 | Thomas Witherby - 1809 - 296 Seiten
...faces from him;" — " he was defpifed," and therefore it was that they " efteemed him not." But all this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes ; the foundation ftone was then in. the procefs of TRIAL; he was wounded for Ifrael's tranfgreflions ; he... | |
 | rev. Christopher Brown - 1812 - 508 Seiten
...their Sceptres. Thus the fcone which the builders refuf.d, became the head stone of the corner ; it was the LORD'S doing, and it is marvellous in our Eyes. The terrible beaft which with his Iron teeth deftroyed all the other beafts, is detfroyed by thewtaknefs... | |
 | William Jay - 1829 - 538 Seiten
...did ever such an immense multitude leave a place before without one individual unable to follow? It was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes. The other circumstance in this march regards " the bones of Joseph, which Moses took with them." This rendered... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth - 1838 - 462 Seiten
...gate, and is reached by easy flights of stone steps from the street at short intervals. Each bastion, of course, adds an open space to the ramparts, grass-grown,...there is a fine swell of the ground on every side, most richly cultivated in corn fields, flax, and pasturage, with many extensive pleasure grounds, elegant... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth - 1843 - 364 Seiten
...points by others, but with such mathematical precision, that I have not succeeded in detecting anything but rigid straight lines within the curve of that...there is a fine swell of the ground on every side, most richly cultivated in corn-fields, flax, and pasturage, with many extensive pleasure-grounds, elegant... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth - 1845 - 364 Seiten
...of that eight months' defence, but see the place, and you will be constrained to exclaim, " Sjirely this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in...of the situation. The hill rises to an elevation of 1 19 feet, and it is impossible to say from what point the most enchanting scenery may be commanded.... | |
 | 1846 - 526 Seiten
...chapter, verses 10 and 11: '' The stone which the builders rejected, is become the head of the corner ; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes." The Reverend Brother, in his excellent discourse, expounded the text «s tending to prove the divine origin... | |
 | 1846 - 538 Seiten
...chapter, verses 10 and 11: " The stone which the builders rejected, is become the head of the corner; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes." The Reverend Brother, in his excellent discourse, expounded the text as tending to prove the divine origin... | |
 | 1846 - 570 Seiten
...out graciously, and twenty -six precious souls professed conversion and united with the church. It was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes. The pastor said to the writer, 'Four years ago, I could hope for no good by preaching there, for the adults... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth - 1847 - 778 Seiten
...day's siege : so helplessly exposed it looks from without, so hopelessly untenable within, and every j way so narrow, so confined. De Rosen's burst of angry...stretches out towards the sea, there is a fine swell of ground on every side, most richly cultivated in corn fields, flax, and pasturage, with many extensive... | |
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I have not succeeded in detecting any thing but rigid straight lines within the curve of that which follows the course of the ramparts. The most singular feature, however, is the size of this strong-hold. Its extreme width from gate to gate is considerably... 
