Contemplations upon the principal passages of the Old and New Testaments, Volume 2 |
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... shameful fight it is well , if they can carry back those skins that they brought thither . Let not him , that girdeth on his harness , boast himself , as he that putteth it off . There is no cause to fear that man , that trusts in ...
... shameful fight it is well , if they can carry back those skins that they brought thither . Let not him , that girdeth on his harness , boast himself , as he that putteth it off . There is no cause to fear that man , that trusts in ...
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... shame to be beaten , so yet the shame is less , by how much the victor is greater . To mitigate the grief and indignation of Benhadad's foil , his parasites ascribe it to gods , not to men : a human power could no more have vanquished ...
... shame to be beaten , so yet the shame is less , by how much the victor is greater . To mitigate the grief and indignation of Benhadad's foil , his parasites ascribe it to gods , not to men : a human power could no more have vanquished ...
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... shameful and perfect de- struction . They may call a council of war , and lay their heads to- gether , and change their kings into captains and their hills into valleys , but they shall find more graves in the plains , than in the ...
... shameful and perfect de- struction . They may call a council of war , and lay their heads to- gether , and change their kings into captains and their hills into valleys , but they shall find more graves in the plains , than in the ...
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... shame or thank is due , to those that lent it them . What was it , that these ill - taught children upbraided to the prophet , but a slight natural defect , not worthy the name of a ble- mish , the want of a little hair ? at the best ...
... shame or thank is due , to those that lent it them . What was it , that these ill - taught children upbraided to the prophet , but a slight natural defect , not worthy the name of a ble- mish , the want of a little hair ? at the best ...
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... shame , for a prophet to be poor . Grief and want , perhaps , hastened his end : both of them are left , for the dowry of his careful widow . She had complained , if there had been any possibility of reme- dy , at home . Bashfulness had ...
... shame , for a prophet to be poor . Grief and want , perhaps , hastened his end : both of them are left , for the dowry of his careful widow . She had complained , if there had been any possibility of reme- dy , at home . Bashfulness had ...
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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