| Justin Winsor - 1849 - 376 pages
...through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the armies of the aliens." The following cut is a copy of the signature of the Captain, which is written in rather a... | |
| David M'Conaughy - 1850 - 420 pages
...lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the armies of the aliens." 2. The pious may expect trials. They deserve them. Their follies offend their heavenly Father,... | |
| W. Daniell - 1850 - 408 pages
...christian glory, his highest enjoyment. He was one of the spiritual giants of those days, who soon " waxed valiant in fight and turned to flight the armies of the aliens." For Christian self-denial and for boldness in reproving sin, without respect of persons, I... | |
| Sherman B. Canfield - 1850 - 212 pages
...Plutarch's heroes, he had learnt by heart the story of men who, " out of weakness, were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the armies of the aliens." If he had not glowed over the exploits of Achilles and slept with the Iliad under his pillow,... | |
| Nathanael Emmons - 1850 - 570 pages
...lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the armies of the aliens ?" Since their day, there have been many godly and eminently useful men, who have been the greatest... | |
| 1851 - 588 pages
...lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the armies of the aliens," as we read in Ileb. xi. 33-34. The apostle says, (Heb. xi. 7) " By faith Noah, being warned... | |
| John Bunyan - 1851 - 392 pages
...lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the armies of the aliens. (Heb. x\. 33, 34.) Then they read again in another part of the Records of the house, where... | |
| David Thomas - 468 pages
...who, through faith, subdued kingdoms ; stopped the mouths of lions ; quenched the violence of fire ; waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the armies of the aliens, — had trial of cruel mockings and scourgiugs — of bonds and imprisonment. " They were stoned,... | |
| 1876 - 832 pages
...martyrs have become refined and greatened into a sublimer faith, whereby they have " subdued kings and waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the armies of the aliens." Ah, beloved, God can afford to let His ark bo taken ; for, although the ark of God be captured,... | |
| 1854 - 874 pages
...coadjutors are " subduing kingdoms, have escaped the edge of the sword, out ofj weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the armies of the aliens." Having risen up from among the people, apparently at the call of Providence, they have acted... | |
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