 | Jeremiah Burroughs - 1650 - 750 pages
...in their way, They fiend their day sin wealth, therefore they fay to Cod, depart frem #*, rve defire not the knowledge of thy ways-, What is the Almighty, that we fiouldferve him ? There is no truer mifery, then falfe joy, fays Bernard.There is a great difference... | |
 | Clement Ellis - 1705 - 494 pages
...Heaven. Job. 2*. 13, 14. Becaufe the Wicked profper, They fay unto God, Depart from tts, for we defire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty that we jhould ferve him, and what Profit jhalt we have if we pray unto him ? Job n. • And not only the Wicked,... | |
 | John Hildrop - 1711 - 332 pages
...in their Jight, and their Houfes are fafe from fear, neither is the Rod of God upon them; They fend forth their little Ones like a Flock, and their Children dance, They take theTimbrel and Harp, and rejoice at the found of the Organ, Job 21. They are not in Trouble' like... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1735 - 798 pages
...Contblations. POWEK ? 7. Wherefore do the WICKED live, become old, yea, are MIGHTY in I j. They fpend their Days in Wealth, and in a Moment go down to the Grave. 14. Therefore they fay unto Gou, Depart from us ; for we dcfirc not tbe KNOWLEDGE of thy WAY?. \j.... | |
 | John Fisher - 1741 - 352 pages
...of God ufon them-, they take the Timbrel and Harp, and rejoice at the Sound of the Organ', theyfpend their Days in Wealth, and in a Moment go down to the Grave. One dieth in his fuU Strength, being wholly at Eafe and *$uiet j and another dieth in the Bitterness... | |
 | John FISHER (A.M., Vicar of St. Lawrence, Exeter.) - 1741 - 354 pages
...God upon them; they take the Timbrel and Harp, and rejoice at the Sound of the Organ', they ff end their Days in Wealth, and in a Moment go down to the Grave. One dieth in his full Strength, being wholly at Eafe and Quiet j and another dieth in the Bitternefs... | |
 | Nehemiah Walter - 1755 - 550 pages
...for their Lord, to ferve and obey him. They practically fay unto God, Depart from us ; for we dejire not the knowledge of thy ways : What is the Almighty, that we J/bouldJerve him ? Job xxi. 14^ 15. Now, while they do thus refufe to ferve God, they do willingly... | |
 | William Warburton - 1765 - 482 pages
...condition of profperous wieked men *, a principal circumftance of whofe felicity iSj that they fpend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave", ie without ficknefs, or the terrors of flow-approaching death. The lot which profperous libertines... | |
 | John Flavel - 1770 - 512 pages
...price of their fouls, they will havethem. Thus the wicked are defcribed, Job xxi. 13. " They fpend their days in wealth, and " in a moment go down to the grave : " That is, their whole ftock of time is fpent in cares and labours to get wealth, and when they have... | |
 | John Flavel - 1770 - 488 pages
...wanton ; their life is but a drverfion from one.pleaure to another, Job xxi. n, 12, 13. " They fend forth their little <( ones like a flock, and their children dance : they take the tim" brel-and harp, and rejoice at the found of the organ: they *' ipend their days in wealth,... | |
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They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty,... 
