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Page 219 - Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
Page 397 - It is not necessary that Traditions and Ceremonies be in all places one, or utterly like; for at all times they have been divers, and may be changed according to the diversity of countries, times, and men's manners, so that nothing be ordained against God's Word.
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Page 8 - But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way : for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel : For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
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Page 130 - if thou well observe The rule of not too much, by temperance taught, In what thou eat'st and drink'st, seeking from thence Due nourishment, not gluttonous delight, Till many years over thy head return : So mayst thou live, till like ripe fruit thou drop Into thy mother's lap, or be with ease Gathered, not harshly plucked, for death mature...
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| Title | The Vision; Or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise of Dante Alighieri Bohn's standard library |
| Author | Dante Alighieri |
| Translated by | Henry Francis Cary |
| Publisher | G. Bell, 1877 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2006 |
| Length | 543 pages |
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