prophets

• “If the offending judicatory neglect to hear this, we ought to tell the offence to the church in the highest sense, that redress may be obtained -- the apostle Paul declaring, _that the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets_.”

  The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London

• “And that which is often said by Moses, is very often repeated by thy other prophets, _These and these things the Lord spake_, [291] and _the Lord said_, and _the Lord commanded_, not by the counsels, not by the voice, but by the _hand of Moses_, and by the _hand of the prophets_.”

  Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions Together with Death's Duel

• “In the study of the messages of the prophets we should understand that the meaning of the term prophets may be: (1) A person employed in the public utterance of religious discourse, very much as the preacher of today.”

  The Bible Book by Book A Manual for the Outline Study of the Bible by Books

• “Note, The voice of the prophets is the Lord's voice, and that cries to the city, cries to the country.”

  Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)

• “They were called prophets and came to help people at different times in history: Abraham, Jesus, Muhammad -- each brought truth at a certain time in history to help human beings to search for peace by finding God.”

  The Huffington Post: Locke Rush: A Letter To My Grandson, Alexander, About Religion

• “Luckily, in my department, no one has tried to tell me that the authors in such journals are prophets from the Flying Spaghetti Monster or anything ... yet.”

  Nothing but Nature

• “And finally, the missing bells were recast, and named, again, for prophets from the Old Testament.”

  Just When You Despair

• “I tell you, that your fathers immolated their children; and I call your prophets to witness.”

  A Philosophical Dictionary

• “One of their prophets is Johnette Napolitano from Concrete Blonde … Love Constantine, the hero, was named for the song “The Beast” on the Bloodletting CD.”

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• “Socialism, as advocated by its prophets, is a body of vague and hypothetical beliefs about a "good society" that never existed, and about which we can therefore imagine what we please so long as it is different from the present.”

  Leviathan or Post-War Trends in Government and Business

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