 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown...  The Lover's Pilgrimage: And a Trial of Affection - Page 103by Mrs. Silver - 1846 - 336 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Cotton - 1648 - 272 pages
...the coales thereof are coales offire,which hath a moft vehement flame. . 7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it : if a man would give all thefuhftance of hit houfefor love, it would unerly he contemned. , .' 8 We have a linle ft ft er, and... | |
 | Richard Alleine - 1852 - 402 pages
...excellence and their rarity. (1.) Prize it according to its worth and excellence. Why, what is the worth ? " If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be contemned." The whole world is not of sufficient value to be a price for love ; no, it must come... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1735 - 798 pages
...thee in the Night, yea, with my SPIRIT within me will I SEEK thee early. 7. Many Waters cannot QUENCH LOVE; neither can the Floods drown it : If a Man would give all the Subifonce of his Houle fbr LOVE, it would utterly be contemned. Re-.', i. 5. Jefus Ckriff, who is the... | |
 | United Brethren in Christ - 1754 - 828 pages
...crave. The coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a moil vehement flame : many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. If a man would give all the fubflance of his houfe for love : it would utterly be contemned. Chr. What (hall we do for our fifter... | |
 | Ralph Erskine - 1796 - 738 pages
...: I'd rather die than not be lov'd; ... My heart is all on fire. Verfe 7. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it : if a man would give all the fubftance of bis boufe for love, it would utterly be contemned. No waves could quench thy love, which... | |
 | Thomas Williams - 1801 - 366 pages
....The darts thereof are darts of fire, Which have the fiery flame of JAH. 7 Many waters cannot quench love ; Neither can the floods drown it. If a man would...house for love, , " , It would utterly be contemned. 136 CH. VIII. SECTION XIV. [1th Evening,] SPOUSE. £ We have a sister who is little, and her breasts... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1802 - 422 pages
...grave : "the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it : If a man would give all the fubftance of his houie for love, it would utterly be contemned." Whatever ftorms blow, you are the... | |
 | Thomas Williams - 1803 - 368 pages
...darts thereof are darts of fire, Which have the fiery flame of Bridegroom. Many waters cannot quench love ; Neither can the floods drown it. If a man would give all the substance of hia house for love, It would utterly he contemned. THIS Seftion begins with a question from the virgins,... | |
 | John Smalley - 1803 - 448 pages
...the pleasure he should take in eating it, if he did. In this sense, the saying of Solomon is true, " If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be utterly contemned ;" that is, totally unavailing. One may wish for his own sake, that he loved God... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 476 pages
...coals thereof [are] coals of (ire, [which hath] a. most ve7 hement flame. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it : if a man would...his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. i 8 We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts : what shall 9 we do for our sister in the day... | |
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