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... period in which he lived . This worthy man , though firmly attached to the cause of freedom , and to the Presbyterian form of church government , and though actively engaged in all the measures adopt- ed for their support ; yet , by his ...
... period in which he lived . This worthy man , though firmly attached to the cause of freedom , and to the Presbyterian form of church government , and though actively engaged in all the measures adopt- ed for their support ; yet , by his ...
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... period , he was distinguished among his companions both for diligence and proficiency ; and obtained from the Professors under whom he studied , repeated testimonies of approbation . One of them deserves to be mentioned particularly ...
... period , he was distinguished among his companions both for diligence and proficiency ; and obtained from the Professors under whom he studied , repeated testimonies of approbation . One of them deserves to be mentioned particularly ...
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... period , numbered among her pupils many young men who were soon to make a distinguished figure in the civil , the ecclesiastical , and the literary history of their country . With most of them Dr Blair entered into habits of intimate ...
... period , numbered among her pupils many young men who were soon to make a distinguished figure in the civil , the ecclesiastical , and the literary history of their country . With most of them Dr Blair entered into habits of intimate ...
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... request of the Lords of Council and Session , and of the other distinguished official characters who have their seats in that church . And the uniform prudence , ability , and pen success , which , for a period of more 2 DR HUGH BLAIR . xi.
... request of the Lords of Council and Session , and of the other distinguished official characters who have their seats in that church . And the uniform prudence , ability , and pen success , which , for a period of more 2 DR HUGH BLAIR . xi.
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... period of more than forty years , accompanied all his ministerial labours in that conspicuous and difficult station , sufficiently evince the wisdom of their choice . Hitherto his attention seems to have been devot . ed almost ...
... period of more than forty years , accompanied all his ministerial labours in that conspicuous and difficult station , sufficiently evince the wisdom of their choice . Hitherto his attention seems to have been devot . ed almost ...
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Page 237 - Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth : therefore let thy words be few.
Page 53 - For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
Page 101 - Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
Page 148 - He feedeth on ashes : a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand...
Page 202 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 194 - Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Page 146 - Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me : and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Page 53 - When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
Page 133 - Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.