The influence of the Hebrew and Christian revelations on ancient heathen writers: an essay which obtained the Hulsean prize, 1849 |
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... against it , they fur- nished themselves with weapons from its armoury . With regard to the more ancient revelation , it was at least not so apparent that it claimed authority over the opinions and conduct of INTRODUCTION . 7.
... against it , they fur- nished themselves with weapons from its armoury . With regard to the more ancient revelation , it was at least not so apparent that it claimed authority over the opinions and conduct of INTRODUCTION . 7.
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... least change in their position or habits of life . The intel- lectual character , the metaphysical belief and the religious sentiments and practices of the two nations , were equally diverse ; one adoring an invisible and eternal Spirit ...
... least change in their position or habits of life . The intel- lectual character , the metaphysical belief and the religious sentiments and practices of the two nations , were equally diverse ; one adoring an invisible and eternal Spirit ...
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... least were of a high order for communicating this knowledge . And it must be observed that the feeling of exclusiveness , which in later ages might in- terfere with this duty , is not so apparent in these early times . Their sacred ...
... least were of a high order for communicating this knowledge . And it must be observed that the feeling of exclusiveness , which in later ages might in- terfere with this duty , is not so apparent in these early times . Their sacred ...
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... least to the use of the learned among them , the sacred knowledge which so distinguished this people . It is of some interest to our present enquiry migrations to notice also the remarkable arrangements of divine Providence , by which ...
... least to the use of the learned among them , the sacred knowledge which so distinguished this people . It is of some interest to our present enquiry migrations to notice also the remarkable arrangements of divine Providence , by which ...
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... least all those nations , with whose literature and religion we are best acquainted , must have had a common origin . But the same investigations also shew , that so far from having ascended in the course of ages from an almost brutal ...
... least all those nations , with whose literature and religion we are best acquainted , must have had a common origin . But the same investigations also shew , that so far from having ascended in the course of ages from an almost brutal ...
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Page 12 - For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for? And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
Page 18 - And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Page 18 - O SING unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.
Page 166 - As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
Page 171 - He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken...
Page 163 - Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Page 249 - Annotations on the Acts of the Apostles. Original and selected. Designed principally for the use of Candidates for the Ordinary BA Degree, Students for Holy Orders, &c., with College and Senate-House Examination Papers. By the Rev. TR MASKEW, MA Second Edition, enlarged. 12mo. 5».
Page 12 - Keep therefore and do them ; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
Page 151 - But where shall wisdom be found ? and where is the place of understanding ? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me : and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Page 89 - Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: so shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.