The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 16; Volume 20George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray Smith, Elder., 1867 - Electronic journals |
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... that is , the Holy Scripture of the Olde and New Testament , faithfully and truly translated out of Douche and Latyn into Englishe , better known as Coverdale's Bible . Where it was printed is very doubtful , some assigning it to Zurich ...
... that is , the Holy Scripture of the Olde and New Testament , faithfully and truly translated out of Douche and Latyn into Englishe , better known as Coverdale's Bible . Where it was printed is very doubtful , some assigning it to Zurich ...
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Page 51 - Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought ? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side ? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
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Page 38 - And knowing that no action or institution can be salutary and stable which is not based on reason and the will of God, it is not so bent on acting and instituting, even with the great aim of diminishing human error and misery ever before its thoughts, but that it can remember that acting and instituting are of little use, unless we know how and what we ought to act and to institute.
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| Title | The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 16; Volume 20 |
| Editors | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray |
| Publisher | Smith, Elder., 1867 |
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