| Patrick Delany - 1742 - 386 pages
...faid, While the child was yet alive, I fafted, and wept : for I faid, Who can tell, whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live ? But now he is dead, wherejore Jhould Ifaft? Can I bring him back again ? IJhall go to him, but he Jhall not return to me.... | |
| John Francis (Vicar of Lakenham.) - 1764 - 220 pages
...faying, While the Child was yet alive, / jafted and wept, for I faid, who can telt whether God will be gracious to me that the Child may live ? But now he is dead, wherefore Jhould If aft ? Can I bring him back again ?. IJhall go fo him*, but he fball not return... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1799 - 324 pages
...refignation. " WHILE the child lived, I fafted, " and wept ; for I faid, Who can tell " whether GOD will be gracious to me, *' that the child may live ? But now he " is dead, wherefore fhould I faft ? cart " I bring him back again ? 1 fhall go " to him, but he fhall not return... | |
| Samuel Carr - 1801 - 364 pages
...while it was alive : but, when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. — And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and - wept : for I said, Who can tell whe7 ther God will be gracious to me, that the child may live ? — But now he is dead, wherefore... | |
| 1842
...servant of God thought as to petitionary prayer, and this is best given in his own touching words:* " While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live, but now he is dead, wherefore... | |
| Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 pages
...child while it was alive : but when the child was dead thou didst rise and eat bread. And he said, while the child was yet alive I fasted and wept : for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me that the child may live ? him another son, and he called... | |
| Joseph Priestley - 1805 - 398 pages
...ground on which he bad been prostrate, that he washed himself, and took some refreshment ; for, says he, while the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept, for I said who can M 3 telt tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live ; but now he is dead,... | |
| Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. - 1806 - 508 pages
...faid. While the child was yet alive, 1 fafted and wept : for I faid, Who can tell ivb'tbcr God will be gracious to me, that the child may live ? But now he is dead, wherefore fhould I faft ? can I bring him back again ? I (hall go to him, but he fnall not return to... | |
| Richard Cecil - 1806 - 112 pages
...child was yet * alive, I fafted and wept: for I faid, ' who can tell whether God will be gra' cious to me, that the child may live ; * but now he is dead, wherefore Jhould I 1 f a ft ®— can I bring h* m back again f • 2 Cor. vii. 10. —I SHALL GO TO... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 592 pages
...contentation. While the child uas yet alive, I fasted and wept ; for I said, Who can tell, whether me Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live ! but now he is dead, wherefore should I fast f Can I bring him back again ? The grief, that goes before an evil for remedy,... | |
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