The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Том 96Archibald Constable and Company, 1825 |
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Стр. 572 - And we also bless thy holy name for all thy servants, who, having finished their course in faith, do now rest from their labours. And we yield unto thee most high praise and hearty thanks, for the wonderful grace and virtue declared in all thy saints, who have been the choice vessels of thy grace, and the lights of the world in their several generations...
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