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... heart ; " and that he made provision for their various idolatries ( 1 Kings XI . 1-8 ) . Doubtless we must not judge his multitude of wives from a Christian point of view . Polygamy pre- vailed more or less in ancient times , and there ...
... heart ; " and that he made provision for their various idolatries ( 1 Kings XI . 1-8 ) . Doubtless we must not judge his multitude of wives from a Christian point of view . Polygamy pre- vailed more or less in ancient times , and there ...
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... heart the man who with unbridled excess increased his harem far beyond the limits generally observed by even Oriental princes . If critics had only refrained from surrounding Solo- mon's Egyptian marriage with a halo of bright fancies ...
... heart the man who with unbridled excess increased his harem far beyond the limits generally observed by even Oriental princes . If critics had only refrained from surrounding Solo- mon's Egyptian marriage with a halo of bright fancies ...
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... heart , such as the Jew- ish nation generally , since the coming of Christ , has not yet exhibited : see this discussed in the comment on v . 5 , 6. So again with respect to ver . 8 , " Declare ye to him that I am sick with love : " how ...
... heart , such as the Jew- ish nation generally , since the coming of Christ , has not yet exhibited : see this discussed in the comment on v . 5 , 6. So again with respect to ver . 8 , " Declare ye to him that I am sick with love : " how ...
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... hearts were sick because of hope deferred . And in such living faith , without doubt , the Song of Songs was written ; and by its comforts and encouragements we may well believe that many hearts were sustained . Vivid nevertheless as is ...
... hearts were sick because of hope deferred . And in such living faith , without doubt , the Song of Songs was written ; and by its comforts and encouragements we may well believe that many hearts were sustained . Vivid nevertheless as is ...
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... heart of man " : the love of Christ , once manifested , should be to the heart a source of far deeper gladness . are thy ointments , & c . It has been deemed proper , in translating , to abide by the received Hebrew text , which is ...
... heart of man " : the love of Christ , once manifested , should be to the heart a source of far deeper gladness . are thy ointments , & c . It has been deemed proper , in translating , to abide by the received Hebrew text , which is ...
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Page 232 - And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it. was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
Page 159 - Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all.
Page 239 - And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host : and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Page 242 - Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive ; for the Holy Ghost was not yet given ; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
Page 263 - Set me as a seal upon thine heart, As a seal upon thine arm...
Page 215 - I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
Page 115 - And a man shall be as an hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest ; as rivers of water in a dry place ; as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.