Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-12-16
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Who composed the following dcs-
scription of the Bible We may never
know. 1t was found III Westminster
Abby, nameless and datelesS, but never
theless it is invaluable Tor its wise and
wholesome counsel to the race of
I Adam;
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were governed by no other laws than
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/ 1t gives instruction To Senate
authority and direction to a magistrate.
! Ii cautions witness, requires an i'm
partial verdict 10 Il jury, and furnishes
the Judge with bis sentence.
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household, and the wife as mistress of
the table-teils him how to rule. and
her how to manage.
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the sovereign, the rule OF the rulers
and the authority of the masters com
mands the subject to honor and the
servant TO obey, and the blcssin. and
the protection of the Almighty to all
that walk by this rule.
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burials.
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the use of both.
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guardian To the departing husband and
father; tells him with whom To leave
his fatheTiess children. and whom lis
widow Is To trUSt-and PROMISES a father
10 the former, and u husband TO the
latter.
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order, and how To make his VIII; it
appoints Il dowry for his wife, and en-
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shows how the young branches shall
be left.
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vengeance to every dclauitcr. over
reacher and trcSSpasser.
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the best Observation-Disclosures the great .
est degree of pleasure and satisfaction I.
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mysteries that were eyer penBed; and |
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time everlasting, and shows the way to .
glory.
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come. /
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God, and shows the way to Him, and /
sets aside all other gods and describes
the vanity OF them and all that trust to
such; IL short, It Is 4 book of laws to
show right and wrong; of wisdom that
condemns a folly and mades the fool
lsh wise; book of truth that detects
all lies and confrOnts all errors and it
Is book of lite that shows the WAY
from everlasting death.
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ties and strange events, wonderful
occurrences, heroic deeds, unparalleled
wars.
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and internal worlds; aud the origin of
the angelic myriids, the human tribe /
and the devilish legiOnS.
lt VIII instruct the accomplished me- j
chanic and most profound critic.
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agreed on; the best tiat viii ever be
signed.
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to be ignorant Of 1t Is to De GUstitade OF
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guide, the servants best dictionary, /,
aud the young mans best companion
it is the schoolbOy's spelling book and
the great and learned mans master
piece.
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novice and profound mystery for a
sage.
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for the grave and is its own interpreter "A
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an eternal reward to the excellent, the
the winner and the preva-
ent. And that which crowns all is that
-he author is without partiality and
without hypocrisy.
''In whom there is no variahleneSs or
shadow of turning