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... John ( 1:29 ) : " The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him , and saith , Behold the Lamb of God , which taketh away the sin of the world . " The morning lesson from the Old Testament was from Isaiah 51 and included a sugges- tive ...
... John ( 1:29 ) : " The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him , and saith , Behold the Lamb of God , which taketh away the sin of the world . " The morning lesson from the Old Testament was from Isaiah 51 and included a sugges- tive ...
Page 68
... John 1:29 suggests the " lamb - like figure " ( 6 ) of the mute in the cream - colored suit and fleecy white hat ; and it is the mute who " publisheth " peace and salvation by writing on his slate . And the verse from the fifty - first ...
... John 1:29 suggests the " lamb - like figure " ( 6 ) of the mute in the cream - colored suit and fleecy white hat ; and it is the mute who " publisheth " peace and salvation by writing on his slate . And the verse from the fifty - first ...
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... John , 21 Bryant , William Cullen , 93 Bulwer - Lytton , Edward : The Pil- grims of the Rhine , 163 Burton , Robert : Anatomy of Melan- choly , 137 Burton , William E. , 20-21 Cervantes , Miguel de , 7 , 16 , 75 , 89– 95 , 110-11 , 112 ...
... John , 21 Bryant , William Cullen , 93 Bulwer - Lytton , Edward : The Pil- grims of the Rhine , 163 Burton , Robert : Anatomy of Melan- choly , 137 Burton , William E. , 20-21 Cervantes , Miguel de , 7 , 16 , 75 , 89– 95 , 110-11 , 112 ...
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