Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him? Sermons - Page 296by Hugh Blair - 1820Full view - About this book
| James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...none of the Almighty, that God in the life to come do send them many sorrows. " Theyk" (saith he) " say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the...knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him ? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him." But whatsoever their knowledge... | |
| George Burder - 1835 - 654 pages
...judgment. The language of sinners is, " Let us break his bonds asunder, and cast away his cords from us ;" they say unto God, " Depart from us ; for we desire...knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him ? and what profit should we have if we pray unto him?" Job xxi. 15. All natural... | |
| Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...overflown with a flood. They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. Therefore, they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not...knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have if we pray unto him ? By the blast of God they perish,... | |
| Joseph Bellamy - Christian life - 1804 - 454 pages
...xxi. 12, 14.... They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ .' Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. — Mai. iii. 14, 15.. ../£ is in Vain to serve God : and what profit is it that ive have kept... | |
| Philip Doddridge - Theology - 1804 - 618 pages
...when enriched by the 12 bounties of the great common Father, do they ungratefully run from him, and say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways ; (Job xxi. 1 4.) Sensual pleasures are 13 eagerly sought; and perhaps all their earthly possessions... | |
| Philip Doddridge - 1804 - 644 pages
...when enriched by the 12 bounties of the great common Father, do they ungratefully run. from him, and say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways ; (Job xxi. 14 ) Sensual pleasures are 13 eagerly sought ; and perhaps all their earthly possessions... | |
| Andrew Fuller - Faith - 1805 - 258 pages
...impossible. — Spiritual blindness is ascribed to aversion of heart — Their eyes have they closed — They say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy .ways — The ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness, obduracy, or callousness of the heart.*... | |
| Glasgow presbytery - Glasgow (Scotland) - 1808 - 306 pages
...«« timbrel and the harp, and rejoiced at the sound " of the organ, and yet said unto God, depart ff from us, -for we desire not the knowledge of thy « ways; — what is the Almighty, that we should 190 « sen'e him, and what profit should we receive, if " we pray unto him * ?" And they... | |
| John Bunyan - 1808 - 282 pages
...is like an egg. Alas ! the scripture makes mention of many that by their actions speak the same : ', They say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways." .Again, " They refuse to hearken, and pull away their shoulder, and stop their ears : yea they... | |
| Samuel Stillman - Baptists - 1808 - 426 pages
...happiness is future : so ignorant are unbelievers of the consolation that there is in Christ. Hence they say unto God, " Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways." Yet it deserves to be observed here, that when threatening sickness seizes these despisers of... | |
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