 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 506 pages
...Shall a mortal, miserable man fire* 3 tend to charge God with injustice in any of Jus proceedings ? If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand ; 4 not one trims of a thousand will he be able to re/ihi to. [He is] wise in heart, and mighty in... | |
 | Joseph Washburn, Asahel Hooker - Congregational churches - 1807 - 386 pages
...holy, submissive boldness ; not his own merit, fer, as he had said, in chapter ix. vr. 2. " How should man be just with God ? If he will contend with him he cannot answer him one of a thousand." But he would plead before him, with a humble boldness, the riches of his grace. According to the exhortation... | |
 | Joseph Washburn, Asahel Hooker - Congregational churches - 1807 - 388 pages
...; not his own merit, fer, as he had said, in chapter ix. vr. 2. " How should man be just with God I If he will contend with .him he cannot answer him one of a thousand." But he would plead before him, with a humble boldness, the riches of his grace. According to the exhortation... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 550 pages
...thce in our trespasses ; for we cannot stand before thee, because of this ; Ezra ix, 15. Haw should a man be just with God '? if he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand ; Jo!i ix. 2, 3. So then, he, that doth, righteousness, is righteous ; 1 John iii. 7: but, by pardon... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1809 - 524 pages
...(ie as Bildad had just before said, that God would not cast away a perfect man, &c.) but how should man be just with God ? If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand." To the like purpose, Psalm cxliii. 2. «' Enter not into judgment with thy servant ; for in thy sight... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1809 - 542 pages
...(ie as Bildad had just before said, that God would not cast away a perfect man, Ifc.) but how should man be just with God ? If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand." To the like purpose, Psalm cxliii. 2. " Enter not into judgment with thy servant ; for in thy sight... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Sin, Original - 1808 - 402 pages
...(ie as Bildad had just before said, that God would not cast away a fierfect man, &c.} but how should man be just with God? If he will contend •with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand." To the like purpose, Psalm cxliii. 2. " Enter not into judgment with thy servant ; for in thy sight... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...afflictions. THEN Job answered and said, 2 1 know it is so of a tnith : but how should man be just with God? 3 a chief house among the Simeonites. 15 And the name 4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength : who hath hardened himself 'against him, and hath prospered... | |
 | Robert Traill - Presbyterian Church - 1810 - 600 pages
...Lord call them before this high court of justice, they will surely be cast : Job is. 2, 3. Htnv should a man be just with God ? If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. When God sits on a throne of justice, to judge men according to his law and their works, nothing but... | |
 | Johannes van der Kemp - Heidelberger Katechismus - 1810 - 548 pages
...earth for mtegrr.. uprightness, fearing God and eschewing evil, said, chapt. he. 2, 3, "how should man be just with God ? If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand." Divid, the man after God's own heait, sai''. Psalm cxxx. 3, 4, " if thou, Lord, sboulrie ' mark iniquity,... | |
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I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. 
