 Events which short-sighted politicians ascribed to earthly causes, had been ordained on his account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist and the harp...  Macaulay's Essay on Milton - Page 53by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1896 - 82 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Religion - 1832 - 852 pages
...on his account. For his sake empires had risen and flourished and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the Evangelist,...agony, by the blood of no earthly sacrifice. It was for him that the sun had been darkened, that the rocks had been rent, that the dead had arisen, that all... | |
 | 1825 - 570 pages
...had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake, the Almighty bad proclaimed his will by the peo of the Evangelist, and the harp of the Prophet. He had been wrested, by no common deliverance, from the grasp of no common foe. He had been ransomed by the sweat of no vulgar agony,... | |
 | Baptists - 1825 - 582 pages
...account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. ! • .r his sake, the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the Evangelist, and the harp of (he Prophet. He had been wrested, by no common deliverance, from the grasp of no common foe. He bad... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...his account. For his sake, empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake, the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist, and the harp of the prophet. He had been wresled, by no common deliverer, from the grasp of no common foe. He had been ransomed by, the sweat... | |
 | Presbyterianism - 1826 - 596 pages
...his account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For bis sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist, and the harp of the prophet. Hi-, had been wrested by no common deliverer from the grasp of no common foe. He had been ransomed... | |
 | Ant The - 1827 - 366 pages
...his account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist...agony, by the blood of no earthly sacrifice. It was for him that the sun had been darkened, that the rocks had been rent, that the dead had arisen. that all... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 418 pages
...the harp of the prophet. He had been rescued by no common deliverer from the grasp of no com50 mon foe. He had been ransomed by the sweat of no vulgar...agony, by the blood of no earthly sacrifice. It was for him that the sun had been darkened, that the rocks had been rent, that the dead had arisen, that all... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 414 pages
...his account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist, and the harp of the prophet. He had been rescued by no common deliverer from the grasp of no com50 mon foe. He had been ransomed by the sweat... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1829 - 270 pages
...his account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the evangelist, and the harp of the prophet. He had been rescued by no common deliverer from the grasp of no common foe. He had been ransomed by the sweat of... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1848 - 590 pages
...account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed. For his sake the Almighty revealed His will by the pen of the Evangelist, and the harp of the Prophet. He had been rescued by no common deliverer, from the grasp of no common foe. He had been ransomed by the sweat... | |
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