 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.  The Christian Observer - Page 131813Full view - About this book
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 476 pages
...crass, and all the goodliness thereof [is! as 7 the flower of the field : The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the peo8 pie [is] grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth : hut the word of our God »hall stand... | |
 | Joseph Washburn, Asahel Hooker - Congregational churches - 1807 - 388 pages
...flesh is grass, and all the goodi'iness thereof as the flower of the field. The grass wHiicrcth — the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it — surely the people is grass." In the book of Job we have numerous attestations of the like import : " For we are but of yesterday,... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 pages
...valley shall be c.ralted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low. XL. 1 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth : because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. As the grass withereth and as the flower fadeth, upon every nipping wind or scorching sun ; so do and... | |
 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand for ever. O Zion, that... | |
 | William Jones - Anglican Communion - 1810 - 458 pages
...Jlesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the jield: the grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it : surely the people is grass. But the life of man is also compared to a shadow. — He fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not. In... | |
 | Charles Simeon - Sermons - 1810 - 516 pages
...grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the foiver of the field. The grass wither eth, the Jloiver fadeth; because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass wither eth, the jiower fadeth: but the ivordofour God shall stand for ever. GOD doeih according... | |
 | Charles Simeon - Sermons - 1810 - 518 pages
...and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fudethi because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, theflovaerfadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. GOD doeth according... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 416 pages
...John iii. 8. And the prophet here tells us what is done by this blowing: "The grass withereth and the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass." But this work is not done without the word, as appears by the prophet's account. He tells us, first,... | |
 | Missions - 1832 - 644 pages
...is grass, and all the: goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field : the grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it : surely the people are grass." It is on this ground, then, we must build the following remarks. Although time is short... | |
 | William Huntington - 1819 - 886 pages
...auger of God, as the flower of the field;./' The grass withcreth, the flower fadeth, because t!if{ spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely th,e people is grass." The Minister whose loss \ve have reason to deplore, was continually holding forth to us, both from... | |
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