| William Dodd - 1828 - 522 pages
...returneth to his earth, and that James iv. 13 — 15. very day bis thoughts perish. — Pa. xlvi.3, 4. A man's heart deviseth his way ; but the Lord directeth his steps, &c! OF "HOHATIOIITQ.AHD COUIEHT_, . . . - i »:l C Wn *»T'T!U »TT f!f\T\ C TiTCintrV — The lot... | |
| Selina Martin - Italy - 1828 - 418 pages
...can imagine. We have had a delightful walk in one of the suburbs of this town. Well may it be said, " A man's heart deviseth his way ; but the Lord directeth his steps." This is the place which Sir W. had fixed on for our residence this last summer ; .and we could not... | |
| Jacobus Arminius - Theology - 1828 - 778 pages
...absolutely desired. The Scriptures enunciate this kind of Direction, generally, in the following words : " A man's heart deviseth his way ; but the Lord directeth his steps." (Prov. xvi, 9-) But, specially, concerning the heart of a King : " As the rivers of water are in the... | |
| Presidents - 1829 - 290 pages
...that Providence which can make the smallest incident defeat the wisest plans of man; and prove that "A man's heart deviseth his way, but the Lord directeth his steps." The disappointed baseness of Arnold was constrained to be useful to his country. He sent addresses... | |
| Ethics - 1829 - 258 pages
...keep in the path of duty, and submit to his providence, we may trust in him for every thing we need. " A man's heart deviseth his way ; but the Lord directeth his steps." — Prov. xvi. 9. " Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he... | |
| James Gall - Catechisms - 1829 - 230 pages
...kingdom ruleth over all. 64. God directs and governs all the actions of his creatures — Prov. xvi. 9. A man's heart deviseth his way : but the Lord directeth his steps. d5. God's works of providence are most holy — Psal. e»lv. 17- The Lord is righteous in all his ways,... | |
| Alexander Gunn - Clergy - 1829 - 560 pages
...impending destruction ; and he must be bund, who cannot read in it a striking exposition of the proverb, A man's heart deviseth his way ; but the Lord directeth his steps. A young friend of his, whose health as well as his own, was in a feeble state, having concluded to... | |
| Asa Cummings - 1830 - 530 pages
...and by the Lord was that burden sustained. His mind was kept in peace, for it was stayed on God. " A man's heart deviseth his way, but the Lord directeth his steps." Mr. Payson went to Portland, with no expectation, probably, of making that his permanent residence,... | |
| Asa Cummings - Christian biography - 1839 - 510 pages
...and by the Lord was that burden sustained. His mind was kept in peace, for it was stayed on God. " A man's heart deviseth his way, but the Lord directeth his steps." Mr. Payson went to Portland with no expectation, probably, of making that his permanent residence,... | |
| Clergy - 1830 - 356 pages
...instances in the course of our experience is the truth of the declaration of Solomon demonstrated — " A man's heart deviseth his way ; but the Lord directeth his steps." Such is our short-sightedness that we should often seek death in the error of our ways, did not our... | |
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