All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: the grass withereth, the flower fadethr because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it : surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth : but the word... Lives of Northern Worthies - Page 47by Hartley Coleridge - 1852Full view - About this book
| William Jones - Theology - 1801 - 486 pages
...James and St. Peter. All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the fleld : the grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord blozrcth upon it : surely the people is grass. . But But the life of man is also compared to a jhadow.... | |
| Joseph Washburn, Asahel Hooker - Congregational churches - 1807 - 386 pages
...Cry. And I said, What shall I cry All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof as tiie Cower of the field. The grass withereth — the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord blowcth upon it — surely the people is grass." In the book, of Job we have numerous ?.Ucstations... | |
| Thomas Chalkley - Christian life - 1808 - 582 pages
...meeting, on the words of the prophet, where he says, " All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth,...fadeth, because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: sure, ly the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower IJrdeth ; but the word of our God shall... | |
| Charles Simeon - Sermons - 1810 - 518 pages
...voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fudethi because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth,... | |
| William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 408 pages
...this day. " The voice said, Cry. What shall I cry? AH flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof as the flower of the field ; the grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of God bloweth upon it." Under this operation all our glorying in our own strength, valour, wisdom, knowledge,... | |
| William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 456 pages
...ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead." " All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field; the grass withereth, the flower fadeth : but the word of our God shall abide for ever." Blessed is the man that trusteth not in his own heart... | |
| William Huntington - Arminianism - 1812 - 402 pages
...wither when the Spirit of God blows upon thee: -'All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field; the grass withereth,...fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it." It is this, my dear brother, and not legal strivings, that will blast vain thoughts, wither human glpry,... | |
| Thomas Taylor - 1812 - 262 pages
...princes, nor in any of the children of men ; for all flesh is but as grass, and the goodliness thereof as the flower of the field; the grass withereth, the flower fadeth ; but the word of Immanuel abideth for ever. Men may sometimes want ability to perform their engagements;... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 616 pages
...mountains." " As for man, his days are as grass." " All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, but the word of our God shall stand for ever." The last is in beautiful reference to the passing away... | |
| Charles Buck - Christian life - 1815 - 202 pages
...voice said, Cry. And he said, WKat shall I cry ? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth...fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it : turely the people are grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth ; but the word of our God shall... | |
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