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Page 24
... added to these remarks . The chief value of the Bible consists in the truths it reveals ; and the most important of the influences of the Bible depends on the application of those truths to men's hearts by means of reflection and prayer ...
... added to these remarks . The chief value of the Bible consists in the truths it reveals ; and the most important of the influences of the Bible depends on the application of those truths to men's hearts by means of reflection and prayer ...
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... added , as in the case of the Scotch and Swiss of our own times , a strong tendency to settle among other nations . Both captivities were intended as a punishment of national sins ; they were repeatedly foretold , and the sins which ...
... added , as in the case of the Scotch and Swiss of our own times , a strong tendency to settle among other nations . Both captivities were intended as a punishment of national sins ; they were repeatedly foretold , and the sins which ...
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... added to each , and even the notes and explanations given by ancient teachers . The reduction of such expo- sition to writing , however , must have been a very gradual work . Few of the people could read , and still fewer could afford ...
... added to each , and even the notes and explanations given by ancient teachers . The reduction of such expo- sition to writing , however , must have been a very gradual work . Few of the people could read , and still fewer could afford ...
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... adding a copy of them in intelligible Greek to the collection of his master . Ptolemy concurred in this feel- ing , and sent an embassy to Eleazar the high priest , at Jerusalem , with a view of obtaining a correct copy of the ancient ...
... adding a copy of them in intelligible Greek to the collection of his master . Ptolemy concurred in this feel- ing , and sent an embassy to Eleazar the high priest , at Jerusalem , with a view of obtaining a correct copy of the ancient ...
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... added , " being dictated to them by the Spirit of God . " He informs us also that a festival was celebrated in his own day by the Alexandrian Jews , to preserve the memory of this version , and to thank God for the blessing which had ...
... added , " being dictated to them by the Spirit of God . " He informs us also that a festival was celebrated in his own day by the Alexandrian Jews , to preserve the memory of this version , and to thank God for the blessing which had ...
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Popular passages
Page 11 - This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that JESUS CHRIST came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Page 10 - beseeched as brethren by the mercies of God to present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is our reasonable service...
Page 82 - We will not be the dregs of all : seeing other nations have the law of God, which is the law of our faith, written in their own language.
Page 13 - I have regularly and attentively perused these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been written.
Page 14 - Let him study the Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament. Therein are contained the words of eternal life. It has God for its author; salvation for its end ; and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter.
Page 169 - Upon this, he put into my hands a copy of the New Testament in Persian. On one of the blank leaves was written — " There is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth HENRY MARTYN," Upon looking into the Memoir of Mr.
Page 74 - My Lord the King, we are extremely pressed with many calamities, amongst which there is one that most of all affects us, which is, that the Catholic faith is extremely shaken in this our diocese, and St.
Page 1 - I never wanted articles on religious subjects half so much as articles on common subjects, written with a decidedly Christian tone."— DR.
Page 76 - French tranflation of the Bible, which was found in the tent of king John, king of France, after the battle of Poiftiers.
Page 62 - I think," says the illustrious prelate, "that much trouble has been taken in our times very unnecessarily, to prove what is incontestible, that, in the first ages of the church, the laity read the holy scriptures. It is clear as daylight, that all people read the Bible and Liturgy...