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Page 36 - Judah be glad : because of thy judgements. 11 Walk about Sion, and go round about her : and tell the towers thereof. 12 Mark well her bulwarks, set up her houses : that ye may tell them that come after.
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Page 32 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord : and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again. Prov. xix. Blessed be the man that provideth for the sick and needy : the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble.
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Page 175 - But I have greater witness than that of John ; for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
Page 9 - God, according to thy Name, so is thy praise unto the world's end ; thy right hand is full of righteousness. 10 Let the Mount Sion rejoice, and the daughter of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
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Page 94 - That For the making and proportioning the Levies and Assessments for building and repairing the Churches, Provision for the poor, maintenance for the Minister ; as well as for the more orderly managing of all...
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| Title | The Centennial History of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of New York, 1785-1885 |
| Author | Episcopal Church. Diocese of New York. Committee on Historical Publications |
| Editor | James Grant Wilson |
| Publisher | D. Appleton, 1886 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 20 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 454 pages |
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