Dissertations on the Prophecies, which Have Remarkably Been Fulfilled, and at this Time are Fulfilling in the World, Volume 2J. and R. Tonson, 1766 - Bible |
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... fall of empires , then even the greatest must fall . The fortune of Alexander , of which fo much hath been faid ; ( 1 ) Plutarch hath written a whole treatife about it ; the fortune of Alexander , I fay , was nothing but the providence ...
... fall of empires , then even the greatest must fall . The fortune of Alexander , of which fo much hath been faid ; ( 1 ) Plutarch hath written a whole treatife about it ; the fortune of Alexander , I fay , was nothing but the providence ...
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... fall they have never from that time to this been able to rife again . Another remarkable property , that eminently distinguished the little horn from all others , was that bis power should be mighty , but not by his own power ; which ...
... fall they have never from that time to this been able to rife again . Another remarkable property , that eminently distinguished the little horn from all others , was that bis power should be mighty , but not by his own power ; which ...
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... fall from heaven , and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken , in speaking of the ( 4 ) See Lowth's Comment : VOL . II . F deftruc- ( 5 ) 2 Macc . deftruction of Jerufalem by the Romans , this paf- fage Differtations on the ...
... fall from heaven , and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken , in speaking of the ( 4 ) See Lowth's Comment : VOL . II . F deftruc- ( 5 ) 2 Macc . deftruction of Jerufalem by the Romans , this paf- fage Differtations on the ...
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... fall deftroy many . But Antiochus did not fo mightily destroy the Jews , nor profper in his practices and designs against them . When he took Jerufalem , ( 5 ) he flew forty thousand , and fold forty thousand more : but when the city ...
... fall deftroy many . But Antiochus did not fo mightily destroy the Jews , nor profper in his practices and designs against them . When he took Jerufalem , ( 5 ) he flew forty thousand , and fold forty thousand more : but when the city ...
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... fall by the hand of men , but perish . by a ftroke from heaven . And this agrees per- fectly with the former predictions of the fatal catastrophe of the Romans . The ftone , that is the power of Chrift , ( II . 34. ) Smote the image ...
... fall by the hand of men , but perish . by a ftroke from heaven . And this agrees per- fectly with the former predictions of the fatal catastrophe of the Romans . The ftone , that is the power of Chrift , ( II . 34. ) Smote the image ...
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Afia againſt Alexander alfo alſo Antiochus Epiphanes Appian Appian de Bell apud army Arrian autem becauſe book of Daniel book of Maccabees Chrift Chriftians Daniel defolation deftroy deftruction of Jerufalem Edit Egypt ejus empire faid faith falfe fame fays fent feven fhall fhould fiege figns firſt flain fome foon fouth ftand fubject fuch funt Goſpel Greek hath heaven Hieron Hift hiftorians himſelf hiſtory holy Hudfon ibid Jefus Jerome Jewiſh Jews Jofeph Judea Juftin king kingdom Laodice likewife little horn locum Macc Maccabees Macedon Mede Mede's Meffiah moft moſt muſt perfecution Perfia perfon Polyb Polybius Porphyry prefent prophecy prophet Ptolemy Ptolemy Philopator quæ quod reafon reign Romans Saviour Scopas Sect Seleucus ſhall ſome Steph Syria temple thefe themſelves theſe theſe things thofe thoſe thouſand Tollii tranflated underſtand unto vifion γαρ δε εν και μεν τε
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Page 337 - Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles ; how much more their fulness...
Page 425 - Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
Page 29 - And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns : and there...
Page 269 - And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus, turning unto them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
Page 469 - ... Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
Page 81 - After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
Page 360 - Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
Page 363 - For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing ? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming ? For ye are our glory and joy.
Page 210 - But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
Page 259 - But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.