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Page 121 - And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
Page 101 - Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them ; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
Page 119 - For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Page 164 - Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Page 133 - Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people : and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
Page 70 - Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle: or who shall rest upon thy holy hill ? Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life : and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart.
Page 13 - ... Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Page 76 - But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Page 125 - Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers : who have received the law by the disposition of Angels, and have not kept it.
Page 29 - THE wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; And the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice Even with joy and singing: The glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, The excellency of Carmel and Sharon, They shall see the glory of the Lord, And the excellency of our God.
Bibliographic information
| Title | A course of lectures on the figurative language of the holy Scripture |
| Author | William Jones |
| Published | 1848 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2006 |
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