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At last I have been persuaded to try to make the subject of these divine hymns plain and clear , and to restore the singing of them in the congregation to their primitive usefulness . This is my present attempt .
At last I have been persuaded to try to make the subject of these divine hymns plain and clear , and to restore the singing of them in the congregation to their primitive usefulness . This is my present attempt .
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The salvation of finners through him is the greatest display of the covenant mercies of the eternal Three ; therefore the pfalms celebrate his wonderful person , and his divine undertakings -- they defcribe his obedience and sufferings ...
The salvation of finners through him is the greatest display of the covenant mercies of the eternal Three ; therefore the pfalms celebrate his wonderful person , and his divine undertakings -- they defcribe his obedience and sufferings ...
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The poetry is divine . And no wonder : the author is equal to the subject . He is capable of extolling the mercies of that covenant , which reach from eternity to eternity , and of extolling them according to their true greatness .
The poetry is divine . And no wonder : the author is equal to the subject . He is capable of extolling the mercies of that covenant , which reach from eternity to eternity , and of extolling them according to their true greatness .
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... from which he was perfectly free : No thought of it ever entered his mind , not one moment did he decline from the way of duty , but always acted under the influence of divine love , in his life , and by his example reproving thofe ...
... from which he was perfectly free : No thought of it ever entered his mind , not one moment did he decline from the way of duty , but always acted under the influence of divine love , in his life , and by his example reproving thofe ...
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undefiled in his nature , and separate from sinners in his practice : For He was perfectly acquainted with the divine law : It was his continual study , and to obey it was his continual delightIt was his meat and drink- " Lo I come ...
undefiled in his nature , and separate from sinners in his practice : For He was perfectly acquainted with the divine law : It was his continual study , and to obey it was his continual delightIt was his meat and drink- " Lo I come ...
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| Title | An Essay on Psalmody ... |
| Author | William Romaine |
| Published | 1775 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands (original from Universiteitsbibliotheek Vrije Universiteit) |
| Digitized | 23 Jan 2018 |
| Length | 368 pages |
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