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... CO .; JOHN MASON ; JACKSON AND WALFORD ; JOHN SNOW ; AND HOULSTON AND STONEMAN ; DUBLIN , J. ROBERTSON ; EDINBURGH , JOHNSTONE AND HUNTER . MDCCCLIII . 141 . 6.32 . LONDON : Printed by G. BARCLAY , Castle St. Leicester JACOB.
... CO .; JOHN MASON ; JACKSON AND WALFORD ; JOHN SNOW ; AND HOULSTON AND STONEMAN ; DUBLIN , J. ROBERTSON ; EDINBURGH , JOHNSTONE AND HUNTER . MDCCCLIII . 141 . 6.32 . LONDON : Printed by G. BARCLAY , Castle St. Leicester JACOB.
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... Jacob's tenth . 7. The Jewish tithe . 8. The Jewish free - will offering . 9. A tenth required from Christians . 10. The Christian's free - will offerings . 11. The objects on which the Christian is to expend his offerings . 12. Motives ...
... Jacob's tenth . 7. The Jewish tithe . 8. The Jewish free - will offering . 9. A tenth required from Christians . 10. The Christian's free - will offerings . 11. The objects on which the Christian is to expend his offerings . 12. Motives ...
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... Jacob's vow of a tenth to God , God's requirement of a tenth from his people Israel , and that people's free - will offerings on extraordinary occasions over and above their tenth . And may He , whose office it is to guide to truth , by ...
... Jacob's vow of a tenth to God , God's requirement of a tenth from his people Israel , and that people's free - will offerings on extraordinary occasions over and above their tenth . And may He , whose office it is to guide to truth , by ...
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... Jacob , " These were men who attained to far greater wealth than I am possessed of , nor had they in those simple ... Jacob's acknowledgment to God were blessed by him , he can also reply that Zaccheus's conduct was approved by Christ ...
... Jacob , " These were men who attained to far greater wealth than I am possessed of , nor had they in those simple ... Jacob's acknowledgment to God were blessed by him , he can also reply that Zaccheus's conduct was approved by Christ ...
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... Jacob's vow of the same proportion to God . To both of them particular attention is due . The first of them , in all its circumstances , forms one of the most marvellous episodes in Scripture history . It brings forward , for a moment ...
... Jacob's vow of the same proportion to God . To both of them particular attention is due . The first of them , in all its circumstances , forms one of the most marvellous episodes in Scripture history . It brings forward , for a moment ...
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Page 189 - Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
Page 24 - 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 97 - And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Page 247 - Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: 2.
Page 143 - And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
Page 59 - But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Page 93 - Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation ; on thee do I wait all the day.
Page 353 - Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
Page 111 - But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, and needed not that any should testify of man, for he knew what was in man.
Page 108 - Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the Oracles of God.