Letters to the YoungPerkins, Marvin, 1834 - 264 páginas |
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... merely as a book . 13 , 30 LETTER III . On the Bible , considered as the book of God 52 LETTER IV . On the best method of reading the Bible 62 LETTERS V. VI . On the cheerful influence of Religion . .72 , 77 LETTER VII . On the true ...
... merely as a book . 13 , 30 LETTER III . On the Bible , considered as the book of God 52 LETTER IV . On the best method of reading the Bible 62 LETTERS V. VI . On the cheerful influence of Religion . .72 , 77 LETTER VII . On the true ...
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... the trouble , or we have more important demands on our leisure and attention . Some there are , which , having read , we refer to afterwards for particular passages and 2 LETTERS I Page On the Bible, considered merely as a book 13, 30.
... the trouble , or we have more important demands on our leisure and attention . Some there are , which , having read , we refer to afterwards for particular passages and 2 LETTERS I Page On the Bible, considered merely as a book 13, 30.
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... merely from its connection with pure and so- lemn truth ? Why easiness of access , and facility of comprehension , should derogate from literary merit ? Why figures , and epi- thets , and harmony of language , —why nar- rative , and ...
... merely from its connection with pure and so- lemn truth ? Why easiness of access , and facility of comprehension , should derogate from literary merit ? Why figures , and epi- thets , and harmony of language , —why nar- rative , and ...
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... merely as one of the heroic race . Nay , I will go further and say , that if you institute the comparison between David and the Homeric chiefs , or with any recorded in classic and chivalrous history , or immortalized in romance and ...
... merely as one of the heroic race . Nay , I will go further and say , that if you institute the comparison between David and the Homeric chiefs , or with any recorded in classic and chivalrous history , or immortalized in romance and ...
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... merely a " mighty man of valor ; " he possessed qualities it was impos- sible any heathen could possess , and which were his , solely by virtue of his knowledge of the true God . It is this remarkable union of contrary endowments which ...
... merely a " mighty man of valor ; " he possessed qualities it was impos- sible any heathen could possess , and which were his , solely by virtue of his knowledge of the true God . It is this remarkable union of contrary endowments which ...
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Absalom affections Ahab allegory beauty behold Bible blessings character character of Christ Christ Christian creature David dear dearest death declension delight desire despise divine divine grace duty earth earthly enjoyment eternity evil faith fancies Father fear feel fruit give glorious glory grace Habakkuk habits happiness hath heart heaven holy Holy Spirit honor hope human idolatry imagination influence intellectual Isaiah Israel Jesus Jews king less LETTER light live look Lord ment mind moral motive mournful Naboth nature ness never Old Testament ourselves peace perfect person pleasure pray prayer precept present principle promised prophet Psalm regard religion religious remember render salvation satisfied Saviour Scriptures seek Sir John Moore sorrow soul spirit strength strive taste thee thine things thou thought thousand tion true truth uncon unim unto vanity walk Washington Irving Weep whilst words young
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Página 236 - And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day : And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Página 59 - And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish.
Página 24 - But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort ? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
Página 44 - And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains...
Página 188 - Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
Página 38 - They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; That opened not the house of his prisoners?
Página 105 - Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament ; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
Página 42 - I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being, My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.
Página 37 - How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Página 38 - She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: Among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: All her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.