 | Paul Wright - 1810 - 500 pages
...that of an aged matron, named Anna, whom the evangelist calls a prophetess ; and declares, that she departed not from the temple, but served God, with fastings and prayers, night and day. The meaning of which is, that she had dedicated herself to the service of God, and constantly attended... | |
 | Frederick Smith - Faith - 1811 - 274 pages
...husband seven years from her virginity : and she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. And she coming in at that instant, gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all that... | |
 | Sarah Trimmer - Bible - 1811 - 396 pages
...husband seven years from her virginity. 37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night rmd day. , 38 And she coming in that instant, gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spoke of him... | |
 | Missions - 1847 - 760 pages
...her death from those words, in Luke ii. 37 : " And she was a widow of about fourscore years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day." If there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, how much greater joy when one ransomed redeemed... | |
 | Alexander Proudfit - Presbyterian Church - 1815 - 416 pages
...to others the paths of righteousness. " This mother in Israel," the inspired historian testifies, " departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day." An attention thus uniform and ardent to every ordinance of God has an astonishing influence in recommending... | |
 | Church of England - Fore-edge painting - 1815 - 450 pages
...husband seven years from her virginity : and she was a widow of about fourscore and four years ; which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. And shecoming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that... | |
 | Nathaniel Lardner - Dissenters, Religious - 1815 - 654 pages
...of the parable, ch. xviii. 10 14. Again : « So ' the widow Anna, as it is written in the gospel, " departed not from * the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers, night and day ; " ' ch. ii. 37. i 1 Ecclesia, paradis! instar exprimens, arboreg fructiferas trem aut matrem super... | |
 | William Paley - Sermons, English - 1815 - 552 pages
...in acts of devotion, and passed it with enjoyment. " Anna, the prophetess, was of great age, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers, night and day." The first Christians, so far as can be gathered from their history in the Acts of the Apostles, and... | |
 | 1815 - 608 pages
...lived with one husband seven years in her youth ; 37. And being a widow of about eighty-four years old, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and pray, ers night and day; 38. She also coming in that instant, gave thanks to the Lord, and spake of... | |
 | Church of England, Sir John Bayley - 1816 - 738 pages
...husband seven years from her vir37 ginity ; and she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. 38. And she coming in that instant, gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them... | |
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And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. 
