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... PSALM viii . 3 , 4 . In the reasonings of the Apostle Paul , we cannot fail to observe how studiously he ac- commodates his arguments to the pursuits or principles or prejudices of the people whom he was addressing . He often made a ...
... PSALM viii . 3 , 4 . In the reasonings of the Apostle Paul , we cannot fail to observe how studiously he ac- commodates his arguments to the pursuits or principles or prejudices of the people whom he was addressing . He often made a ...
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... PSALM CXiii . 5 , 6 . IN our last Discourse , we attempted to expose the total want of evidence for the as- sertion of the infidel astronomer - and this reduces the whole of our remaining contro- versy with him , to the business of ...
... PSALM CXiii . 5 , 6 . IN our last Discourse , we attempted to expose the total want of evidence for the as- sertion of the infidel astronomer - and this reduces the whole of our remaining contro- versy with him , to the business of ...
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... Psalm xxxiii . 6 . Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth ; and the heavens are the work of thy hands . Psalm cii . 25 . Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment ; who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain ...
... Psalm xxxiii . 6 . Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth ; and the heavens are the work of thy hands . Psalm cii . 25 . Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment ; who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain ...
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... Psalm cxxiv . 8 . The Lord that made heaven and earth , bless thee out of Zion . Psalm cxxxiv . 3 . Which made heaven and earth , the sea , and all that therein is . Psalm cxlvi . 6 . The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth ; by under ...
... Psalm cxxiv . 8 . The Lord that made heaven and earth , bless thee out of Zion . Psalm cxxxiv . 3 . Which made heaven and earth , the sea , and all that therein is . Psalm cxlvi . 6 . The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth ; by under ...
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... Psalm lxxvii . 19 . Great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised ; and his great- ness is unsearchable . Psalm cxlv . 3 . For my thoughts are not your thoughts , neither are your ways my ways , saith the Lord . For as 261.
... Psalm lxxvii . 19 . Great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised ; and his great- ness is unsearchable . Psalm cxlv . 3 . For my thoughts are not your thoughts , neither are your ways my ways , saith the Lord . For as 261.
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Page 273 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not ; for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon...
Page 270 - ... feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power ? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart ? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
Page 275 - But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Page 270 - Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it, 45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
Page 150 - And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the beasts and the elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.
Page 14 - I say unto you that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons which need no repentance.
Page 275 - But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people ; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.
Page 21 - Consider the lilies of the field; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Page 112 - The other teaches me, that every grain of sand may harbour within it the tribes and the families of a busy population. The one told me of the insignificance of the world I tread upon. The other redeems it from all its insignificance ; for it tells me that in the leaves of every forest, and in the flowers of every garden, and in the waters of every rivulet, there are worlds teeming with life, and numberless as are the glories of the firmament.
Page 29 - And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.