 | John Flavel - 1689 - 412 pages
...was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country ? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish ; for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful,...life from me ; for it is better for me to die than to live." Jonah 4 : 2, 3. As if he had said, " Ah, Lord, I knew it would come to this ; I knew thy gracious... | |
 | Charles Drelincourt - 1721 - 542 pages
...without impatient Murmuring, I conceive we have as good Reafon as Jonas, to fay, O Lard, take, I befiech thee, my Life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live, Jonas 4. Or, as the Prophet EliM, It is emttoh, Lord, tak? away my Lift, • i Kings 19. Such... | |
 | Charles Drelincourt - 1732 - 536 pages
...impatient Murmuring, I conceive we have as good Reafbn as Jonas, to fay, O Lord, take, I befeecb tbee, my Life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live, Jonas 5v. Or, . as the Prophet Ellas, It is enough, Lord, take away my Life, i Kings xix. Such... | |
 | John Flavel - 1770 - 528 pages
...anger, and of great kindnefs, and repenteft thee of the evil ; therefore now, O Lord, take, I beleech thee, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to " live :" qd Ah, Lord, I knew it would come to this, I knew thy gracious nature, how inclinable thou... | |
 | Samuel Ogden - 1780 - 380 pages
...faying? I knew, that thou art a gracious God and merciful. Therefore, now, O Lord, take, I befesch thee, my life from me ; for it is better for me to die, than to live. Happy, happy is it for us, that our Judge ana Lord is not man ; mean, and petulant, revengeful,... | |
 | Jacques Saurin - 1800 - 308 pages
...ra-^ vaging our towns and provinces ? Are we come to collect all our prayers into this one of Jonah, 0 Lord take, I beseech t'hee, my life from me, for it is better for me to diV titan to live,- chap. iv. 3. or in this of Elijah, It is enough, now, O Lord, take away- my life,... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1806 - 416 pages
...that -when I came back again it would be taid, I was not sent, because .Vmcveh was not destroyed : for I knew that thou [art] a gracious God, and merciful,...of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil ; the proclamation of 3 God's name to Moses. Therefore now, O LORD, take? I beseech thee, my life from... | |
 | Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson - 1806 - 406 pages
...and provinces ? are we come to cqllect all our prayers into this one of Jonah, Q Lord takv^ I beseedi thee, my life from me, for ^it is better for me to die than lo live, chap. iv. 3. or in this of Elijah, // is ' enough,, noio, Q Lord, take, away , my life,... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 pages
...be gracious unto thee, at the voice of thy cry, when he heareth it he will answer thee. Jonah iv. 2. Thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger....of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. SCP Amos v. 5. Zech. iv. 7. Grace, grace. CXX. God's throne ia a throne of grace. Heb. iv. 16. Let... | |
 | Charles Drelincourt - 1810 - 614 pages
...can speak without impatient murmuring, I conceive we have as good reason as Jonas, to say, " OLord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me ; for it is better for me to die than to live," Jonas iv. or as the prophet Elias, *< It is enough, Lord, take away my life," I Kings xix. Such... | |
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I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country ? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish : for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. Therefore... 
