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Page 37
... probably long anterior to that era , other passages of Scripture have , however , in- structed us . We learn , from the Book of Job , that when the foundations of the earth were laid , " the morning stars sang together , and all the ...
... probably long anterior to that era , other passages of Scripture have , however , in- structed us . We learn , from the Book of Job , that when the foundations of the earth were laid , " the morning stars sang together , and all the ...
Page 50
... Probably he desired , that those " mor- ning stars " which surround his throne should obtain a clear insight into his glorious proceedings . There is nothing un- worthy of God in this ; since we know , upon the authority of Scripture ...
... Probably he desired , that those " mor- ning stars " which surround his throne should obtain a clear insight into his glorious proceedings . There is nothing un- worthy of God in this ; since we know , upon the authority of Scripture ...
Page 51
... probably did so for the purpose of instituting " the holy estate of matri- mony , " by showing that man and woman were created for mutual support and kindness . The speech of our first fa- ther , indeed , appears to meet the difficulty ...
... probably did so for the purpose of instituting " the holy estate of matri- mony , " by showing that man and woman were created for mutual support and kindness . The speech of our first fa- ther , indeed , appears to meet the difficulty ...
Page 54
... probably planted near * The reader who is curious on this head , is recommended to consult Carver's learned Discourse of the Terrestrial Paradise , with Patrick's Commentary on the twentieth chapter of Genesis . it , and called the tree ...
... probably planted near * The reader who is curious on this head , is recommended to consult Carver's learned Discourse of the Terrestrial Paradise , with Patrick's Commentary on the twentieth chapter of Genesis . it , and called the tree ...
Page 66
... probably adapted him ; whilst Abel , a more gentle and delicate spe- cimen of human nature , devoted his time to the tending of flocks . In like manner , Cain appears from the first to have been haughty , arrogant , and rebellious ...
... probably adapted him ; whilst Abel , a more gentle and delicate spe- cimen of human nature , devoted his time to the tending of flocks . In like manner , Cain appears from the first to have been haughty , arrogant , and rebellious ...
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Page 178 - And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
Page 71 - But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark...
Page 50 - And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Page 52 - And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shall not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Page 151 - I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed...
Page 273 - Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel : and there was no strength in him ; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.
Page 167 - And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Page 278 - ... in their schools of philosophy. Accordingly there was a Presumption against chnst the Gospel in its first announcement. A Jewish peasant claimed to be the promised Deliverer, in whom all the nations of the Earth were to be blessed.
Page 268 - Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
Page 268 - And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur that is over against Egypt. And he took Agag, the king of the Amalekites alive and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep and of the oxen and of the fatlings and the lambs and all that was good and would not utterly destroy them. But every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.