An Essay on Psalmody ...1775 - Bible - 368 pages |
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Page 40
... heaven . The ufe of the pfalms was alfo to THANK : " O give thanks unto the " Lord : For his mercy endureth for " ever , " feems to have been the chorus of all the antient hymns . The word which we tranflate TO THANK fignifies to give ...
... heaven . The ufe of the pfalms was alfo to THANK : " O give thanks unto the " Lord : For his mercy endureth for " ever , " feems to have been the chorus of all the antient hymns . The word which we tranflate TO THANK fignifies to give ...
Page 41
... heaven and earth . Thus give the honor due unto his name . Con- fefs that all your good comes from him , and that he keeps you from all evil . Every bleffing which you receive in earth or hope for in heaven , acknowlege to be from the ...
... heaven and earth . Thus give the honor due unto his name . Con- fefs that all your good comes from him , and that he keeps you from all evil . Every bleffing which you receive in earth or hope for in heaven , acknowlege to be from the ...
Page 42
... but also to lead us to ascribe to him all the bleffings of nature and grace , of earth and heaven . All are from him the gifts of his free unmerited love , and and call for the tribute of constant thank- fulness . [ 42 ]
... but also to lead us to ascribe to him all the bleffings of nature and grace , of earth and heaven . All are from him the gifts of his free unmerited love , and and call for the tribute of constant thank- fulness . [ 42 ]
Page 44
... heaven . The fubject - the number of voices and inftruments - the excellence of the mufic and of the performance - and the divine approbation which crowned the whole , by a miracle confirming the faith and strengthening the hopes of the ...
... heaven . The fubject - the number of voices and inftruments - the excellence of the mufic and of the performance - and the divine approbation which crowned the whole , by a miracle confirming the faith and strengthening the hopes of the ...
Page 45
... heaven to dwell with men on the earth . The filling the temple with glory was to teach them that a perfon in Jehovah was to tabernacle in the manhood of Chrift . In him the fulness of the Godhead was to dwell bodily , and out of his ...
... heaven to dwell with men on the earth . The filling the temple with glory was to teach them that a perfon in Jehovah was to tabernacle in the manhood of Chrift . In him the fulness of the Godhead was to dwell bodily , and out of his ...
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