 | Francis Gastrell (bp. of Chester) - 1717 - 352 pages
...to the Sinner Travel, to gather, and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. d The Fear of the Lord prolongeth Days : but the Years of the wicked (hall be (hortned. e Treafures of Wickednefs profit nothing : but Righteoufnefs delivereth from Death.... | |
 | William Sherlock - 1739 - 314 pages
...that Virtue and Piety fhall prolong them : That the 'wicked foall not live out half their days : That the fear of the Lord prolongeth days; but the years of the wickedjhall beJhortened, Prov. x. 27. Such Promifes and Threatnings as thefc muft be ftruck out of... | |
 | John Flavel - 1770 - 520 pages
...midft of my days." Ila. xxvii. 10. "lam " deprived of the refidue of my years." And, Prov. x. 27. " The fear of the Lord prolongeth days, but the years of the « wicked fhaH be fliortened." It is demanded, what tolerable fenfe we can give thefe fcriptures, whilft we aflert... | |
 | Whole duty - 1777 - 582 pages
...vicious inclinations; and, befides, it would deftroy one great motive to obedience, as it is written, The fear of the Lord prolongeth days, but the years of the wicked mail be fhortened ; or, the wicked (hall not live out half their days. Which, and the like promifesandthreatenings,muft... | |
 | 1788 - 598 pages
...26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as fmoke to the eyes, fo is the fluggard to them that fend him. 27 The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked fhall be fhortened. 28 The hope of the righteous Jhall be gladnefs, but the expectation of the wicked... | |
 | David Collyer - 1790 - 484 pages
...of. cutting Y y 2 fhort 1 Chap. vii. i_. n Chap. xiv. j£. Jhort the lives of the wicked? Such as, n The fear of the Lord prolongeth days, but the years of the iv'uked Jhall be Jhortened ; ° The bloody and deceitful men foall not live out half their days, or... | |
 | Old Humphrey - 1799 - 372 pages
...proverbs of Solomon. " Virtue is the surest road to longevity; but vice meets with an early doom." "The fear of the Lord prolongeth days : but the years of the wicked shall be shortened," Prov. x. 27. "The heart is the fountain of life." "Out of it [the heart] are the issues of life," Prov. iv. 23.... | |
 | 1799 - 354 pages
...the forest have no garners, the wide world is before them. That which touches vermilion is reddened. The fear of the Lord prolongeth days : but the years of the wicked shall be shortened, Prov. x. 27. Out of it [the heart] are the issues of life, Prov. iv. 23. The hand of the diligent shall bear rule:... | |
 | John Flavel - 1799 - 684 pages
...midft of my days." Ifa. xxvii. i o. "I am deprived of the refidue of my years." And, Prov. x. 27%" The fear of the Lord prolongeth days, but the years of the " wicked thall be fliortened." It is demanded what tolerable fenfe we can give thefe fcripiures, whilft we auert... | |
 | Daniel Fenning - 1800 - 136 pages
...at peace with him. The fear of the Lord is the Fountain of Life, to depart from the Snares of Death. The fear of the Lord prolongeth Days ; but the Years of the Wicked shall be shortened. Chasten thy Son while there is Hope, and let not thy Soul spare for his crying : Correct thy Son, and... | |
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The fear of the LORD prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 
