Sacred Literature: Comprising a Review of the Principles of Composition Laid Down by the Late Robert Lowth ... in His Praelections, and Isaiah: and an Application of the Principles So Reviewed, to the Illustration of the New Testament; in a Series of Critical Observations on the Style and Structure of that Sacred Volume. By the Rev. John Jebb |
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... spirit of Christianity . S. Matthew , xv . 3-6 . An obscure passage . Elucidated by resolution into parallelisms . 212 SECTION XIII . Connected stanzas , forming paragraphs , or sections . S. Luke , xvi . 9-13 . S. James , iv . 6-10 ...
... spirit of Christianity . S. Matthew , xv . 3-6 . An obscure passage . Elucidated by resolution into parallelisms . 212 SECTION XIII . Connected stanzas , forming paragraphs , or sections . S. Luke , xvi . 9-13 . S. James , iv . 6-10 ...
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... spirit , but , in some degree , couched in poetic numbers † ; yet , he allows , that the quantity , the rhythm , or modulation of Hebrew poetry , not only is unknown , but admits of no investigation by human art or industry ‡ ; he ...
... spirit , but , in some degree , couched in poetic numbers † ; yet , he allows , that the quantity , the rhythm , or modulation of Hebrew poetry , not only is unknown , but admits of no investigation by human art or industry ‡ ; he ...
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... spirit , " that we can duly celebrate the praises of Almighty God . The excellencies of the original , thus faintly but faithfully exhibited , are nearly lost in our two authorised versions ; and , indeed , in almost every modern ...
... spirit , " that we can duly celebrate the praises of Almighty God . The excellencies of the original , thus faintly but faithfully exhibited , are nearly lost in our two authorised versions ; and , indeed , in almost every modern ...
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... spirit . ( 4 ) The above circumstances appear worthy of con- sideration and , if attentively considered , they may , probably , both suggest , and authorise , a few anticipations respecting the style of the New Testament . Here we have ...
... spirit . ( 4 ) The above circumstances appear worthy of con- sideration and , if attentively considered , they may , probably , both suggest , and authorise , a few anticipations respecting the style of the New Testament . Here we have ...
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... spirit of poetical parallelism . From that finest of the apocryphal books , I shall adduce one short ' specimen ; which will be followed by examples from the books of Wisdom , Tobit , and first Maccabees : from these , and from other ...
... spirit of poetical parallelism . From that finest of the apocryphal books , I shall adduce one short ' specimen ; which will be followed by examples from the books of Wisdom , Tobit , and first Maccabees : from these , and from other ...
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Page 155 - And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Page 133 - For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
Page 195 - Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk.
Page 193 - Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day ? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
Page 163 - But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
Page 441 - Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Page 443 - Therefore, when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Page 58 - They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.
Page 459 - And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Page 197 - Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man. What passion cannot Music raise and quell? When Jubal struck the chorded shell, His listening brethren stood around, And, wondering, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound. Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly, and so well.