustrate the truth of Christianity . And , if one unbeliever be led the first ...
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Page 38 - Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
Page 33 - Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Page 46 - And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Page 93 - Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.
Page 382 - Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Page 189 - And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Page 326 - And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write ; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars ; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
Page 247 - Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him ; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the twoleaved gates ; and the gates shall not be shut...
Page 70 - And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Page 388 - Let no man deceive you by any means : for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition ; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped ; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.