| Joseph Hall - 1808 - 568 pages
...shall speedily lift up his head, to follow his victory, which he shall gloriously atchieve. CXI. 2 The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that liave pleasure therein. The works of the Lord are great; which are diligently searched and inquired... | |
| Jonathan Edmondson - 1808 - 328 pages
...contemplate them frequentlv is both an important duty,1 and a source of great delight. " The works of God are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein." . The first chapter of Genesis,out of which we have taken our text, contains a short account of creation... | |
| 1809 - 1150 pages
...will praise the LORD with my whole heart, iu the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. 2 y courts : for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 7 Moreover 3 His work is honourable and glorious : and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 He hath made his... | |
| 1877 - 588 pages
...educe its 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.... | |
| Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...give thanks unto the Lord with my whole heart, secretly among the faithful, and in the congregation, 2 The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. 3 His work is worthy to be praised and had in honour, and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 The... | |
| 1805 - 672 pages
...impress our minds •with a lively idea of the weakness and insignificancy of man. We are told, that " The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein *." It is also said, " Remember that thon magnify his work, which men behold -f" It is our intention,... | |
| Thomas Boston - 1812 - 512 pages
...pondering and narrowly considering them. We should not only look to them, but into them, Psal. cxi. 2. * The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.' And the more we see of them, the more of God we will see in them ; for the further we wade in these... | |
| Charles Marshall - 1813 - 464 pages
...gratifications are to be sought in, and \\ill be reaped from, attentive and modest enquiries into Nature. " rJhe works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.'" .Let it be noticed then, that Nature is nothing. but the art of GOB ; a bright display of that wisdom,... | |
| William Jay - 1814 - 552 pages
...KEEP MINE ORDINANCES, AND DO •THEM: AKD fuEr SHALL BB ur PEOPLE, 'AND I WILL BE fHEIR GOD, (t XHE works of the Lord are great, " sought out of all them that have pleausure therein." It is pleasing to observe Him as the God of nature, " renewing the face of the... | |
| Charles Buck - 1815 - 430 pages
...their own fault f 3 May 3. PIII.H cxlv. 5. I will speak of thy wondrous works. I'SALM cxi. 2. TIte works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. The celebrated LINNAEUS born 1707. If the ingenuity and labour of man call forth our admiration, and deserve... | |
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