 He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God ; and he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds ; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.  Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres - Page 422by Hugh Blair - 1817 - 500 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Anne Pratt - 1799 - 200 pages
...he spoke of the " Hope of Israel:" " He shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds ; as the tender grass...springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain." * " He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass ; as showers that water the earth/'j" Every part... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 676 pages
...ultimately to refer to the Messiah, He shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even as a morning without clouds ; as the tender grass springing out of the earth, by clearshining after rain. And again J, He shall judge the poor of the people, and save the children... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 666 pages
...shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even as a morning without clouds ; as /he tender grass springing out of the earth, by clear shining after rain. And again J, lie shall judge the poor of the people, and save the children of the needy : And his people... | |
 | John Mitchell - 1805 - 260 pages
...administration of one man could accomplish, and be " as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds, as the tender grass...springing out of the earth, by clear shining after the rain." There are several circumstances which may encourage us to undertake this most honourable... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 648 pages
...morning when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds. II. Sam. xxiii. 3. Blair observes, that this is one of the most regular, and formal comparisons in the sacred books. BLAIR'S Lectures, in. 192. thy feeble sword ! Thou flyest to thy cave of grief, and Connan fights thy... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1809 - 554 pages
...vehicles of good to mankind, and like him, will be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds, as the tender grass...springing out of the earth, by clear shining after rain. And therefore, when a people are bereaved of them, they sustain an unspeakable loss, and are the subjects... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1809 - 540 pages
...vehicles of good to mankind, and like him, will be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a .morning without clouds, as the tender grass...springing out of the earth, by clear shining after rain. And therefore, when a people are bereaved of them, they sustain an unspeakable loss, and are the subjects... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1810 - 518 pages
...just, ruling in the fear of God: andhe shall be as- the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds: as the tender grass...springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. THESL words are generally understood as descriptive of the duty of civil governors, and of the happiness... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1810 - 516 pages
...just, ruling in the fear of God: and he shall be as the light of thf morning, when, the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds: as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear sfiining after rain* ' . THESE words are generally understood as descriptive of the duty of civil governors,... | |
 | Henry Venn - 1811 - 464 pages
...just, ruling in the fear of God, and he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds, as the tender grass...springing out of the earth, by clear shining after rain," 2 Sam. xxiii. Have you numerous dependents ? From the abundance of your wealth, if a Christian, you... | |
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