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... hearts endure to be crossed , though upon the most reasonable and just grounds ! Ahab's place called him to the guardianship of God's law ; and now , his heart is ready to break , that this parcel of that law may not be broken . No ...
... hearts endure to be crossed , though upon the most reasonable and just grounds ! Ahab's place called him to the guardianship of God's law ; and now , his heart is ready to break , that this parcel of that law may not be broken . No ...
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... heart told him , neither needed any other mes- senger , that God and his prophet were fallen out with him . His continuing idolatry , now seconded with blood , bids him look for nothing but frowns from heaven . A guilty heart can never ...
... heart told him , neither needed any other mes- senger , that God and his prophet were fallen out with him . His continuing idolatry , now seconded with blood , bids him look for nothing but frowns from heaven . A guilty heart can never ...
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... heart ; or if the sorrow of the heart , yet not the repentance ; a sorrow for the judgment , not a repentance for the sin , The very devils howl to be tormented . Grief is not ever a sign of grace . Ahab rends his clothes ; he did not ...
... heart ; or if the sorrow of the heart , yet not the repentance ; a sorrow for the judgment , not a repentance for the sin , The very devils howl to be tormented . Grief is not ever a sign of grace . Ahab rends his clothes ; he did not ...
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... heart was bent ; that way they bent their tongues ; Go up ; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hands of the king . False prophets care only to please . A plausible falsehood passes with them , above a harsh truth . Had they seen ...
... heart was bent ; that way they bent their tongues ; Go up ; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hands of the king . False prophets care only to please . A plausible falsehood passes with them , above a harsh truth . Had they seen ...
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... hearts ; hating that , which they know good ; fighting against that , which they know divine . What a gross ... heart , with bloody hands . The world is full of those windy courtesies , real cruelties . Deadly malice lurks under ...
... hearts ; hating that , which they know good ; fighting against that , which they know divine . What a gross ... heart , with bloody hands . The world is full of those windy courtesies , real cruelties . Deadly malice lurks under ...
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Ahab Ahasuerus Ahaz Ahaziah Almighty angels Athaliah Behold Benhadad betwixt Blessed blood body canst cast Christ command cure dead death devils didst thou disciples Divine dost thou doth earth Elijah Elisha enemy evil eyes faith Father favour fear feast fetch flesh Gehazi give glorious glory God's grace gracious hadst Haman hand happy hath Hazael hear heart heaven Herod Hezekiah holy honour idolatry Israelite Jehoram Jehoshaphat Jehu Jerusalem Jesus Jews Joash Judah knew Lazarus leprosy less look Lord Manasseh marvel Master mercy miracle miserable Mordecai Moses mouth Naboth needs never offended Pharisee priests princes prophet saith Samaria Satan Saviour Sennacherib servant shame shew sinners sins sorrow soul spirit sure Syrian temple thee thine things thou art thou didst thou hast thou wert thou wouldst thought thyself tion tongue unto wherein wicked wonder word worthy Zaccheus