 | Samuel Wright - 1707 - 116 pages
...Example in this Cafe ; and fay as he did when he had ten Children killed at once by a Whilwind ; The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away ; bleffed be the name of the Lord *. Thus we Jhould blefs a Taking as well as a Giving God. • • • • •• . MOREOVER we have... | |
 | 1714 - 380 pages
...has fpoken, We brought nothmg into tbisWurld, and it is certain we can carry nothing out ; the Ltrd gave, and the Lord, hath taken away bleffed be the Name of the Lord? THERE are I know Men of heavy Temper without Genius, who can read thefe Expreffions of Scripture with... | |
 | Thomas Mangey - 1717 - 272 pages
...thankfulnefs, and to give them up with fubmiflion, and in both together imijobi zi tate noty J0^ ; the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, bleffed be the' name of the Lord. , Thefe are the feveral limitations of this petition ; which being put together give a true and and... | |
 | Simon Patrick (bp. of Ely.) - 1719 - 538 pages
...thofe pious Words; Naked " came I out of my Mothers Womb, and naked ":/hall I return thither: The Lord gave, and " the Lord hath taken away, bleffed be the " Name of the Lord. As if he ihould have " (aid, I was called their Father, as -long as " he that made me fo pleafed. But... | |
 | Charles Drelincourt - 1732 - 536 pages
...therefore fpeak inHcli's Language^ It is the Lord, let him do as feemethhim good: or as Job, The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, bleffed be the Name of the Lord. Thou baft taken from me what 1 highly valued on Earthy that I might look look up to Heaven, whither,... | |
 | Francis Atterbury - 1734 - 384 pages
...will I truft in him. Naked came I out of my Mother's Womb, and Naked Jhall 1 return thither. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: Bleffed be the Name of the Lord! To thefe feveral Scripture Inftancet, I crave leave to add yet One more, relating to the Paflion of... | |
 | James Blair - 1740 - 564 pages
...our Hearts, we could eafily part with it at God's Pleafure: We could fay, with holy Job, (q) The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; bleffed be the Name of the Lord: Or, with St. Paul, I have learned in ichatfoever State I am, therewith to be content ; I know both... | |
 | Peter Brett - 1748 - 260 pages
...Sorrows. fob i. 21. Naked came I out of my Mother's Womb, and naked fhall I return thither: The Lord gave. and the Lord hath taken away ; bleffed be the Name of the Lord. P fa I xlix. 16,17 Be not thou afraid when one. is made rich, when the Glory of his Houfe is eo» creafed... | |
 | 1765 - 506 pages
...WE brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing Oot. The Lord give-, yid the Lord hath taken away; bleffed be the name of the Lord. I Tim. 6. 7. Jab 1. 2j. 4fter tbt) art tome into tbi Church, Jl>nli be ruid, Pf 39. Of Pf. 90. •_•"'... | |
 | James Hallifax - 1768 - 58 pages
...Divine Will: — naked came I out of my mother s womb, and naked Jhall I return thither ; the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, bleffed be the name of the Lord f. If calamities like thefe did not make Job to fin, or to charge God fooliilily, the anguiih inflicled... | |
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