To render immethodical; to destroy themethod of; to confuse.
But the Imperial laws, which prohibited the sacrifices and ceremonies of Paganism, were rigidly executed; and every hour contributed to destroy the influence of a religion, which was supported by custom, rather than by argument.
The vessels of the deceitful are most wicked: for he hath framed devices to destroy the meek, with lying words, when the poor man speaketh judgment.
And at another time the fire, above its own power, burnt in the midst of water, to destroy the fruits of a wicked land.
The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Sion: he hath stretched out his line, and hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: and the bulwark hath mourned, and the wall hath been destroyed together.
Christ commands his pastors to catch false teachers, by holding forth their fallacy and erroneous doctrine, which like foxes would bite and destroy the vines.
In that day shall messengers go forth from my face in ships to destroy the confidence of Ethiopia, and there shall be dread among them in the day of Egypt: because it shall certainly come.
He then uplifted the sabre to destroy the Jew's wife, but the thought that she might be of use to him withheld his hand.
When they wanted to destroy the crops of an enemy, they yoked toads to his plough, and on the following night Satan himself ploughed the land with his team, and blasted it for the season.
They wore the symbol of the crusade upon their shoulders, but inveighed against the folly of proceeding to the Holy Land to destroy the Turks, while they left behind them so many Jews, the still more inveterate enemies of Christ.
To make the General Government the instrument of carrying this odious principle into effect would be at once to destroy the means of its usefulness and change the character designed for it by the framers of the Constitution.
Destroy the one, or embitter the other, and Keyork's remnant of life becomes but a foretaste of death.
This time, no peal of laugher followed to destroy the impression he had produced upon Unorna.
I informed Thomas, and directed him to change the course of Stoneman toward Lynchburg, to destroy the road in Virginia up as near to that place as possible.
To the People of Georgia: You have now the best opportunity ever yet presented to destroy the enemy.
McPherson was ordered to march back early the next day on the Clinton road to make junction with McClernand, and I was ordered to remain one day to break up railroads, to destroy the arsenal, a foundery, the cotton-factory of the Messrs.
Thou are about to destroy the seed of the three Patriarchs; how then may I hope that my seed is to fare better?
As truly as thou livest, I shall now send thee not even an angel, but a hornet to destroy the enemies of Israel.
As through the word I created the world, so can I destroy the world by it, which would be a proper punishment for them.
But as often as on swears falsely in God's name, the letters of the Ineffable Name fly away, and as there is then nothing to restrain the abyss, the waters burst forth from it to destroy the world.
It was then that God decreed to destroy the Temple on the ninth day of Ab, the day on which Israel in the wilderness wept without cause, so that this day became forever a day of tears.
Now, my father, I knew well that Chaka had doomed me to die, though first he would use me to destroy the princes.
Also he was mad with rage, and plotted in himself todestroy the Slayers of the king, every man of them; but first he must learn what they would do.
He had sent them thither to destroy the laager of the Boers, and thence, as he thought, they would presently return with victory.
That we may not touch property lying within our reach, because we cannot give personal notice to an owner who is absent endeavoring to destroy the government, is certainly not satisfactory.
Of course to greatly damage or destroy the enemy in your front would be a greater object, because it would include the former and more, but it is not so certainly within your power.
Those enemies must understand that they cannot experiment for ten years trying to destroy the government, and if they fail, still come back into the Union unhurt.
To destroy the seed of mankind Leave thy possessions, take (.
Ziusudu is here warned that a flood is to be sent "to destroy the seed of mankind"; the doubt that exists concerns the manner in which the warning is conveyed.
Should Hunter not succeed, I will still make the effort to destroy thecanal by sending cavalry up the south side of the river with a pontoon train to cross wherever they can.
If on receipt of this you should be near to Lynchburg and deem it practicable to detach a cavalry force to destroy the canal.
In September, an expedition under General Burbridge was sent to destroy the saltworks at Saltville, Virginia.
When, on the tenth of March, the worst part of the population of Paris made the first unsuccessful attempt to destroy the Girondists, Barere eagerly called for vigorous measures of repression and punishment.
Their connection was close enough to allow of mutual observation and improvement, yet not so close as to destroy the idioms of national opinion and feeling.
If so, he is not entitled to conclude that they will combine to destroy the power of the people merely because their interests may be at variance with those of the people.
If you should be on the railroad between Charlottesville and Lynchburg, it may be practicable to detach a cavalry force to destroy the canal.
Resuming his march at daylight on June 1, he went ahead on the Ashland road while sending Chapman's brigade up the south bank of the South Anna to destroy the bridges on that stream.
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