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ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
ANF06. Fathers of the Third Century: Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius the Great, Julius Africanus, Anatolius, and Minor Writers, Methodius, Arnobius by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Canon X. Whence it is not right either that those of the clergy who have deserted of their own accord, and have lapsed, and taken up the contest afresh,…
At the Back of the North Wind by MacDonald, George (1824-1905)
When Diamond went home to breakfast, he found his father and mother already seated at the table. They were both busy with their bread and butter, and Diamond sat himself down in his usual place.
Expositor's Bible: Judges and Ruth by Watson, Robert Alexander (1845-1921)
X. THE DESERT HORDES; AND THE MAN AT OPHRAH. Judges vi. 1-14. Jabin king of Canaan defeated and his nine hundred chariots turned into ploughshares we might expect Israel to make at last a start in its true career.
Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Volume II by MacLaren, Alexander (1826-1910)
1 Give ear, my people, to my law, Bow your ear to the sayings of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in a parable, I will utter riddles from the ancient days, 3 What we have heard and known And our fathers have told us, 4 We will not hide from their sons, Recounting to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And His might and the wonders that He has done.
Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky, Fyodor (1821-1881)
ALYOSHA remained for some time irresolute after hearing the command his father shouted to him from the carriage. But in spite of his uneasiness he did not stand still.
Commentary on Psalms - Volume 2 by Calvin, John (1509-1564)
1. O God! we have heard with our ears, our fathers have declared to us, the work which thou hast done in their days, even in the days of old. 2. Thou hast expelled the heathen [or nations That is, the Canaanites.
Moody's Anecdotes and Illustrations: Related in his Revival Work by the Great Evangelist by Moody, Dwight Lyman (1837-1899)
A Father's Love Trampled Under Foot. I once heard of a father who had a prodigal boy, and the boy had sent his mother down to the grave with a broken heart, and one evening the boy started out as usual to spend the night in drinking and gambling, and his old father, as he was leaving, said: "My son, I want to ask a favor of you to-night.
Expositor's Bible: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther by Adeney, Walter Frederic (1849-1920)
Ezra ii. 1-67. The journey of the returning exiles from Babylon has some points of resemblance to the exodus of their fathers from Egypt. On both occasions the Israelites had been suffering oppression in a foreign land.
Expositor's Bible: The First Epistle to the Corinthians by Dods, Marcus (1834-1909)
FALLACIOUS PRESUMPTIONS. "Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; and did all eat the same spiritual meat; and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them:…
Josephus: The Complete Works by Josephus, Flavius (37- c. 100)
HOW DAVID FELL IN LOVE WITH BATHSHEBA, AND SLEW HER HUSBAND URIAH, FOR WHICH HE IS REPROVED BY NATHAN. 1. BUT David fell now into a very grievous sin, though he were otherwise naturally a righteous and a religious man, and one that firmly observed the laws of our fathers; for when late in an evening he took a view round him from the roof of his royal palace, where he used to walk at that hour,…