Select pieces in prose and verse [ed. by J. Bowdler the elder]. 2 vols [in 1].1820 |
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... lence , it is worthy of observation , that , however dif- ficult may be the remoter branches of Science , all the knowledge which is of general importance is also of easy acquisition . In no subject is this truth more apparent , than in ...
... lence , it is worthy of observation , that , however dif- ficult may be the remoter branches of Science , all the knowledge which is of general importance is also of easy acquisition . In no subject is this truth more apparent , than in ...
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... man was at that period of so long duration , that though it might be neglected , it could scarcely have been forgotten . Practically forgotten however it was , amid the lusts and vio- of ours . lence of that impious race ; whose 112.
... man was at that period of so long duration , that though it might be neglected , it could scarcely have been forgotten . Practically forgotten however it was , amid the lusts and vio- of ours . lence of that impious race ; whose 112.
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John Bowdler. of ours . lence of that impious race ; whose impieties God was pleased to suffer for a while , till the days of their probation were consummated , and the Flood came and swept them all away . Such was the issue of their ...
John Bowdler. of ours . lence of that impious race ; whose impieties God was pleased to suffer for a while , till the days of their probation were consummated , and the Flood came and swept them all away . Such was the issue of their ...
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... lence being one . Even Lord Bacon , in his celebrated confes- sion of faith , supposes it to have been impossible for God to have created any thing which would have seemed good in his eyes , unless washed by the blood of the Lamb slain ...
... lence being one . Even Lord Bacon , in his celebrated confes- sion of faith , supposes it to have been impossible for God to have created any thing which would have seemed good in his eyes , unless washed by the blood of the Lamb slain ...
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... lence ; that while they practise its precepts , they cannot enjoy its privileges ? The causes I believe are various ; to be found in the tempers of those who embrace Christianity ; their peculiar situations ; and the nature of the world ...
... lence ; that while they practise its precepts , they cannot enjoy its privileges ? The causes I believe are various ; to be found in the tempers of those who embrace Christianity ; their peculiar situations ; and the nature of the world ...
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Page 245 - He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
Page 229 - For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding...
Page 201 - For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil.
Page 327 - And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne and round about the throne were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
Page 285 - Original sin standeth not in the following of Adam — as the Pelagians do vainly talk — but it is the fault and corruption of the nature of every man, that naturally is engendered of the offspring of Adam ; whereby man is very far gone from original righteousness, and is of his own nature inclined to evil, so that the Flesh lusteth always contrary to the Spirit; and therefore, in every person born into this world, it deserveth God's wrath and damnation.
Page 316 - And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, saying, Amen: blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 115 - Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Page 204 - For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment ; 'but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Page 228 - And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
Page 73 - Commander : he, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower : his form had yet not lost All her original brightness ; nor appear'd Less than Arch-Angel ruin'd, and the excess Of glory obscured...