The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th]1836 |
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... less distinct accounts furnished by preceding travellers . So extraordinary a spot as Petra , can scarcely be conceived of by means of mere verbal de- scription . Not having access to the original work , we are unable to ascer- tain the ...
... less distinct accounts furnished by preceding travellers . So extraordinary a spot as Petra , can scarcely be conceived of by means of mere verbal de- scription . Not having access to the original work , we are unable to ascer- tain the ...
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... less horizon , within which some hundreds of columns seem entirely lost . Here , on the contrary , she appears delighted to set in her own noble frame work his productions , which aspire , and not unsuccessfully , to harmonize with her ...
... less horizon , within which some hundreds of columns seem entirely lost . Here , on the contrary , she appears delighted to set in her own noble frame work his productions , which aspire , and not unsuccessfully , to harmonize with her ...
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... less than an hour's distance from Wady Moosa , the remains of an ancient theatre arrested his attention ; and on further investi- gation , other vestiges of a small town , or suburb , were observed . Several temples , a wall of ...
... less than an hour's distance from Wady Moosa , the remains of an ancient theatre arrested his attention ; and on further investi- gation , other vestiges of a small town , or suburb , were observed . Several temples , a wall of ...
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... less , is to be dreaded for its intolerance ; and this because it is not dominant -- because it is not the religion of the State , as in Germany and Italy , but the religion of the people . Who does not see that , according to the ...
... less , is to be dreaded for its intolerance ; and this because it is not dominant -- because it is not the religion of the State , as in Germany and Italy , but the religion of the people . Who does not see that , according to the ...
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... less a religion than a national tradition . The Roman Catholic population love it , ' says Bishop Jebb , ' the faith of their fathers ; they would fight for it , as the reli- gion of Irishmen . ' How are they to be weaned from such a ...
... less a religion than a national tradition . The Roman Catholic population love it , ' says Bishop Jebb , ' the faith of their fathers ; they would fight for it , as the reli- gion of Irishmen . ' How are they to be weaned from such a ...
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Page 77 - For I say unto you that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Page 78 - But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment : and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council : but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell-fire.
Page 286 - Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness, — Grant them, Lord ! the glorious light , And, from eastern coast to western, May the morning chase the night ; And redemption, Freely purchased, win the day. 3 Fly abroad, thou mighty gospel ! Win and conquer, never cease ; May thy lasting, wide dominions, Multiply and still increase ; Sway thy sceptre, Saviour ! all the world around.
Page 74 - And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth ? and why is thy countenance fallen ? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.
Page 67 - And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Page 74 - If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Page 328 - We took sweet counsel together, And walked to the house of God in company.
Page 145 - Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
Page 523 - Church government, directory for worship and catechising, that we, and our posterity after us, may. as brethren, live in faith and love, and the Lord may delight to dwell in the midst of us.
Page 327 - As the godly consideration of Predestination, and our Election in Christ, is full of sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable comfort to godly persons, and such as feel in themselves the working of the Spirit of Christ, mortifying the Works of the flesh, and their earthly members, and drawing up their minds to high and heavenly things...