 | Henry Belfrage - 1827 - 710 pages
...recollecting the past care of God, and trusting in the mercy which endureth for ever, you may sing, " Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall...herd in the stalls : yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation."* Beautiful is this testimony to God's care from the lips of... | |
 | John Richards - 1827 - 466 pages
...calamities coming on his beloved country, could say : "Although thefig tree shall notb lossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines ; the labour of the olive...herd in the stalls ; yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation."1 And thig brings me to the second point, namely : The grounds... | |
 | John Edmund Jones - 1828 - 416 pages
...remain destitute of any thing really needful for him. So that he ought always to be able to say, " Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall...Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation."* The language of our text denotes, further, spiritual enjoyment at present, and glorious prospects for the... | |
 | William Jay - 1828 - 408 pages
...remain ; and embracing him firmer than before, we shall break through every despondence and say, " Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall...herd in the stalls ; yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." Fourthly, Instruction. By long usage affliction has been spoken... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1828 - 408 pages
...indignation of God against the transgressor, he trusted in the mercy which endureth for ever ; and he says, " Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall...herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." Mrs. Barbauld has paraphrased this pas sage thus : Praise to... | |
 | 1825 - 688 pages
...hands of God. May this ever be my feeling, and with the prophet may I evermore be disposed to say, " Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall...herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will joy in the God of my salvation." Such were the feelings which he uniformly manifested in those... | |
 | Esther Copley - 1828 - 464 pages
...could say, " Although the fig-tree shall not blos»orn, neither shall fruit be in the vines ; (A» labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall...herd in the stalls ; yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation," Hab. iii- 17, 18. When the great Jewish lawgiver, in his farewell... | |
 | Henrietta Maria Bowdler - 1828 - 266 pages
...neither shall fruit be in the vines ; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the field shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold,...herd in the stalls; yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the GOD of my salvation."* To Him be glory now and for ever. Amen. * Hab. iii. 17,18.... | |
 | 1828 - 580 pages
...fail, and the field shall yield no meat ; the flocks shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls ; yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." Hab. iii. 17, 18. Let the believer, then, imitate the importunity... | |
 | 1828 - 648 pages
...fail, and the field shall yield no meat ; the nock shall be cut oft' from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls : yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy iu the God of my salvation." It' wealth, distinction, and voluptuousness secured happiness,... | |
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Him ;" or the language of the prophet, " although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat ; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be... 
