The Works of Joseph Hall: Contemplations on the Old and New TestamentsTalboys, 1837 - Bishops |
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Page xix
... never returned to do any far- ther mischief . Now the coast was clear before me and I gained every day of the good opinion and favourable respects of that honourable gentleman and my worthy neighbours . Being now therefore settled in ...
... never returned to do any far- ther mischief . Now the coast was clear before me and I gained every day of the good opinion and favourable respects of that honourable gentleman and my worthy neighbours . Being now therefore settled in ...
Page xl
... never care , never yield to enjoy it . It were too great a shame for a philosopher , a Christian , a divine , a bishop , to have his thoughts grovelling here upon earth : for mine , they scorn the employment ; and look upon all these ...
... never care , never yield to enjoy it . It were too great a shame for a philosopher , a Christian , a divine , a bishop , to have his thoughts grovelling here upon earth : for mine , they scorn the employment ; and look upon all these ...
Page xlix
... never came . The circumstances of that day's hearing were more grievous to us than the substance ; for we were all thronged so miserably in that strait room before the bar , by reason that the whole house of commons would be there to ...
... never came . The circumstances of that day's hearing were more grievous to us than the substance ; for we were all thronged so miserably in that strait room before the bar , by reason that the whole house of commons would be there to ...
Page lxiv
... never did . He had not the kindness that Israel had in Egypt , to have any allowance for his maintenance from the lord of the country ; yet he never wanted . He was indeed a rare mirror of patience under all his crosses , which toward ...
... never did . He had not the kindness that Israel had in Egypt , to have any allowance for his maintenance from the lord of the country ; yet he never wanted . He was indeed a rare mirror of patience under all his crosses , which toward ...
Page lxv
... never the more unhappy ; for whether he knows of our state or not , it is piously to be believed he prays for us , os ouai , as Nazianzen said of Basil . * When Israel died , the Egyptians mourned for him : ( Gen. 1. 3. ) and I am ...
... never the more unhappy ; for whether he knows of our state or not , it is piously to be believed he prays for us , os ouai , as Nazianzen said of Basil . * When Israel died , the Egyptians mourned for him : ( Gen. 1. 3. ) and I am ...
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Aaron Abimelech Absalom Achish Adonijah altar Amalek Amalekites Amorites angel Balaam behold better betwixt blessing blood brethren Canaan Church comfort command CONTEMPLATION curse danger dare David death doth durst earth Egypt Egyptians enemies envy ephod evil eyes face faith father favour fear fetch fire Gideon give glory God's grace hand happy hath hear heart heaven Hivites holy honour hope idolatry Israel Israelites Jephthah Joab Joshua judgment justice kill king knew less Levite live look Lord marvel mercy Midian Midianites Moab Moses mouth Nazarite never offended once peace Pharaoh Philistines plague prayers princes promise prophet punishment Rahab revenge sacrifice Samson Samuel Satan Saul Saul's servants shame Shechem shew sins Sisera Solomon sons soul spirit sword thee thine things thou thought tongue unto victory weak wherein whereof wicked wickedness wise wonder worthy
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Page xxxviii - Behold, here I am ; witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed ; whose ox have I taken ? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed ? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith ? and I will restore it you. And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.
Page 491 - Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Page 446 - And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.
Page 446 - And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom!
Page 447 - Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
Page 491 - Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. Nevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
Page 389 - And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head ; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.
Page 188 - Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
Page 304 - And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men : and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. 20 And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us...
Page 487 - Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.