 | George Buist - 1809 - 422 pages
...strongest motives to bear afflictions with patience and resignation. It is God who chastens : "and " shall mortal man be more just than God ? «« shall a man be more pure than his Maker ?" Jesus, our Master, suffered afflictions ; and we his servants can have no right to complain. Though... | |
 | James Hare - 1809 - 474 pages
...thy righteous "judgments endureth for ever. Righteous " is the Lord, and upright are his judgments. " Shall mortal man be more just than God? " shall a man be more pure than his Maker? " Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of un" derstanding. Far be it from God that he " should do wickedness,... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 324 pages
...the form thereof. " an image was before mine eyes; there was si" lence, and I heard a voice, saying : Shall mortal " man be more just than God ? Shall a man be " more pure than his Maker V The second is from the book of Kings *. " And Elijah came thither unto a cave and " lodged there,... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1810 - 498 pages
...scripture: " Who art " tliou that repliest against God? Shall not the Judge " of all the earth do right? Shall mortal man be more " just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his " Maker?"* Let us rather submit to his righteousness, and seek that relief which his gospel proposes to us. The... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 408 pages
...thou disannul God's judgments, wilt thou condemn God, that thou mayest be righteous ? Job xl. 8. " Shall mortal man be more just than God, shall a man be more pure than his Maker?" Why dost thou strive against him, for he giveth no account of any of. his matters : he is of one mind,... | |
 | James Patriot Wilson - 1812 - 288 pages
...form thereof: an image •was before mine eyes; there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, 17. Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his Maker} 18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charg-' ed with folly. 19 How much less... | |
 | John Wesley - 1812 - 462 pages
...it is not ? Why, " Job and his friends use this manner of 'speech, in other places of this book. ' Shall mortal man ;be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than bis Maker ?' " (Job iv. 17.) Nay, this is not the manner of speech which is in question ; so you are... | |
 | Alexander Proudfit - 1813 - 414 pages
...it ; must not that be right which he has determined, although his counsels may be unsearchable ? " Shall mortal man be more just than God ? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker ?" Dost thou love thy soul, proud man, lay aside thy carnal reasoning, and make sure thy salvation... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1871 - 644 pages
...wad lay her, but upo' my heart, wi' my auld arms aboot her, to baud the further ill aff o' her. An' shall mortal man be more just than God ! Shall a man be more pure than his Maker ? 0 my God, my God." (p. 65.) " Is not salvation the uniting of all our nature into oue harmonious... | |
 | William Bates - 1815 - 530 pages
...niade use of to elude the plain meaning of the eternal judgment that will pass upon the wicked : " shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his maker?" Job 4. 17. The reprobates have now some bold advocates, that plead those things for favour to them, which they... | |
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Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up : it stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof : an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice saying, Shall mortal man be more just than God ? Shall... 
