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... rain on the just and the unjust . ” So in the first platform of the divine nature itself , the heathen religion speaks thus , " Optimus Maximus , " but the sacred Scriptures thus , " His mercy is over all His works . " 7 Here then I ...
... rain on the just and the unjust . ” So in the first platform of the divine nature itself , the heathen religion speaks thus , " Optimus Maximus , " but the sacred Scriptures thus , " His mercy is over all His works . " 7 Here then I ...
Page 50
... rain , which causes famine.2 Explanation . This proverb was anciently figured and represented under the fable of the full and hungry horseleech ; for the oppression of a poor and hungry man is far more severe than that of a rich and ...
... rain , which causes famine.2 Explanation . This proverb was anciently figured and represented under the fable of the full and hungry horseleech ; for the oppression of a poor and hungry man is far more severe than that of a rich and ...
Page 98
... rain snares upon them . " But there are no worse snares than legal snares , especially in penal laws ; if being infinite in number , and useless through the lapse of time , instead of being as a lantern to the feet they are as nets in ...
... rain snares upon them . " But there are no worse snares than legal snares , especially in penal laws ; if being infinite in number , and useless through the lapse of time , instead of being as a lantern to the feet they are as nets in ...
Page 112
... rain upon the just and the unjust . " 3 To which words this applause may well be applied , " that they do not sound human " ; since it is a voice beyond the light of nature . Again , we see the heathen poets , especially when they ...
... rain upon the just and the unjust . " 3 To which words this applause may well be applied , " that they do not sound human " ; since it is a voice beyond the light of nature . Again , we see the heathen poets , especially when they ...
Page 143
... rain and showers . For as they perform a dance , it would be pleasant to know the order of it . of Winds . 19. Is ... rain ; for the common and familiar idea is that rain calms the winds , and winds keep off and dis- perse the rain . 21 ...
... rain and showers . For as they perform a dance , it would be pleasant to know the order of it . of Winds . 19. Is ... rain ; for the common and familiar idea is that rain calms the winds , and winds keep off and dis- perse the rain . 21 ...
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