The Sublime and Beautiful of Scripture: Being Essays on Select Passages of Sacred CompositionJ. Murray and G. Robinson, 1782 - 240 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة viii
... are none of them mentioned in the triumph of oftentation ; but , by way of apo- logy to thofe , who may deem an apology neceffary . What hath been fo fo warmly received by fo refpectable an auditory , may viii INTRODUCTION .
... are none of them mentioned in the triumph of oftentation ; but , by way of apo- logy to thofe , who may deem an apology neceffary . What hath been fo fo warmly received by fo refpectable an auditory , may viii INTRODUCTION .
الصفحة 8
... thofe happinesses , whe- ther of genius or fkill , which , here and there , feem to improve even upon Mofes : a first inftance occurs immediately . His brooding wings the Spirit of God outspread , In another place , There wanted yet the ...
... thofe happinesses , whe- ther of genius or fkill , which , here and there , feem to improve even upon Mofes : a first inftance occurs immediately . His brooding wings the Spirit of God outspread , In another place , There wanted yet the ...
الصفحة 37
... is the proper divifion ! The hours of light are adapted to activity , and thofe of darkness to reft . ' Ere the day is paffed , exercise and nature prepare us for the the pillow ; and by the time that the morning OF SCRIPTURE . 37.
... is the proper divifion ! The hours of light are adapted to activity , and thofe of darkness to reft . ' Ere the day is paffed , exercise and nature prepare us for the the pillow ; and by the time that the morning OF SCRIPTURE . 37.
الصفحة 48
... thofe of the wicked : far be it from the universal judge , who weigh- eth all things in the even balance , to do amifs , or to deal unfairly ! The answers of the Deity are uncommonly affectionate , and confiftent with the goodness of ...
... thofe of the wicked : far be it from the universal judge , who weigh- eth all things in the even balance , to do amifs , or to deal unfairly ! The answers of the Deity are uncommonly affectionate , and confiftent with the goodness of ...
الصفحة 51
... thofe of the Omnipotent ? Notwithstanding the thousand infults that are daily directed by man against his maker , how very , very fel- dom his red right arm is raised to destroy : and even when impiety , with the ftrides of a giant ...
... thofe of the Omnipotent ? Notwithstanding the thousand infults that are daily directed by man against his maker , how very , very fel- dom his red right arm is raised to destroy : and even when impiety , with the ftrides of a giant ...
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Abraham affift alfo allufions anſwer Balaam beauty becauſe behold bleffings Boaz bofom brethren brother children of men cifm circumftances compofition confequence damfel darkneſs daugh daughter defcription defign defire deſtroy difplay diſcovered Efau ESSAY facred fafe faid unto fame father fcarce fcriptures feem fenfe fenfibility fent fentence fentiments fervant feven fhall fhew fhould filence fimplicity fince firft firſt fome foon foul fpirit freſh ftill fubject fublimity fuch fuperior furely Gath Goliah hand hath heart Heaven herſelf himſelf hiſtory honour houfe houſe human Ifaac Ifrael illuftrated inftance interefting itſelf Jacob Jofeph laft laſt lefs Lord mafter Moab Mofes moft moſt muft muſt Naomi nature obferve occafion Orpah paffages paffions pafs Palemon PASSAGE Philiftine poffible prefent puniſhment racter reaſon Ruth ſaid ſhall ſhe ſpeak ſtill tenderneſs thee thefe themſelves theſe thine thing thofe thoſe tion tural verfe verſe whofe
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الصفحة xiv - Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; but the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark...
الصفحة 108 - God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day : the angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads...
الصفحة 188 - The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
الصفحة 182 - And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail ; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
الصفحة xiv - And the fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into your hand are they delivered.
الصفحة 233 - Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
الصفحة xix - As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.
الصفحة 17 - Not distant far from thence a murmuring sound Of waters issued from a cave and spread Into a liquid plain then stood unmoved Pure as the expanse of heaven I thither went With unexperienced thought and laid me down On the green bank to look into the clear Smooth lake that to me seemed another sky.
الصفحة 20 - At mine unworthiness, that dare not offer What I desire to give ; and much less take What I shall die to want : But this is trifling ; And all the more it seeks to hide itself, The bigger bulk it shows. Hence, bashful cunning ! And prompt me, plain and holy innocence ! I am your wife, if you will marry me...
الصفحة 193 - And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead ; and he fell upon his face to the earth.