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... German historian . At his death his library was pur- chased by Mr. Israel Thorndike of Boston , who presented it to Harvard University in 1818 . As the University had another copy of Eliot , the corporation , at a meeting held June 22 ...
... German historian . At his death his library was pur- chased by Mr. Israel Thorndike of Boston , who presented it to Harvard University in 1818 . As the University had another copy of Eliot , the corporation , at a meeting held June 22 ...
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... Germans settled in Pennsylvania . They were as a class frugal and peaceable . They preferred , for the most part , the ... German way of spelling the word , as found on the titlepage of the Saur Bible , has been retained in this article ...
... Germans settled in Pennsylvania . They were as a class frugal and peaceable . They preferred , for the most part , the ... German way of spelling the word , as found on the titlepage of the Saur Bible , has been retained in this article ...
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... German people became more evident , he urged the pub- lication of books and papers in America . He knew nothing of printing ; but an emergency arose which drew him into the business , which he followed the remainder of his life with ...
... German people became more evident , he urged the pub- lication of books and papers in America . He knew nothing of printing ; but an emergency arose which drew him into the business , which he followed the remainder of his life with ...
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... German Baptist by the name of Jacob Gaus . He was to have the use of , and the emolument arising from , the press , on condition that he should distribute a certain number of copies of each of the religious books he should print among ...
... German Baptist by the name of Jacob Gaus . He was to have the use of , and the emolument arising from , the press , on condition that he should distribute a certain number of copies of each of the religious books he should print among ...
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... German quietly re- plied , " My friend , I made the almanac , but the Almighty made the weather . " Mr. Saur printed ... German , in 1746. These publications had a large circu- lation among the German population . The newspaper was the ...
... German quietly re- plied , " My friend , I made the almanac , but the Almighty made the weather . " Mr. Saur printed ... German , in 1746. These publications had a large circu- lation among the German population . The newspaper was the ...
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Aitken Bible American Antiquarian Society American Bible Andover Theological Seminary Apocrypha appeared Appendix Bible printed Bible Society Book of Ezra Boston Boston Athenæum bound Cambridge Christians Church Collins Colonies COMPARED AND REVISED CONTAINING THE OLD dedication early edition editor Eliot Bible England English folio follows FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY Germantown Greek Testament Harvard College hath High German language Historical Society HOLY BIBLE Holy Scriptures honor immerse imprint Indian Isaiah Thomas issued John land language Latin Lenox Library lished LL.D Lord Luther Majesty Mass ment ness notes O'Callaghan paper Penn Peshito Philadelphia preface presented PRINTED AND SOLD printed in America printer proposed publication published quarto Robert Aitken Royal Library Satan Saur Bible says subscribers subscriptions Syriac Testa Testament of 1661 Thomas Bible Thomson tion title-page reads TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED United unto volumes Wernigerode William Greenfield Worcester words York
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Page 105 - Doth Job fear God for nought ? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side ? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Page 104 - Now there was a day when the sons of GOD came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou ? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Page 105 - Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. 11. But put forth thine hand now and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Page 130 - After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23 And John also was baptizing in /Enon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
Page 130 - Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. 32 And John bare record, saying I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
Page 9 - Holy Bible: containing the Old Testament and the New. Translated into the Indian Language and ordered to be printed by the Commissioners of the United Colonies in New England, at the charge, and with the consent of the Corporation in England for the Propagation of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New England.
Page 115 - THE GREEK TESTAMENT, with English Notes, Critical, Philological, and Exegetical, partly selected and arranged from the best Commentators, ancient and modern, but chiefly original ; the whole being...
Page 153 - Your Majesties Government, we cannot but return our most Humble Thanks in this Publick Manner : And, as the Result, of the joynt Endeavours of Your Majesties Subjects there and here, acting under Your Royal Influence, We Present You with this Work, which upon sundry accounts is to be called Yours. " The Southern Colonies of the Spanish Nation have sent home from this American Continent, much Gold and Silver, as the Fruit and End of their Discoveries and Transplantations: That (we confess is a scarce...
Page 56 - Majesty," in order to prevent a prosecution from those in England and Scotland, who published the Bible by a patent from the crown ; or, Cum privilegio, as did the English universities of Oxford and Cambridge. When I was an apprentice, I often heard those who had assisted at the case and press in printing this Bible, make mention of the fact. The late governor Hancock was related to Henchman, and knew the particulars of the transaction.
Page 72 - Newly revised and corrected, according to the Clementine edition of the Scriptures.