...we are instructed in by the ministry of John Baptist, Isa. xl. 6 — 8. " The voice cried, All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field : the grass withereth and the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of God bloweth upon it ; surely the people is grass ; the...

...like grass, and like a flowet, Isa. xl. 6. " All flesh (even the strongest and most healthy flesh) is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field." The grass is flourishing in the morning ; but in the evening being cut down by the mowers, it is withered* So...

...over it, it is gone, and the place thereof shall know it no more.'— Psalm ciii. 15, 16. ' All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the...the grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it. Surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth,...

...cattle." " Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains." " As for man, his days are as grass." " All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the...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...

...shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry ? All flesh is grass, and all the...The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth...

...ouY own eyes we appear like the flower of the field* But God's voice says, " Cry;" and the echo is, " What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the...goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass wi there th, the flower fadetb, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it; surely the people is...

...our vine and fig-tree, none making Us afraid. May 14. •AIAH xl. 6. The 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 assassination of HENRY IV. of France, 1610. He was stiled " The Great," on account of his many excellent...

...deliverance from captivity, but are applicable to the whole human race. The 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 mortality of man then is a subject with which we ought to be deeply affected. It is, indeed, that which...

...perseverance and supplication for all saints. CHAP. XXXV. FRAILTY AN0 IMPERFECTION OF MAN. ALL flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the...the field. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth. As for man, his days are as grass : as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth...

...The voice said, Cry! and I said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof as the flower of the field ; the grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass." In one hour under this scorching breeze...