Contemplations upon the principal passages of the Old and New Testaments, Volume 1 |
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... heart is not struck . Who would think it possible , that any soul could be se- cure , in the midst of such variety and frequency of judgments ? These very plagues have not more wonder in them , than their success hath . To what a height ...
... heart is not struck . Who would think it possible , that any soul could be se- cure , in the midst of such variety and frequency of judgments ? These very plagues have not more wonder in them , than their success hath . To what a height ...
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... heart to sin , from mercy : he , that can purpose to sin upon the knowledge of God's mercy in the remission of infirmities , presumes , and makes himself a wilful offender . It is no comfort to the wilful , that there is remission to ...
... heart to sin , from mercy : he , that can purpose to sin upon the knowledge of God's mercy in the remission of infirmities , presumes , and makes himself a wilful offender . It is no comfort to the wilful , that there is remission to ...
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... heart stands to ! It is no thank to lewd men , that their wickedness is not prosperous . Whence is it , that the world is not over - run with evil , but from this ; that men can- not be so ill as they would ? The first entertainment of ...
... heart stands to ! It is no thank to lewd men , that their wickedness is not prosperous . Whence is it , that the world is not over - run with evil , but from this ; that men can- not be so ill as they would ? The first entertainment of ...
Page 143
... heart will endure to be twice forbidden . Yet this importunity hath obtained a permission ; but a per- mission worse than a denial . I heard God say before , Go not , nor curse them ; now he says , Go , but curse not ; anon , he is ...
... heart will endure to be twice forbidden . Yet this importunity hath obtained a permission ; but a per- mission worse than a denial . I heard God say before , Go not , nor curse them ; now he says , Go , but curse not ; anon , he is ...
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... heart , and his heart curses against his tongue . It angers him that he dare not J speak what he would ; and now at last rather 146 CONTEMPLATIONS .
... heart , and his heart curses against his tongue . It angers him that he dare not J speak what he would ; and now at last rather 146 CONTEMPLATIONS .
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Popular passages
Page 408 - Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Page 411 - Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Page 443 - And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud : for he is a god ; either he is talking or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
Page 215 - If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
Page 392 - See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways...
Page 444 - And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name...
Page 385 - Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
Page 392 - But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
Page 446 - So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, and said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea.
Page 307 - If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us. And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.