...left alone, and there b wrestled a man with him until the c breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw e eye of his maid, that it perish ; he shall let him go free fo ihigh : and d the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out, of joint, as he wrestled with him. 1 Has. xii. 3,...

...was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the 5 breakas ing of the day. And when he saw bel his brother, 26 wrestled with him. And he said, Let me go, for the day breakelh. And he 27 said, I will not let...

...that he prevailed not against him, (that he did not succeed in overcoming the struggles of Jacob,) he touched the hollow of his thigh : and the hollow...thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him." This was to show his great power, and th?>f if be yielded any thing to Jacob, it would be wholly a...

...the depth of your humility, the urgency of your earnestness, or the fervency of your entreaties ? " And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me," Gen. xxxii. 26. " Behold, a woman of Canaan cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me,...

...against Jacob," we shall think very differently of him on reading what immediately follows : — " he touched the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint," for to this, a more than human power is requisite. When he says, " Let me go," he appears inferior...

...Christ, who under similar appearances had communed with Adam and Noah, Abraham and Lot. " And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the...will not let thee go, except thou bless me." " And he blessed him there." In this most mysterious transaction, however inexplicable may be the fact, the...

...wag left alone ; and there wrestled. a man with him until the breaking of the day. And, when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the...will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he «aid unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more...

...from the Lord. The victory, however, is not yet obtained, and, therefore, it is added, " When be saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the...Jacob's thigh was out of joint as he wrestled with him." Truth combating from a principle of goodness, is signified in the Word, by a sword on the thigh ; and...

...interposing a new difficulty to the continued struggle, which was a type or representation of prayer — he touched the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow...out of joint, as he wrestled with him ; and he said, as if he had obtained his advantage, " Let me go, for the day breaketh:" and the patriarch said, "...

...will bring thee into judgment . Page 278. SERMON XVIII. PREVAILING PRAYER. (lunesis xxxii. 20. — And He said let Me go, for the day breaketh : and he said, I will not let Thee go, except Thou bless me. Page 292. SERMON XIX. PLAIN PREACHING. 1 Corinthians xiv. 8. — If the trumpet give...