sacred writ

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We owe our grateful acknowledgments to Him who is, as he is frequently styled in Sacred Writ, 'The Lord of Hosts.'

From A Book of Autographs by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

He stood a full minute while the president of the League mumbled to himself as he perused the Sacred Writ.

From Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure by Ball, Eustace Hale

But the declaration of Sacred Writ is, "One event happeneth to all."

From Woman As She Should Be or, Agnes Wiltshire by Herbert, Mary E.

When Dr. Jeffries repeated to him the soothing words of Sacred Writ, "Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me," the dying statesman exclaimed, "Yes; that is what I want, Thy rod; Thy staff!"

From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Poore, Benjamin Perley

As most of his historical subjects are from Sacred Writ, he never loses sight of those qualities which take them out of the page of every-day occurrences.

From Rembrandt and His Works Comprising a Short Account of His Life; with a Critical Examination into His Principles and Practice of Design, Light, Shade, and Colour. Illustrated by Examples from the Etchings of Rembrandt. by Burnet, John