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... Ifaac , is one of the many narra- tives in facred writ , which has employ- ed the pens of our ableft divines , be- ing univerfally allowed , one of the 66 mafter " O Jerufalem ! Jerufalem ! thou that killeft the prophets , and ftoneft ...
... Ifaac , is one of the many narra- tives in facred writ , which has employ- ed the pens of our ableft divines , be- ing univerfally allowed , one of the 66 mafter " O Jerufalem ! Jerufalem ! thou that killeft the prophets , and ftoneft ...
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... Ifaac , the dear child who came , after the years of expectation ; the infant of angelic pro- mife - his only ligitimate fon , and the darling of his heart . Sarah , no doubt , alfo doated with much fondness upon the lad : she could not ...
... Ifaac , the dear child who came , after the years of expectation ; the infant of angelic pro- mife - his only ligitimate fon , and the darling of his heart . Sarah , no doubt , alfo doated with much fondness upon the lad : she could not ...
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... Ifaac his fon ; and clave the " wood for the burnt - offering , and rofe CC up , and went unto the place of which " God had told him . " " And he took the wood and laid it ' upon Ifaac his fon , and he took the " fire in his hand , and ...
... Ifaac his fon ; and clave the " wood for the burnt - offering , and rofe CC up , and went unto the place of which " God had told him . " " And he took the wood and laid it ' upon Ifaac his fon , and he took the " fire in his hand , and ...
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... Ifaac , now let us feek thy mo- ther ; haply fhe forebodes fome mif- chief befalling thee : let us then hafte to compofe her . Believe me , Ifaac , ny my heart filently bled for the danger which fo late 54 Sublime and Beautiful.
... Ifaac , now let us feek thy mo- ther ; haply fhe forebodes fome mif- chief befalling thee : let us then hafte to compofe her . Believe me , Ifaac , ny my heart filently bled for the danger which fo late 54 Sublime and Beautiful.
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... Ifaac -thy mother will think that we tarry . ESSAY XI . DEATH OF ABRAHAM . PASSAGE . Then Abraham gave up the ghost , and died in a good old age , an old man and full of years , and was gathered to his people . THO HERE is a most ...
... Ifaac -thy mother will think that we tarry . ESSAY XI . DEATH OF ABRAHAM . PASSAGE . Then Abraham gave up the ghost , and died in a good old age , an old man and full of years , and was gathered to his people . THO HERE is a most ...
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Abraham againſt alfo allufion almoft amidſt amongſt anfwer Balaam beauty becauſe Behold bleffings Boaz bofom brethren brother children of men Cicero cife circumftance compariſon confequence darkneſs daughter defcription defign defire Deity difplayed divine Efau ESSAY ESSAY facred fafe faid unto fame father fcene fcripture fecond feem fenfe fent fentence fentiment fervant ferve feven fhall fhew fhould fide filence fimplicity fince firft firſt fome foon foul fpeak fpirit freſh ftand ftill ftory ftrength ftroke fubject fublime fuch fuperior furely fword Gath Goliah hand hath heart Heaven hiftory himſelf honour houfe houſe human Ifaac Ifrael illuftration infpire inftance itſelf Jacob Jofeph laft laſt lefs Lord Midian Moab Mofes moft moſt muft muſt Naomi nature obfervations occafion Orpah paffages paffions PASSAGE Philiftine poffible prefent racter reafon Ruth ſhe tender thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou tion univerfal verfe verſe whofe ZAREPHATH