Christ and other masters, an historical inquiry into some of the chief parallelisms and contrasts between Christianity and the religious systems of the ancient world, Part 21857 |
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Page 175 - Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats? Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High: And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Page 11 - If I beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness ; And my heart hath been secretly enticed, Or my mouth hath kissed my hand : This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge : For I should have denied the God that is above.
Page 179 - Christ's mystical body vow to each other sacred fellowship and affection— -Jet them resolve "to put away all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, with all malice...
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Page 147 - ... variety of seeds ; and, accompanied by seven saints, encircled by pairs of all brute animals, thou shalt enter the spacious ark, and continue in it, secure from the flood, on one immense ocean, without light, except the radiance of thy holy companions. When the ship shall be agitated by an impetuous wind, thou shalt fasten it with a large...
Page 19 - III. in cloth, 12*. 6rf. each. This Journal has been established as a medium of communication between Scholars and others interested in Classical and Sacred Philology. The first number appeared in March, 1854 ; and it is proposed to continue the publication of three numbers, forming a volume yearly, in March, June, and December. A FEW COMPLETE COPIES IN 9 VOLS.
Page 15 - For its purpose it is admirable, giving you a careful and intelligent summary of events, and at the same time indicating the best sources of information for the further guidance of the student. Among the authorities thus referred to, we find the. most modern as well as the most ancient, the continental as well as the English.