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... give her whatsoever she would ask ; and she , be- ing before instructed of her mother , said , give me here John Baptist's head , in a charger . And the king was sorry ; never- theless , for the oath's sake , and them which sat with him ...
... give her whatsoever she would ask ; and she , be- ing before instructed of her mother , said , give me here John Baptist's head , in a charger . And the king was sorry ; never- theless , for the oath's sake , and them which sat with him ...
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... give up ; too great a sacrifice to make to conscience and to God . What a picture does this hold out to us of that strange thing called human nature , of that inconsistence , that contradiction , that con- Mark vi . 20 . B 4 trariety ...
... give up ; too great a sacrifice to make to conscience and to God . What a picture does this hold out to us of that strange thing called human nature , of that inconsistence , that contradiction , that con- Mark vi . 20 . B 4 trariety ...
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... give us of the dignity of a truly religious character , like that of John , which compels even its bitterest enemies to reverence and to fear it ; and forces even the most profligate and most powerful of men to pay an unwilling homage ...
... give us of the dignity of a truly religious character , like that of John , which compels even its bitterest enemies to reverence and to fear it ; and forces even the most profligate and most powerful of men to pay an unwilling homage ...
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... give it thee . ” And he sware unto her , “ what- soever thou shalt ask of me I will give it thee , even unto the half of my kingdom * " The folly , the rashness , and the madness of such an oath as this , on so foolish an occasion ...
... give it thee . ” And he sware unto her , “ what- soever thou shalt ask of me I will give it thee , even unto the half of my kingdom * " The folly , the rashness , and the madness of such an oath as this , on so foolish an occasion ...
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... Give me here John the Baptist's head in a charger . " This savage request appalled even the unfeeling heart of Herod himself . He did not expect it , and was not prepared for it ; and although he was highly disgusted with John , yet ...
... Give me here John the Baptist's head in a charger . " This savage request appalled even the unfeeling heart of Herod himself . He did not expect it , and was not prepared for it ; and although he was highly disgusted with John , yet ...
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