A Brief Illustration of the Principles of War and Peace: Showing the Ruinous Policy of the Former, and the Superior Efficacy of the Latter, for National Protection and Defence; Clearly Manifested by Their Practical Operations and Opposite Effects Upon Nations, Kingdoms and PeoplePackard and Van Benthuysen, 1831 - 112 sidor |
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... followed by his posterity , who , it appears , were as am- bitious to become men of renown , as he had been . It also appears that Lamech , one of Cain's offspring , following his example , made war upon some of his fellow men , and ...
... followed by his posterity , who , it appears , were as am- bitious to become men of renown , as he had been . It also appears that Lamech , one of Cain's offspring , following his example , made war upon some of his fellow men , and ...
Sida 11
... followed their examples , and walked in the same bloody footsteps . And why should they not ? They were led by the same spirit , and actuated by the same passions , and their deeds of corruption and vio- lence were doubtless of a ...
... followed their examples , and walked in the same bloody footsteps . And why should they not ? They were led by the same spirit , and actuated by the same passions , and their deeds of corruption and vio- lence were doubtless of a ...
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... followed of course . Her unjust and unprovoked invasions of the rights of other nations , and the heavy contributions and annual tributes , unjustly imposed on them , could not but excite in them a spirit of opposition , and a desire of ...
... followed of course . Her unjust and unprovoked invasions of the rights of other nations , and the heavy contributions and annual tributes , unjustly imposed on them , could not but excite in them a spirit of opposition , and a desire of ...
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... followed his steps . With the treasures and spoils of conquered countries , and the labor of his cap- tives , he raised the city of Babylon to the zenith of human glory and military power . Its powerful fortifications , and wonderful ...
... followed his steps . With the treasures and spoils of conquered countries , and the labor of his cap- tives , he raised the city of Babylon to the zenith of human glory and military power . Its powerful fortifications , and wonderful ...
Sida 28
... so that the whole num- ber of souls that followed Xerxes , in his expedition , was estimated at 5,283,220 . See Rollin's ane , hist . vol . iii , p . 187 . slaughter , destruction and misery , confusion and ruin , 28.
... so that the whole num- ber of souls that followed Xerxes , in his expedition , was estimated at 5,283,220 . See Rollin's ane , hist . vol . iii , p . 187 . slaughter , destruction and misery , confusion and ruin , 28.
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Sida 57 - Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The LORD is with you while ye be with him: and if ye seek him, he will be found of you: but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
Sida 23 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, The beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, Shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, Neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation : Neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there ; Neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there ; And their houses shall be full of doleful creatures ; And owls shall dwell there, And satyrs shall dance there.
Sida 20 - Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
Sida 12 - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me ; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Sida 43 - Thus saith the Lord ; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh ; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
Sida 59 - Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude ; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
Sida 59 - O our God, wilt thou not judge them ? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us ; neither know we what to do : but our eyes are upon thee.
Sida 56 - A'sa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power...
Sida 19 - Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
Sida 58 - LORD, he delivered them into thine hand. 9For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.