| Morning and evening prayers - 1818 - 714 pages
...to address the Supreme Being in a few solemn words, than run into vain and unmeaning repetitions : " God is in heaven, and thou upon earth ; therefore let thy words be few." Could this great point be carried, every objection would at once be answered ; and, what is of much... | |
| Hugh Gaston - Bible - 1807 - 550 pages
...2. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God, for God is in heaven and thou • upon earth, therefore let thy words be few. Hos. xiv. 2. Take with you words, and turn to the Lord, and say unto him, take away all iniquity, and... | |
| 1807 - 570 pages
...2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God : for God is in heaven, and, thou upon earth : therefore let thy words be few. 3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business ; and a fool's voice is knowi by multitude of... | |
| Hugh Blair, James Finlayson - Presbyterian Church - 1808 - 474 pages
...place of thunder; and clouds and darkness surround him. He is the Hearer of prayer ; but we lift our voice to him from afar. Into his immediate presence...guilt. For, if he knows our frame, and remembers we art dust ; our iniquities, also, are ever before him ; our secret sins in the light of his countenance.... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 pages
...V. 2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to w/ter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth : therefore let thy words be few. Be not thou rash and over hasty in the engaging of thyself by VOL.in. s vows unto God ; but be well... | |
| Bible - 1809 - 556 pages
...2. Be not rash "with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God : for God is in heaven^ and thou upon earth ; therefore let thy •words befev>.] And next to this, when, thou makest thy prayers to God, or givest him thanks for his benefits,... | |
| Church of Scotland - Presbyterianism - 1810 - 636 pages
...2. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth ; therefore let thy words be few. Ver. 4. When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools : pay... | |
| Theophilus Lindsey - Sermons, English - 1810 - 550 pages
...v. 2.) "Be not rash with thy mouth; nor let thine heart be hasty to utter any th;ng before God : for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth : therefore let thy words be few." With this, our Saviour's caution plainly agrees. We should not burden ourselves with asking many things... | |
| Johannes van der Kemp - Heidelberger Katechismus - 1810 - 572 pages
...«' Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter any thing before Cod ; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth ; therefore let thy words be few," Eccl. V. 2. 4. None of us may think that he may abstain from praying, frhen he is not influenced in... | |
| Joseph Lathrop - Congregational churches - 1810 - 432 pages
..." Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to ut ter any thing before God ; for God is in heaven and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few." David's first petition is, that God would " give ear to his words." Sensible of his own unworthiness,... | |
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