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... head and beard were whitened with the snow of age . encourage him he called him friend ; and , agreeable to the manners of the munificent , gave him an invitation , say- ing , " O apple of my eye , perform an act of courtesy , by ...
... head and beard were whitened with the snow of age . encourage him he called him friend ; and , agreeable to the manners of the munificent , gave him an invitation , say- ing , " O apple of my eye , perform an act of courtesy , by ...
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... head against the rocks ; then , falling sword in hand upon the fainting mother , they committed two murders more by a single stroke . Another woman was placed naked , with her infant in her arms , amongst the soldiers , and they amused ...
... head against the rocks ; then , falling sword in hand upon the fainting mother , they committed two murders more by a single stroke . Another woman was placed naked , with her infant in her arms , amongst the soldiers , and they amused ...
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... head were burnt away . As the fire diminished , the executioner took a pole , and rolled off the body , then laid more wood on the fire . The executioner then hewed a hole in the body , then thrust in a sword . Afterwards he stuck the ...
... head were burnt away . As the fire diminished , the executioner took a pole , and rolled off the body , then laid more wood on the fire . The executioner then hewed a hole in the body , then thrust in a sword . Afterwards he stuck the ...
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... head set on a stake . We condemn you not ; the court condemns you . " Jan Claeson , hearing the tribunal , said ... head being fastened to a stake , and his body laid upon the wheel . The aged Bestevaer , numbering eighty - seven years ...
... head set on a stake . We condemn you not ; the court condemns you . " Jan Claeson , hearing the tribunal , said ... head being fastened to a stake , and his body laid upon the wheel . The aged Bestevaer , numbering eighty - seven years ...
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... head and shoulders out of the windows to recover breath . They were obliged to drink the twopenny ale of the governor's brewing , scarcely worth a halfpenny the pint , and several times were sore put to it for want of victuals for ten ...
... head and shoulders out of the windows to recover breath . They were obliged to drink the twopenny ale of the governor's brewing , scarcely worth a halfpenny the pint , and several times were sore put to it for want of victuals for ten ...
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Page 625 - For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body ; is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body...
Page 624 - For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body : so also is Christ. — For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free ; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Page 75 - MY son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee : so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding ; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures ; then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Page 268 - Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Page 155 - Now was I come up in Spirit through the flaming sword, into the paradise of God. All things were new; and all the creation gave another smell unto me than before, beyond what words can utter.
Page 453 - Behold, a sower went forth to sow ; and when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up : some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth : and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth : and when the sun was up, they were scorched ; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Page 644 - 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 312 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Page 290 - When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Page 2 - And Abraham arose and met him, and said unto him, Turn in, I pray thee, and wash thy feet, and tarry all night, and thou shalt arise early in the morning, and go on thy way.