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Page 29 - There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured ; coals were kindled by it.
Page 9 - Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. " Woe unto the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Page 31 - The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them ; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing : the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon : they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.
Page 57 - Who is wise, and he shall understand these things ? prudent, and he shall know them ? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them : but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Page 28 - And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
Page 3 - Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you : searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
Page 43 - I am the LORD : that is my name : and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
Page 43 - Remember the former things of old: For I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times the things that are not yet done, Saying, My counsel shall stand, And I will do all my pleasure...
Page 43 - Thus saith the LORD, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts, I am the first and I am the last, and besides me there is no God.
Page 37 - The sinners in Zion are afraid; Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire ? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
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| Title | On the principles of interpretation as applied to the prophecies of holy Scripture: a discourse. With enlargements On the principles of interpretation as applied to the prophecies of holy Scripture: a discourse. With enlargements, John Pye Smith |
| Author | John Pye Smith |
| Published | 1829 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | Mar 28, 2006 |
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