Female Scripture Biography (Volume 1 ); Including an Essay on What Christianity Has Done for Women - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1817. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... ESTHER. Chap. XIV. The feasts of the king of Persia--his queen Vashd sent for--her refusal to obey ifie summons--Iter divorce--plan to fill up the vacancy--Esther chosen queen--Mordecai detects a conspiracy-- declines paying homage to Baman--resentment of the latter, who obtains a decree against the Jews-- Mordecai's grief, and repeated applications to Esther--she goes in to the king--is acceptedinvites the king and Haman to a banquet--mortification of the latter at Mordecai's continued neglect--orders a gallows to be built for the disrespectful Jew--the honor conferred by the king upon Mordecai for his past zeal in his service-- Haman's indignation--is fetched to a second banquet--Esther tells her feelings, and accuses Haman--his confusion and useless entreaties--he is hung on his own gallows--Mordecai's advancement--escape of the Jews by the intercession of Esther--feast ofPurim. One of the most delightful employments of the heavenly state will probably be, to investigate the past dispensations of Providence, and to make perj>etual discoveries of its mysteries. In that world of light, events which are now covered with clouds and darkness impervious to the eye of sense, will become obvious to the view of "just men made perfect" in all their proportions, connections, and combinations. The shadows of the morning having disappeared, the brightness of eternal noon will irradiate our existence. We are by no means to imagine, however, that it is inconsistent with the present arrangements of divine goodness to afford us information, even in this world, respecting his plans and purposes : we do " know," though it be but " in parta." The book of providence is indeed the least intelligible to us of all that the wisdom of God has written; but we can read some of its pa...
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