St. Patrick, Apostle of Ireland: A Memoir of His Life and Mission, with an Introductory Dissertation on Some Early Usages of the Church in Ireland, and Its Historical Position from the Establishment of the English Colony to the Present Day |
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Page 404 - Some trust in chariots, and some in horses : but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
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Page 362 - And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity : for we know not how to pray as we ought ; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered...
Page 405 - As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
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