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INTRODUCTION.

ESSAY I.

CHAOS AND CREATION.

PASSAGE.

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ESSAY II.

ORIGIN OF DRESS.
PASSAGE.

ESSAY III.

LONGEVITY,
PASSAGE.

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He fent forth a dove from him, to fee if the waters
were abated from off the face of the ground.
But the dove found no reft for the fole of her foot, and

fhe returned unto him into the ark; for the waters
were on the face of the whole earth. Then he put
forth his hand and took her, and pulled her in
unto him, into the ark.

And he ftayed yet other feven days, and again he
fent forth the dove out of the ark.

And the dove came into him in the evening, and lo, in
her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off; fo Noah
knew that the waters were abated.

And the woman conceived, and bare a fon P. 105 ESSAY XX.

THE MIRACLES.
PASSAGE.

And Miriam the prophetefs, the fifter of Aaron, and took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with 'timbrels, and with dances. And Miriam anfwered them, fing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed glorioufly: the horfe and his rider hath he thrown into the fea.

ESSAY XXI

INSTITUTES OF MOSES.

PASSAGE.

p. 110

And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; and she hath done, fo fhall it be done unto him.

ESSAY XXII.

STORY OF BALAAM AND HIS ASS.

PASSAGE.

p. 115

And the Lord opened the mouth of the afs, and the faid unto Baleam, what have I done unto thee, that thou haft fmitten me thefe three times?

ESSAY XXIII.

DEATH OF MOSES.

PASSAGE.

p. 119

And the Lord faid unto Mofes, get thee up into this mount Abarim, and fee the Land which I have given unto the children of Ifrael

And when thou haft feen it, thou alfo fhalt be gathered unto thy people.

ESSAY XXIV.

STORY OF CALEB AND OTHNIEL.

PASSAGE.

P. 126

And Caleb faid, he that finiteth Kirjath-fepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achfah my daughter to

wife.

ESSAY XXV.

STORY OF NAOMI AND RUTH.

PASSAGE.

P. 130

And Ruth faid, intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee; for whither thou goeft I will go, and where thou lodgeft, I will lodge: thy people, fhall be my people; and thy God, my God.

P. 135

ESSAY XXVI.

GOLIAH OF GATH.
PASSAGE.

And David faid unto Saul, let no man's heart fail becaufe of him: thy fervant will go and fight with this Philiftine.

ESSAY XXVII.

STORY OF ELIJAH AND THE WIDOW OF

ZAREPHATH.

PASSAGE.

P. 157

And the faid, as the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a crufe.

ESSAY XXVIII.

CHARACTER OF SOLOMON.

PASSAGE.

P. 176

And Judah and Ifrael dwelt fafely, every man, under his vine, and under his fig-tree, from Dan, even to Beer-fheba, all the days of Solomon.

ESSAY XXIX.

CONCLUDING STRICTURES.

p. 189

ON SCRIPTURAL SUBLIMITY AND BEAUTY.

PASSAGE.

He was honoured in the midst of the people, in his

Doctor DWIGHT's Differtation on the Hiftory, Elo

coming out of the fanctuary.

queace and Poetry of the Bible.

p. 191

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