The Free Enquirer; No. 1-9. Oct. 17-Dec. 12, 1761 (Paperback)

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. 1826 Excerpt: ...the people from their labours by such pretences, and raising in them desires of holydays and feastings; and to shew how unlikely they were to obtain such favour, he commanded that the people should be kept more strictly to their work, and their tasks to be increased. The officers of the children of Israel thereupon complained to the King, but had no redress, for he looked upon the request of going into the wilderness to worship God, to be only a pretence for idleness, or somewhat else, which it was not proper to encourage. The elders coming back with an unfavourable answer from the King, met the two brothers in the way and said to them, " the Lord look upon you and judge, because you have made Pharaoh and his servants to abhor us, and have given him a just pretence to put us to death." The miracles before done in their presence, had no more effect upon them, than the message delivered to Pharaoh had upon him. Moses, we read, went and made his complaints to the Lord, and told him, that, by the message he had sent him with, he had done his people more harm than good. But his God renewed his promise of giving them a plentiful country to comfort him, and repeated his charge. This is only the dressing up the relation to make it appear something singular "And was not Pharaoh, think yc, a damn'd rascal, "To hinder the children of Israel, with their wives and their bairns, and their servants, and their cattle, to go three days journey into the wilderness to keep the Lord Cod's pascal?" 4 and wonderful. They had not yet shewn their skill to Pharaoh in a miraculous manner, because he had not yet called for a miracle to prove their mission. But the next time they appeared before the King, they shewed their dexterity in turning Aaron's conjurin...

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Imprint:	Rarebooksclub.com
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2012
First published:	May 2012
Authors:	Peter Annet
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	30
ISBN-13:	978-1-235-88189-3
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-235-88189-X
Barcode:	9781235881893

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