| 1828 - 122 pages
...himself, in his petition to the God of his fathers, in language of deep humility, (ver. 10.) " I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of...the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant." Humility is a distinguishing feature in the Christian's character. It is the groundwork of every grace,... | |
| Henry Hunter - Bible - 1828 - 242 pages
...saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee : I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou host shewed unto thy servant : for with my staff I parsed over this Jordan, and now I am become two... | |
| Esther Copley - Animals in the Bible - 1829 - 514 pages
...and truth manifested towards him, and humbly acknowledged his own meanness and unworthiness : " I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of...unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two bands." The good providence of God in building up families, and... | |
| Bible - 1829 - 1012 pages
...between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. 30 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast...unto thy servant : for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two bands. 1 1 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother,... | |
| James Gall - Catechisms - 1829 - 230 pages
...Every good thing we enjoy is unaeserved by us, and is a freeigift from God. — Gen. xxxii. 10. I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of...the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant. 503. We are to seek only what may be necessary for the present day, and not to be over-anxious for... | |
| William Jay - Meditations - 1829 - 538 pages
...connexion between folly and misery. He shews his humility : " I am not worthy of the least of all thy mercies, and of all the truth which thou hast shewed unto thy servant." This temper is not natural to us; but grace brings us down, and keeps us from thinking more highly... | |
| Bruce Wilkinson - Religion - 1991 - 468 pages
...by God, can gain great amounts of earthly goods. His own personal testimony is found in 32:10: "I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast showed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I become two bands [caravans]."... | |
| George Herbert - Poetry - 1991 - 500 pages
...The Agony 3 staff a measuring rod, but with reference to Jacob in Herbert's favourite passage, 'I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast showed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan . . .' (Genesis 32:10). 8 Mount... | |
| Charles Haddon Spurgeon - Religion - 1990 - 272 pages
...among men, and there will be a freshness and a power about you which none shall be able to resist. / am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast showed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.... | |
| Robert Atwan, Laurance Wieder - Poetry - 1993 - 514 pages
...which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of...unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. THE Posm GEORGE HERBERT Let wits contest, And with their... | |
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