| Hugh Blair - 1823 - 458 ページ
...generally pursued more fully than the nature of a metaphor admits ; as when I say, " The ac" tions of princes are like those great rivers, the " course...beholds, but their " springs have been seen by few." This slight instance will shew, that a happy comparison is a kind of sparkling ornament, which adds... | |
| William Russell - 1823 - 160 ページ
...not left to be implied : it is expressed in form ; thus, " The actions of princes are like those of great rivers, the course of which every one beholds, but their springs have been seen by few." Rules for the Introduction of Comparisons. 1. They should not be drawn from things that have too near... | |
| Charles Bradley (Vicar of Glasbury.) - 1823 - 370 ページ
...that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.' 2. ' As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.' The stability of the church, and the protection afforded her by Jehovah,... | |
| 1823 - 602 ページ
...of elevations answering to the Scripture representation of Jerusalem as guarded by mountains : " As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the " Lord is round about his people from henceforth, even for ever." (Psalm cxxv. 2.) There is still much confusion and uncertainty in... | |
| Martin Luther - 1824 - 588 ページ
...eyes of our faith ; and then we shall have nothing to fear. As it is written in the 125th Psalm, " As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth even for ever." Amen ! , . VIEW VII. | « . • * , mt • . OF THE GOOD FROM ABOVE.... | |
| 1832 - 590 ページ
...thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even forever more." And again he says, " As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even forever.' Though the people of Giu^ sometimes take care of one another, yet their... | |
| 1824 - 636 ページ
...Strength and glory here unite: Zion is the Lord's delight. 240. The Security of the Church. 8—7—4. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. — PSALM Cxxv. 2. Tho' the world in arms combine, Happy Zion! What... | |
| Josiah Conder - 1824 - 398 ページ
...representation of Jerusalem, as guarded by mountains, literally answers to its topographical situation : " As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth, even for ever." * The site of the ancient city is so unequivocally marked by its natural... | |
| John Flavel - 1824 - 416 ページ
...1, 2. No inheritance is better defended and secured, than the Lord's inheritance, Psal. cxxv. 2. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people. So careful is he for their safety, that he createth upon every dwelling-place of Mount Zion, and upon... | |
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