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Page 194 - The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Page 380 - ... until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.
Page 380 - agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, ' and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every ' one of his fig-tree, and drink ye every one the waters of ' his cistern : until I come and take you away to a land like
Page xxiii - Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Page 443 - So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions ? if the Lord be God, follow him : but if Baal then follow him.
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Page 135 - And what shall I more say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthah; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets; who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions...
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| Title | Historical and Familiar Essays, on the Scriptures of the Old Testament: By John Collier, ... In Two Volumes. ... English short title catalogue Eighteenth Century collection Historical and Familiar Essays, on the Scriptures of the Old Testament: By John Collier, ... In Two Volumes, John Collier (of High Wycombe.) The Eighteenth Century |
| Author | John Collier (of High Wycombe.) |
| Publisher | Samuel Cave, 1791 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 15 Aug 2006 |
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