 | Howard Malcolm - Christian life - 1829 - 244 pages
...thy confidence in man ; lean not upon a hollow reed ! for " all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass : the grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away." Of men thou regardest only the outward appearance, and, therefore, art soon deceived ; and while thou... | |
 | Theology - 1836 - 708 pages
...man. " For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withered) and the flower thereof falleth away ; but the word of the Lord endureth forever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you." 2. The accomplishing the great... | |
 | John Brewster - Bible - 1830 - 602 pages
...sinking into oblivion, then shall the Word of God triumph. " All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass : the grass withereth,...falleth away : but the word of the Lord endureth for ever1." In consequence of these good dispositions of the Jews resident at Berea, many of them were... | |
 | Thomas Townson - 1830 - 462 pages
...Peter refers, in the first chapter, of his first Epistle : " All flesh is as grass ; and all the glory of man, as the flower of grass. The grass withereth,...falleth away : but the Word of the Lord endureth for ever." It is evident, that, by " the Word of our God, which shall stand for ever," and by " the Word... | |
 | Christian life - 1830 - 400 pages
...seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever." 1 Peter i. 23. " But the word of the Lord endureth for ever, and this is the word which by the gospel is preached to you," verse 25. But the word preached, did not profit them, not being mixed with faith, in them... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - Theology - 1830 - 722 pages
...thereto. Att flesh is grass, saith St. Peter, and all the i Pet. 1.24. glory of man as the flower of the grass; the grass withereth, and the flower thereof...falleth away ; but the word of the Lord endureth for ever: all worldly glory is frail and fading, but the word of God is eternally firm and permanent ;... | |
 | Robert Leighton - 1830 - 558 pages
...expresseth in the words of Isaiah, in the next verse. Ver. 24. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass: the grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away. IN expressing the vanity and frailty of the natural life of man, it agrees very well with the subject... | |
 | Edward Maltby (bp. of Durham.) - 1831 - 422 pages
...me, seriously lay to heart the words of the holy Apostle. " All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth,...falleth away : but the word of the Lord endureth for ever." a Every thing but the word of the Lord is short-lived, and therefore comparatively insignificant.... | |
 | William Jay - Families - 1833 - 518 pages
...days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." Let us remember, Secondly, that all is not fading. "All flesh is grass, and all the glory of man as the...grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof fàdeth away ; but the word of the Lord endureth for ever: and this is the word which, by the Gospel,... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - Sermons, English - 1831 - 538 pages
...suitable thereto. ' All flesh is grass,' saith St. Peter, ' and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass ; the grass withereth, and the flower thereof...falleth away ; but the word of the Lord endureth for ever :' all worldly glory is frail and fading, but the word of God is eternally firm and permanent;... | |
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For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away : 25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. 
