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... friend Dr. John Blair , Prebendary of Westminster , in his valuable work , " The Chronology and His- of the World . " tory In the year 1739 , Dr. Blair took his degree of A. M. On that occasion he printed and de- fended a thesis , De ...
... friend Dr. John Blair , Prebendary of Westminster , in his valuable work , " The Chronology and His- of the World . " tory In the year 1739 , Dr. Blair took his degree of A. M. On that occasion he printed and de- fended a thesis , De ...
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... friends an opportunity of recalling him to a station more suited to his talents . And , though one of the most popular and eloquent clergymen in the Church was placed in competition with him , a great majority of the electors decided in ...
... friends an opportunity of recalling him to a station more suited to his talents . And , though one of the most popular and eloquent clergymen in the Church was placed in competition with him , a great majority of the electors decided in ...
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... friends a scheme of Lec- tures on Composition ; and , having obtained the approbation of the University , he began to read them in the College on the 11th of Decem- ber 1759. To this undertaking he brought all the qualifications ...
... friends a scheme of Lec- tures on Composition ; and , having obtained the approbation of the University , he began to read them in the College on the 11th of Decem- ber 1759. To this undertaking he brought all the qualifications ...
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... friends with whom he acted ; and , for many of the last years of his life , it was received by them almost as a law .. The great leading principle in which they cordially concurred with him , and which directed all their measures , was ...
... friends with whom he acted ; and , for many of the last years of his life , it was received by them almost as a law .. The great leading principle in which they cordially concurred with him , and which directed all their measures , was ...
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... friends , and to render him an invalu- able member of any society to which he be- longed . Accordingly there have been few men more universally respected by those who knew him , more sincerely esteemed in the circle of his acquaintance ...
... friends , and to render him an invalu- able member of any society to which he be- longed . Accordingly there have been few men more universally respected by those who knew him , more sincerely esteemed in the circle of his acquaintance ...
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Page 129 - These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee...
Page 347 - 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 2 - And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord ? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
Page 387 - 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 249 - 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 95 - 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 73 - Depart from us ; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. "What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Page 67 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me ; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me ; because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 410 - Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb; 'and even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Page 311 - And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind : for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.