| John Flavel - 1671 - 576 pages
...events of providence ; see his hand in all that befalls you, whether it be evil or good. " The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein." Psa. Ill : 2. How much good might we get by observation of the good or evil that befalls us throughout... | |
| Edward King - 1796 - 48 pages
...what he has actually dorte : ever bearing in mind those words of the holy Psalmist.* " The works of The Lord are great : sought out of all them " that have pleasure therein. " The Lord hath so done his marvellous works, that they ought " to be had in remembrance." POSTSCRIPT.... | |
| Thomas Dick - 1799 - 200 pages
...hath created these things"—" Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God"—" The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein"—" Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty." When we look around on the surface of the earth,... | |
| William Smith - 1803 - 528 pages
...BO little understand, as the everlasting objects of their investigation and praise! " The works of the Lord are great, sought out " of all them that have pleasure therein. How ma" nifold are his works— in wisdom hath he made " them all!" " This is the language of good... | |
| William Smith - 1803 - 492 pages
...so little understand, as the everlasting objects of their investigation and praise ! " The works of the Lord are great, sought out " of all them that have pleasure therein. How ma" nifold are his works—in wisdom hath he made " them all!" " This is the language of good men,... | |
| 530 pages
...step we take, how justly appropriate do we feel the following devout acknowledgment, " The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein." Psalm cxi. 2. Earnestly recommending this profitable research to your young readers, I remain, JC THE... | |
| Robert Coutts - 1808 - 460 pages
...appears. 1. His contemplation, love, and trust, are fixed on the most excellent objects. " The works of the " Lord are great ; sought out of all them that have " pleasure therein. "§ They are indeed pleasant to be known, and worthy to be admired. It affords an exalted and a rational... | |
| Christoph Christian Sturm - 1808 - 314 pages
...name. Then will our hearts be deeply sensible of the truth of these words of David r " The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein." ^ JULY 29. Or MILDEW ArfD IKINIi Y-ni'W. MILDEW is a whitish substance, like dust, with which plants... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 pages
...his wise and faithful servants, who take pleasure both to note and publish them. CXI. 2 The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. CXI. 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do... | |
| 1877 - 588 pages
...ennobling tendency — not to tarnish its lustre, but to tinge it with a heavenly radiance. " The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein." Science " for its own sake," says the scientist. Science " for the glory of God," says the theologian.... | |
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