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there he seeks for protection by faith and prayer , and there he finds 11 it ,
together with a rich supply of all his wants . The rich man ' s wealth [ is ] his strong
city , and as an high wall in his own con : ceit ; he thinks himself securely
intrenched ...
there he seeks for protection by faith and prayer , and there he finds 11 it ,
together with a rich supply of all his wants . The rich man ' s wealth [ is ] his strong
city , and as an high wall in his own con : ceit ; he thinks himself securely
intrenched ...
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hath fixed their respective circumstances , and at death they shall all certainly
meet together and be upon a level ; let the rich there3 fore be humble , and the
poor contented . A prudent ( man ) foreseeth the evil and hideth himself ; he
makes ...
hath fixed their respective circumstances , and at death they shall all certainly
meet together and be upon a level ; let the rich there3 fore be humble , and the
poor contented . A prudent ( man ) foreseeth the evil and hideth himself ; he
makes ...
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Remember that this ought to be the principal care of all , young and old , rich and
poor ; for there is a day coming when every work and secret thing shall be
brought into judgment . And let us remember that we are then to give an account
of ...
Remember that this ought to be the principal care of all , young and old , rich and
poor ; for there is a day coming when every work and secret thing shall be
brought into judgment . And let us remember that we are then to give an account
of ...
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He who is so poor that he cannot afford a sacrifice for God ' s temple , can spare
money to purchase an idol , of rich materials , and exquisite workmanship ; and
the rich will spare no cost upon their gods . There are many idola . ters of this kind
...
He who is so poor that he cannot afford a sacrifice for God ' s temple , can spare
money to purchase an idol , of rich materials , and exquisite workmanship ; and
the rich will spare no cost upon their gods . There are many idola . ters of this kind
...
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... and with the rich in his death ; he was buried by permission of the Roman
governor , near The place of execution ; yet with a rich and honourable burial ,
with fine linen and spices , and in a rich man ' s sepulchre , Mart . xxvii . 57 .
because ...
... and with the rich in his death ; he was buried by permission of the Roman
governor , near The place of execution ; yet with a rich and honourable burial ,
with fine linen and spices , and in a rich man ' s sepulchre , Mart . xxvii . 57 .
because ...
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Page 272 - As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord ; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
Page 250 - Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath : for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner : but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Page 216 - COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your GOD. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned : for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins.
Page 217 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Page 274 - Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Page 363 - Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Page 101 - All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
Page 115 - I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
Page 82 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Page 113 - I will rise now, and go about the city In the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth : I sought him, but I found him not.
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| Title | A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional and Practical Reflections, for the Use of Families, Volume 5 Volume 5 of A SHORT AND PLAIN EXPOSITION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, JOB ORTON A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional and Practical Reflections, for the Use of Families, Robert Gentleman |
| Authors | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman |
| Editor | Robert Gentleman |
| Publisher | S. Etheridge, 1805 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 27 Feb 2008 |
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