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... forces and formidable numbers , and subtle craft and hellish spite , is absolutely powerless to prevent or to retard the execution of the least of God's designs . An infant in the arms is not more impotent to arrest the movement of the ...
... forces and formidable numbers , and subtle craft and hellish spite , is absolutely powerless to prevent or to retard the execution of the least of God's designs . An infant in the arms is not more impotent to arrest the movement of the ...
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... forces fairly matched his own ; and , how- ever disastrous his overthrow , there was no dishonor in falling by such hands . But when , smarting under his defeat in heaven , he went to make war with them which keep the commandments of ...
... forces fairly matched his own ; and , how- ever disastrous his overthrow , there was no dishonor in falling by such hands . But when , smarting under his defeat in heaven , he went to make war with them which keep the commandments of ...
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... force to the temptation , and affording a fresh exhi- bition of the firmness of Job's piety . Cold , unfeeling sarcasm and impious taunt from his wife would not have enticed , but rather repelled . Instead of assailing his integrity at ...
... force to the temptation , and affording a fresh exhi- bition of the firmness of Job's piety . Cold , unfeeling sarcasm and impious taunt from his wife would not have enticed , but rather repelled . Instead of assailing his integrity at ...
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... force him to give up his confidence and trust in God , and thus throw him completely into the tempter's snare . This is the point around which the con- flict in Job's soul so fearfully rages , which is depicted in this book in its ...
... force him to give up his confidence and trust in God , and thus throw him completely into the tempter's snare . This is the point around which the con- flict in Job's soul so fearfully rages , which is depicted in this book in its ...
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... force upon him , is to fall inevitably away from God's service . Such a God might be dreaded ; but it is impossible that He could be either loved or feared . Here , then , are Job's three friends , who as the self - constituted ...
... force upon him , is to fall inevitably away from God's service . Such a God might be dreaded ; but it is impossible that He could be either loved or feared . Here , then , are Job's three friends , who as the self - constituted ...
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Page 235 - When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder ; Then did he see it, and declare it ; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
Page 180 - For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another ; though my reins be consumed within me.
Page 305 - Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth ? declare if thou hast understanding.
Page 269 - Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty. For he maketh sore, and bindeth up : he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
Page 306 - And set bars and doors, And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Page 226 - Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
Page 170 - Are not my days few? Cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; a land of darkness, as darkness itself, and of the shadow of death, without any order and where the light is as darkness.
Page 267 - For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
Page 64 - Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to them who shall be heirs of salvation...
Page 99 - But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil ? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.