 | Voltaire - 1824 - 422 pages
...same thing, only differently described. . In the first place Isaiah said to Hezekiah, who was sick, " Thus saith the Lord, set thine house in order; for thou shalt die and not live." Hezekiah wept and God was softened, he signified to him, through Isaiah, that he should still live... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1824 - 526 pages
...quickly." LXXXIII. Suppose a man comes to me on the same errand which the prophet delivered to Hezekiah; " Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die, and not live ; " with what welcome do I entertain him ? Do I, with that good king, turn my face to the wall and... | |
 | 1839 - 248 pages
...and fierce, and in nature deadly. The prophet is sent to him with a heavy message of his death ; " Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die and not live." It is no small mercy of God, that he gives us warning of our end : we shall make an ill use of so gracious... | |
 | Charles Drelincourt - 1824 - 654 pages
...the remarkable history of king Hezekiah, unto whom the prophet Isaiah was sent with this message, " Set thine house in order, for " thou shalt die, and not live," 2 Kings xx. 1 ; nevertheless God, being moved to compassion by his prayers and tears, prolonged his... | |
 | Hugh McNeile - 1825 - 472 pages
...Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amos, came unto him, and said unto him, thus saith the Lord, set thine house in order, for thou shalt die and not live. Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, and said, remember now O Lord,... | |
 | Thomas Rennell - 1825 - 476 pages
...however, who rarely strikes without a warning, sent the prophet Isaiah, who spake to him in the words of the Lord. " Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die, and not live." Under the ancient covenant God was pleased to maintain an immediate communication with his people :... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1825 - 596 pages
...comfort of a child to succeed him. Thy propliet is sent to him with a heavy message of his death ; " Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die and not live." It is no small mercy of God, that he gives us warning of our end : we shall make an ill use of so gracious... | |
 | Henry Ware - 1825 - 36 pages
...felt by every diligent labourer, I must acknowledge, that were the message of Hezekiah sent to me, " Set thine house in order ; for thou shalt die, and not live ;" — though I should have no doubt but such a message would be intended by the all-wise Disposer... | |
 | 1825 - 502 pages
...felt by every diligent labourer, I must acknowledge, that were the message of Hezekiah sent to me, " Set thine house in order ; for thou shalt die, and not live ;" — though 1 should have no doubt but such a message would be intended by the all-wise Disposer... | |
 | James Duke Coleridge - 1825 - 132 pages
...opened his eyes to his real condition, and have felt genuine Christian love enough to say to him, " Set thine house "in order, for thou shalt die and not " live." 59 IT should be your care not only to See that the advice of the medical attendant is scrupulously... | |
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Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying, I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked- before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. 
