An Essay on Psalmody ...1775 - Bible - 368 pages |
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... divine bleffings upon his redeemed , and he is Meffiah the prince who was raised to his kingdom by the covenant of the eternal Three : In which he engaged to be a furety for his people ; and in their nature , and in their ftead to ...
... divine bleffings upon his redeemed , and he is Meffiah the prince who was raised to his kingdom by the covenant of the eternal Three : In which he engaged to be a furety for his people ; and in their nature , and in their ftead to ...
Page 37
... divine words , in which to express our joy , yet our prefent fenfe of it is only according to our faith . When this is lively our joy is unfpeakable and full of glory : For it brings a foretaft of that fulness of joy , which we shall ...
... divine words , in which to express our joy , yet our prefent fenfe of it is only according to our faith . When this is lively our joy is unfpeakable and full of glory : For it brings a foretaft of that fulness of joy , which we shall ...
Page 39
... divine righteoufnefs . The pfalms are the means appointed of God to answer thofe ends ; and they do by his grace . They ftir up the pure minds of his peo ple by way of remembrance . They afford them proper matter , and choice words ...
... divine righteoufnefs . The pfalms are the means appointed of God to answer thofe ends ; and they do by his grace . They ftir up the pure minds of his peo ple by way of remembrance . They afford them proper matter , and choice words ...
Page 43
... divine ordinance to express our communion with them , and to bring us a foretaft of their happiness . From this paffage in Chronicles we fee the use of the pfalms in the old testament , and for what end they were then fung in the church ...
... divine ordinance to express our communion with them , and to bring us a foretaft of their happiness . From this paffage in Chronicles we fee the use of the pfalms in the old testament , and for what end they were then fung in the church ...
Page 44
... divine approbation which crowned the whole , by a miracle confirming the faith and strengthening the hopes of the congregation , these are moft nobly de- fcribed in 2 Chron . v . 11 , 12 , & c . Solo- mon had finished the temple , and ...
... divine approbation which crowned the whole , by a miracle confirming the faith and strengthening the hopes of the congregation , these are moft nobly de- fcribed in 2 Chron . v . 11 , 12 , & c . Solo- mon had finished the temple , and ...
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