 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 454 pages
...mother feels after him, every day and all day long; and this is what the psalmist means when he says, " My Spirit made diligent search; will the Lord cast off for ever?" &c. And this is what Paul means by feeling after him, for he is not far from every one of us; and is... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 626 pages
...is in motion after God/ though it has such a burden of imaginary and real evils to wade through. " I commune with mine own heart, and my spirit made diligent search." The world, with its trifles, is detested, and the one thing needful will be uppermost. The trouble... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1812 - 560 pages
...faculty for the trial of that point. Hence the Psalmist saith this was his practice, Psal, Ixxvii. 6. ' I commune with mine * own heart, and my spirit made diligent search.' The man must rouse up himself, as peremptory to know his state ; must inform himself of the rule he... | |
 | 1813 - 580 pages
...that I cannot speak. Ver. 5. I have considered the days of old. the years of ancient times. Ver. 6. I call to remembrance my song in the night : I commune...mine own heart, and my spirit made diligent search. Ver. 7. Will the Lord cast off for ever ? and will he be favourable no more ? Ver. 8. Is his mercy... | |
 | John Colquhoun - 1814 - 446 pages
...that, the Lord will be favourable to him no more. Thus Asaph, in a similar case, expresseth himself; " Will the Lord cast off for ever ? and will he be favourable 5 Job- is. 27, 28. r John xii. 35.. no- more? is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail... | |
 | 1815 - 614 pages
...so troubled that I cannot speak. 5 I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. 6 I call to remembrance my song in the night : I commune...mine own heart : and my spirit made diligent search. 7 Will the LORD cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more ? 8 Is his mercy clean gone for... | |
 | Thomas Ridgley - 1815 - 588 pages
...industry to know : Accordingly the Psalmist, in speaking concerning the performance of this duty, says, I commune with mine own heart, and my spirit made diligent search, Psal. Ixxvii. 6. The thing to be enquired into is not barely, whether we are sinners in general, or... | |
 | Samuel Lavington - 1815 - 640 pages
...something proposed, by way of question, from the soul to itself; as it is expressed in Psal. Ixxvii. 6: I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with my own heart, and my spirit made diligent search." And then there is the soul's answer to itself —... | |
 | Samuel Dana - 1816 - 70 pages
...overwhelmed. Selah. Thou holdest mine eyes waking; I am so troubled that I cannot speak. — / have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. I call to remembranceimy song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.... | |
 | John Allen - 1816 - 726 pages
...more thaa trebling of the question about it, Psalm Ixxvii. 7, 8, 9. " Will the Lord cast off forever? and will he be favourable no more? is his mercy clean gone forever? doth hit promise fail for evermore ? halll God forgotten to be gracious ?"&c. How full of... | |
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I call to remembrance my song in the night : I commune with mine own heart : and my spirit made diligent search. 
