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... poor and little Things with a Soul that lives in Heaven . David , whofe Mind had lock'd itself in the Promife and Power of God , was not to have his Joys intangled by Forms of Speech : He that had told him of a Throne , taught him how ...
... poor and little Things with a Soul that lives in Heaven . David , whofe Mind had lock'd itself in the Promife and Power of God , was not to have his Joys intangled by Forms of Speech : He that had told him of a Throne , taught him how ...
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... poor Satisfaction does that Man give himself who is pleafed with a Crown here , tho ' he hath no Hopes of one that fades not away ? What was there in all the Pomp of a Court to balance the diftrefs of Mind that Saul fell under , when he ...
... poor Satisfaction does that Man give himself who is pleafed with a Crown here , tho ' he hath no Hopes of one that fades not away ? What was there in all the Pomp of a Court to balance the diftrefs of Mind that Saul fell under , when he ...
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... Poor , but the Wicked regards not to know it . Thefe Changes in Ifrael would have been no great Bleffing , if they had only confifted in another Court , that Joab fhould be General inftead of Abner . Do we think that Providence throws ...
... Poor , but the Wicked regards not to know it . Thefe Changes in Ifrael would have been no great Bleffing , if they had only confifted in another Court , that Joab fhould be General inftead of Abner . Do we think that Providence throws ...
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... Poor Man is better than a Lyar . If you compare the Phrase here with the other Places where you often find it , you will fee that David understands it of thofe Lyes that were contriv'd againft himself , and had a Publick Influence among ...
... Poor Man is better than a Lyar . If you compare the Phrase here with the other Places where you often find it , you will fee that David understands it of thofe Lyes that were contriv'd againft himself , and had a Publick Influence among ...
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... poor fhiftlefs Prince incourage a Facti- on to Proclaim him , and make a mighty Stir for him . There were no Pretenfions that Ifhbofheth was likely to be a better Ruler than David , or that God had not fix'd the Succeffion , but they ...
... poor fhiftlefs Prince incourage a Facti- on to Proclaim him , and make a mighty Stir for him . There were no Pretenfions that Ifhbofheth was likely to be a better Ruler than David , or that God had not fix'd the Succeffion , but they ...
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Page 7 - To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul : And he said, I WILL love thee, O LORD, my strength.
Page 23 - For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.