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A new and complete universal history of the Holy Bible, including the Old and New Testament; and comprising all the transactions recorded in the sacred writings, from the creation of the world, to the full establishment of Christianity. In which The several Parts of Scripture are pleasingly related, and satisfactorily illustrated; Obscure Passages rendered clear; Seeming Inconsistencies reconciled; the various Significations of the most expressive Appellatives elucidated; False Translations amended; Former Errors corrected; and Difficult Texts made clear to every Capacity. To which are Added An ample and comprehensive Display of the Connection between the Sacred Writers and Profane Authors: Also Particular Accounts of the Lives and Transactions of the most eminent Patriarchs, Prophets, and other Servants of God, who, by an inspired Grace, have distinguished themselves in the Display of Divine Wisdom. Illustrated with Notes Historical Theological Civil Commercial Geographical Literal Critical Natural Military Political Systematical Chronological Argumentative Philological Explanatory Reconciliatory Biographical Practical and Moral The Whole calculated to enlighten the Understanding, purify the Heart, and promote the Knowledge of those Sacred Scriptures, by which we may obtain Happiness here, and eternal Salvation hereafter. By the Reverend Edward Kimpton , Vicar of Rogate in Sussex, Morning Preacher of St. Matthew's, Bethnal-Green, and late of Christ's College, Cambridge; Assisted by many learned Gentlemen, who have made the Sacred Writings their peculiar Study. Embellished with a great Number of beautiful Copper-Plates, descriptive of the most distinguished Transactions related in the Sacred Writings; From Original Drawings of the ingenious Messrs. Metz, Stothard and Saunders, Members of the Royal Academy; and other eminent Arists. The Whole engraved by the most Capital Performers, particularly Grignion, Collier, Heath, Cook, Blake, White, Taylor, &c.
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Author Kimpton, Edward
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London
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printed for J. Cooke No. 17, Pater-Noster Row
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Religion and Philosophy
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T095514
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