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1341 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 2, p. 50.1 (Alfred Edersheim)

… the Divine agency in hardening is beforehand announced to Moses for his instruction, the hardening process is during the course of the actual history, in …

1342 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 2, p. 51.7 (Alfred Edersheim)

… the Divine dealings, the sovereignty, and the power of God. For such inquiries this is obviously not the place. Suffice it to draw some practical lessons. First …

1343 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 132.2 (Alfred Edersheim)

… the Divine agency in the altered feeling of Shechem towards Abimelech, and its import as boding judgment.The expression in 9:22 is not that Abimelech reigned …

1344 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 149.3 (Alfred Edersheim)

… direct Divine agency, all unknown probably to Samson himself. To this day “vineyards are very often far out from the villages, climbing up rough wadies and …

1345 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 4, p. 45.2 (Alfred Edersheim)

… the Divine agency in all this, Samuel gave him three signs. Each was stranger than the other, and all were significant of what would mark the path of Israel’s …

1346 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 4, p. 54.3 (Alfred Edersheim)

… the Divine appointment of Saul must be vindicated; and to indicate this he conjoined with himself Samuel, the venerated prophet of God, so long the judge of …

1347 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 5, p. 4.2 (Alfred Edersheim)

agency could serve its purpose. This was achieved through what must be regarded, not so much as a new phase, but as a further development of the agency already …

1348 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 5, p. 108.1 (Alfred Edersheim)

… the Divine operation is concerned, is brought about, not only through the free agency of man, but by a series of natural causes, while at the same time all is guided …

1349 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 6, p. 62.2 (Alfred Edersheim)

… the Divine agency in his destruction. As the battle continued, a man, “drew a bow in his simplicity”—that is, without taking aim at any definite person—when the …

1350 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 6, p. 164.3 (Alfred Edersheim)

… the agency of the Divine messenger. Evidently, if Hazael had not intended to murder his master, and to pretend that he had died of his disease, the words of Elisha …

1351 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 7, p. 51.1 (Alfred Edersheim)

… this Divine history appear in this narrative also. For, first, the Divine decree, in this instance of judgment, was not immediately carried out, and to some it …

1352 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 7

… and Divine Agency in these Successes—Corruption of the People—Scattered Historical Notices—New Phase in Prophecy—Its Characteristic—The two Prophets …

1353 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 7, p. 138.3 (Alfred Edersheim)

… direct agency of Jehovah, a spirit of fear would take the place of that of boastful confidence. The “tidings” (this, rather than “rumor”) refer on the one hand to the …

1354 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 7, p. 179.2 (Alfred Edersheim)

… direct agency of the Divine Being certain human actions or remarkable events, and such expressions must not be too closely pressed according to our modern …

1355 Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, p. 121.3 (John Foxe)

… his agency in the death of Michael Servetus. This action is used on all occasions by those who have been unable to overthrow his opinions, as a conclusive argument …

1356 History of Protestantism, vol. 1, p. 29.2 (James Aitken Wylie)

… other agencies, the seed of the Divine Word was scattered throughout Europe more widely than is commonly supposed. To this a variety of causes contributed …

1357 History of Protestantism, vol. 1, p. 177.5 (James Aitken Wylie)

… a diviner agency than the ghostly power of the priesthood, which could transform the soul and impart a new life to men - in short, that the early Gospel had returned …

1358 History of Protestantism, vol. 1, p. 280.5 (James Aitken Wylie)

… a Divine for a human agency, the operation of the Holy Spirit for the opus operatum. On such a point there could be no reconcilement on the basis of mutual concession …

1359 History of Protestantism, vol. 2, p. 55.3 (James Aitken Wylie)

… the Divine side a “sign” and “seal.” Further, the instrumentality on the part of man by which he receives the blessing represented is faith; and the agency on the …

1360 History of Protestantism, vol. 2, p. 294.1 (James Aitken Wylie)

… of agencies, which were continually at work multiplying its adherents, and extending still farther its area. Foremost among these were the Sacred Oracles …