 God speaketh once, Yea, twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed; Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction, That he may withdraw man from...  Blackwood's Lady's Magazine and Gazette of the Fashionable World, Or, St ... - Page 691853Full view - About this book
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 506 pages
...tcaleth instruction, makes the soul receive the deep im/iression, 17 as the -max receives the seal, That he may withdraw man [from his] purpose, and hide pride from man ; withdraw him from einl 18 purposes, mortify his firide and make him humble. He keepetli back his... | |
 | Ambrose Serle - 1806 - 502 pages
...he may draw man from his •work [nary] his ewn purpose and designs, and hide pride from man. Thus he keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from the overpassing sword, which, as in type the Egyptians, shall ere long destroy the unbelieving world.... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 pages
...Jabez called on God, and said, O that thou wouldst bless me, and keep me from evil. Job xxxiii. 18. He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. Ps. xii. 7. Thou wilt keep them, O Lord, and shall preserve them from this generation. Ps. xxxi. 20.... | |
 | Robert Gray - 1808 - 362 pages
...be connected with impending death, and when God seems still " to open the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, that he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man, keeping back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword -fv" And if upon any occasions... | |
 | Robert Gray - 1808 - 206 pages
...connected with impending death, and •when God seems still " to open the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, that he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man, keeping back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword •(•." And if upon... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...instruction, 17 That he may withdraw man./rcw hiit purpose, and hide pride from man. 18 He keepcJi back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. 19 He is chaste .ed also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude (if his bones with strong fiain... | |
 | 1809 - 556 pages
...the day) he secretly whispers instruction in their ears, and imprints it upon their minds : Ver. 17. That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.] Not to make them understand, indeed, all the secret reasons of his providence, but to tqrn n>an frojp... | |
 | Thomas Brooks - 1810 - 342 pages
...sleep falleth upon men, in. slumberings upon the bed ; then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, that he may withdraw man from his...the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. When Satan shall tell thee of other men's sins to draw thee to sin, do thou think of their sufferings,... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 504 pages
...observes, was peculiar to this institution f. Elihu, speaking of GOD'S dealing with his servants, says, " That he may withdraw man from " his purpose, and hide pride from man ; he keepeth " back his soulfwm the pit, and his life from perishing " by the sword. He is chastened also with pain upon "... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 514 pages
...observes, was peculiar to this institution f. Elihu, speaking of GOD'S dealing with his servants, says, " That he may withdraw man from " his purpose, and hide pride from man ; he keepeth " back his sou\fr&m the pit, and his life from perishing " by the sword. He is chastened also with pain upon "... | |
| |
