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... hand engrafted those principles in man , since he finds something in him twitching him upon the pursuit of uncomely actions , though his heart be mightily inclined to them ; man knows he never planted this principle of reluctancy in his ...
... hand engrafted those principles in man , since he finds something in him twitching him upon the pursuit of uncomely actions , though his heart be mightily inclined to them ; man knows he never planted this principle of reluctancy in his ...
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... hand in forming us , in whose book all our members are written , which in continuance were fashioned , ' " knows what we all are ignorant of . If man hath in an ordinary course of genera- tion his being chiefly from a higher cause than ...
... hand in forming us , in whose book all our members are written , which in continuance were fashioned , ' " knows what we all are ignorant of . If man hath in an ordinary course of genera- tion his being chiefly from a higher cause than ...
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... hand that framed and disposed it for those lessons ; and no man that hears the pleasant sound of a lute but will fix his thoughts , not upon the instrument itself , but upon the skill of the artist that made it , and the art of the ...
... hand that framed and disposed it for those lessons ; and no man that hears the pleasant sound of a lute but will fix his thoughts , not upon the instrument itself , but upon the skill of the artist that made it , and the art of the ...
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... hand for the good of man , so the nature of man is , by the same hand , ordered to acknowledge the existence and the glory of the Creator of him . This visible order man knows he did not constitute ; he did not settle those creatures in ...
... hand for the good of man , so the nature of man is , by the same hand , ordered to acknowledge the existence and the glory of the Creator of him . This visible order man knows he did not constitute ; he did not settle those creatures in ...
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... hand upon their natures . What plant knows why it strikes its root into the earth ? doth it understand what storms it is to contest with ? Or why it shoots up its branches towards heaven ? doth it know it needs the droppings of the ...
... hand upon their natures . What plant knows why it strikes its root into the earth ? doth it understand what storms it is to contest with ? Or why it shoots up its branches towards heaven ? doth it know it needs the droppings of the ...
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Page 304 - But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, and needed not that any should testify of man, for he knew what was in man.
Page 242 - It is as high as heaven ; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
Page 104 - But the end of all things is at hand : be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
Page 272 - Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight : but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Page 258 - An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen : in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
Page 400 - Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Page 57 - Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law; for I had not known lust, except the law had said, "Thou shalt not covet." But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence.
Page 227 - Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee : because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength...
Page 62 - I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Page 453 - The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.