This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 Excerpt: ...in the continued relation of sovereign and subject between them, exactly as it now stood during Saul's life--much less in the honourable fulfilment of Saul's own proposal of an alliance with his family; which might have offered an arrangement that would have united the claims of each house. Saul now added an ex post ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 Excerpt: ...in the continued relation of sovereign and subject between them, exactly as it now stood during Saul's life--much less in the honourable fulfilment of Saul's own proposal of an alliance with his family; which might have offered an arrangement that would have united the claims of each house. Saul now added an ex post facto condition to the marriage of David with his daughter Michal; that he was to bring 100 foreskins of the Philistines, as a dowry to his father.in-law.7 Of this, David made no difficulty--" What is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?" was his manner of reasoning throughout these trying circumstances; he brought double the exacted dowry "in full tale" to the king, of whom we only read in this most promising circumstance pf his life, that he "became David's enemy continually." Why David's conduct in these expeditions against the Philistines, who were continually watching for opportunities to attack and subjugate his country, should need any more defence than the patriotism of other heroes of antiquity, can only be accounted for on the supposition of his peculiar claims to be the servant of God in them, which very supposition answers the chief argument of the objector, and is confirmed by all the facts of the case. "The earth wa, s filled with violence"--God had never ceased to indicate his claims to control the evils which he did not originate; and had repeatedly asserted, and confirmed by miracles, his peculiar determination respecting this people and the land they inhabited, of which the Philistines occupied one of the richest districts. The whole history of their public conduct towards the Israelites had been marked with A.m. 2941. 7 According to the custom...
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Add this copy of Sacred History and Biography: From the Antediluvian to cart. $306.36, good condition, Sold by Alpha 2 Omega Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southampton, HANTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1850 by John Joseph Griffin.
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Good. No jacket. Good condition. John Joseph Griffin, 1850. Second edition, revised. Pictorial brown hardback(the front cover is seperated from the cover, small piece of the top edge of the spine is missing, some dents, nicks and mark on the cover and spine, gilt lettering to the spine) in GC, no Dj. Clean pages with some foxing marks inside the pages, gilt edges on the outer edges of the pages, some creases, nicks and ink marks on the edges of the pages. The book is in GC for its age with some shelf wear.410pp. A collectable and scarce book.
