The Life of Jesus Christ: With a History of the First Propagation of the Christian Religion and the Lives of the Most Eminent Persons Mentioned in the New Testament |
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... servant . God shall enlarge Japheth , and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem , and Canaan shall be his servant . Here is supposed to be a re- ference to the piety that should distinguish the Jewish nation , as well as to the Mes- siah ...
... servant . God shall enlarge Japheth , and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem , and Canaan shall be his servant . Here is supposed to be a re- ference to the piety that should distinguish the Jewish nation , as well as to the Mes- siah ...
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... servant , and worthy successor ; Michaiah , the son of Imlah , who predicted the death of Ahab ; a great number of good men , who were murdered by Jezebel ; and we add , with some diffidence , Jonah , the son of Amittai , who was sent ...
... servant , and worthy successor ; Michaiah , the son of Imlah , who predicted the death of Ahab ; a great number of good men , who were murdered by Jezebel ; and we add , with some diffidence , Jonah , the son of Amittai , who was sent ...
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... servant Israel . The word here translated to help signifies properly to support a thing that is falling , by taking hold of it on the falling side . Mary's meaning , therefore , was , that God had now remarkably supported the Jewish ...
... servant Israel . The word here translated to help signifies properly to support a thing that is falling , by taking hold of it on the falling side . Mary's meaning , therefore , was , that God had now remarkably supported the Jewish ...
Page 47
... servant David . In the prophetic language a horn signifies power , dignity , and dominion , because the strength and beauty of several animals lie in their horns . A horn of salvation , therefore , is a power which works or brings ...
... servant David . In the prophetic language a horn signifies power , dignity , and dominion , because the strength and beauty of several animals lie in their horns . A horn of salvation , therefore , is a power which works or brings ...
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... servants , estates , and places of abode . By this institu- tion , Servius designed to put those who had the administration of public affairs in a condition to understand the strength of every particular part of the community , that is ...
... servants , estates , and places of abode . By this institu- tion , Servius designed to put those who had the administration of public affairs in a condition to understand the strength of every particular part of the community , that is ...
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