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... rendering ; because , say they , not only the sub- stance of it is uncreated and eternal , subsisting in the essence of Deity , but the words are " inscribed with a pen of light on the table of His everlasting decrees . ' It is ...
... rendering ; because , say they , not only the sub- stance of it is uncreated and eternal , subsisting in the essence of Deity , but the words are " inscribed with a pen of light on the table of His everlasting decrees . ' It is ...
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... renderings , at other times they are incorrect ; and he commonly substi- tutes for the texts paraphrases and statements of his own . When William the Norman , England's second great conqueror , stepped on the shore near Hastings , he ...
... renderings , at other times they are incorrect ; and he commonly substi- tutes for the texts paraphrases and statements of his own . When William the Norman , England's second great conqueror , stepped on the shore near Hastings , he ...
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... rendering of the Lord's Prayer into the tongue spoken by our ancestors , and to trace in the rather uncouth - looking words some resem- blance in sound to the language of the present day : " Fader uren thu arth in heofnum , sie gehalgud ...
... rendering of the Lord's Prayer into the tongue spoken by our ancestors , and to trace in the rather uncouth - looking words some resem- blance in sound to the language of the present day : " Fader uren thu arth in heofnum , sie gehalgud ...
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... they would need to be translated into modern English to be intelligible to general readers . Of course the Saxon renderings are intended to correspond with the Vulgate text . 19 C じいくケ any account , is a version 16 Our English Bible .
... they would need to be translated into modern English to be intelligible to general readers . Of course the Saxon renderings are intended to correspond with the Vulgate text . 19 C じいくケ any account , is a version 16 Our English Bible .
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... rendering of the first few verses of the second chapter of Matthew : " Yan whan He was borne in bethleem of Jude , in ye dais of Herod kinge : Se ye maistres come from ye est to jeru- salem , and saiden , Where is he yat is born ye ...
... rendering of the first few verses of the second chapter of Matthew : " Yan whan He was borne in bethleem of Jude , in ye dais of Herod kinge : Se ye maistres come from ye est to jeru- salem , and saiden , Where is he yat is born ye ...
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Page 32 - Thus this brook has conveyed his ashes into Avon, Avon into Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into the main ocean; and thus the ashes of Wickliffe are the emblem of his doctrine, which now is dispersed all the world over.
Page 233 - Bible, to be followed, and as little altered, as the truth of the original will permit.
Page 109 - I call God to record against the day we shall appear before our Lord Jesus, to give a reckoning of our doings, that I never altered one syllable of God's word against my conscience, nor would this day, if all that is in the earth, whether it be pleasure, honour, or riches, might be given me.
Page 32 - that a hare so often hunted, with' so many packs of dogs, should die, at last, quietly sitting in his form."— Church Hist.
Page 75 - As I this thought, the bishop of London came to my remembrance, whom Erasmus (whose tongue maketh of little gnats great elephants, and lifteth up above the stars whosoever giveth him a little exhibition) praiseth exceedingly, among other in his Annotations on the New Testament, for his great learning.
Page 261 - Pocket Bible : Containing the most (if not all) those places contained in holy Scripture, which doe shew the qualifications of his inner man, that is a fit Souldier to fight the Lords Battels, both before the fight, in the fight, and after the fight...
Page 300 - The fairest productions of human wit, after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fragrancy ; but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful ; their bloom appears to be daily heightened ; fresh odours are emitted, and new sweets extracted from them. He who hath once tasted their excellencies, will desire to taste them yet again ; and he who tastes them oftenest, will relish them best.
Page 115 - ... not much better than their dinner. Immediately after the which they go either to reasoning in problems, or unto some other study, until it be nine or ten of the clock ; and then being without fire, are fain to walk or run up and down half an hour, to get a heat on their feet, when they go to bed.