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... him from Father Breboeuf , is equally apposite . It is the prayer of a Huron : - " Oki , thou who livest in this spot , I offer thee tobacco . Help us , save us from shipwreck , defend us from our enemies , give PRAYER . 333.
... him from Father Breboeuf , is equally apposite . It is the prayer of a Huron : - " Oki , thou who livest in this spot , I offer thee tobacco . Help us , save us from shipwreck , defend us from our enemies , give PRAYER . 333.
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... thee " ( 1 Kings viii . 35 ) , is the language of Solo- mon : " My sins are so numerous that it is hopeless to escape their consequences , ' so runs the penitent confession of Taou- Kuâng . But whatever may be the cause to which the ...
... thee " ( 1 Kings viii . 35 ) , is the language of Solo- mon : " My sins are so numerous that it is hopeless to escape their consequences , ' so runs the penitent confession of Taou- Kuâng . But whatever may be the cause to which the ...
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... thee . " The adoption of Jehovah as Jacob's God being thus entirely dependent on the performance by that Deity of his share in the contract " ( Gen. xxviii . 290-22 ) . Sometimes it is quaintly suggested that were the worshiper • in the ...
... thee . " The adoption of Jehovah as Jacob's God being thus entirely dependent on the performance by that Deity of his share in the contract " ( Gen. xxviii . 290-22 ) . Sometimes it is quaintly suggested that were the worshiper • in the ...
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... thee , the sole lord of wealth , the singer of my praises should be rich in cattle " ( S. V. , i . 2. i . 3. p . 218 ) . And the same god is asked elsewhere in the Veda : " When wilt thou make us happy ? for it is just this that is ...
... thee , the sole lord of wealth , the singer of my praises should be rich in cattle " ( S. V. , i . 2. i . 3. p . 218 ) . And the same god is asked elsewhere in the Veda : " When wilt thou make us happy ? for it is just this that is ...
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... " says that prophet , “ ye offer the blind for sacrifice , is it not evil ? and if ye offer the lame and sick , is it not evil ? offer it now unto thy governor ; will he be pleased with thee , or accept thy 44 CONSECRATED ACTIONS .
... " says that prophet , “ ye offer the blind for sacrifice , is it not evil ? and if ye offer the lame and sick , is it not evil ? offer it now unto thy governor ; will he be pleased with thee , or accept thy 44 CONSECRATED ACTIONS .
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Page 129 - THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave. And spread the roof above them, — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down, And offered to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication.
Page 104 - RECEIVE the Holy Ghost for the office and work of a Priest in the Church of God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands. Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven; and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained.
Page 104 - And be thou a faithful Dispenser of the Word of God, and of his holy Sacraments; In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Page 536 - And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good : and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Page 38 - And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: and this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Page 44 - And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of Hosts.
Page 173 - Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The Master said, "Is not RECIPROCITY such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
Page 38 - Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, So that I come again to my father's house in peace ; then shall the Lord be my God : and this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house : and of all that thou shalt give me, I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Page 588 - He shall not cry, nor lift up, Nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench : He shall bring forth judgment unto truth. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth : And the isles shall wait for his law.
Page 149 - There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord : and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee, Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God.