 | William Ward - 1815 - 588 pages
...said to be filled with them : many articles are damaged before they can be used. Proverbs xxi. 1. " The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord : as the rivers of water [rather, as a water-course} he turneth it withersoever he will." This is probably an allusion to the... | |
 | 1815 - 412 pages
...book reflects clear light upon that very important and comfortable text contained in Pi-ov. xxi, 1, The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of rvater : he lurneth it whithersoever he •mill. This does not mean, that the hearts of kings, to the... | |
 | Thomas Ridgley - 1815 - 598 pages
...which speak of intelligent creatures, as under the influence of providence. Thus it is said, The ting's heart is in the hand of the Lord ; as the rivers of water, fie turneth it whithersoever he will, Prov. xxi. 1. and elsewhere the prophet says, 0 Lord, I know... | |
 | Daniel de Superville - 1816 - 436 pages
...can consist with the secret impulses and infallible direction of God. Yet we are assured, that a " king's heart is in the hand of the " Lord, as the rivers of water : he turneth it whi" thersoever he will."* Kings, those sovereigns of other men, whose wills give a beginning to so... | |
 | Jean Calvin - 1816 - 606 pages
...creation, but of the peculiar favour of God displayed in their performing their functions. When he says, that " the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, he turaeth it (rf) Gen. xliii. 14. («) P»alm cvi. 46. (/) 1 Sam. ri. 6. (y) 2 Sam. xvii. 14. (A) 1 Kings... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1817 - 616 pages
...asking, and in the diligent improvement of common grace ! $20. Prov.' x\i. 1. " The heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water; he turneth it whithersoever he will." This shews that the Arrainiaii notion of liberty of will, is inconsistent with the scripture notion... | |
 | William Ward - 1817 - 366 pages
...said to be filled with them : many articles are damaged before they can be used. Proverbs xxi. 1. ' The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord: as the rivers of water [rather, as a water-course] he turneth it whithersoever he will.' This is probably an allusion to the... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 604 pages
...us, and he will deliver us as he sees fit, either by taking him away or changing his heart ; for, " the king's heart is in the hand " of the Lord, as...of water; he turneth it " whithersoever he will." — In one word, let us either deserve good governors, or bear with such as we deserve. Happy are we... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 600 pages
...us, and he will deliver us as he sees fit, either by taking him away or changing his heart; for, " the king's heart is in the hand " of the Lord, as...rivers of water; he turneth it " whithersoever he will."—In one word, let us either deserve good governors, or bear with such. as we deserve. Happy... | |
 | Jacob Catlin - 1818 - 334 pages
...eyes of him with whom we have to do." And as certainly, all hearts, as well as the king's heart, are in the hand of the Lord : as the rivers of water, he turneththem whithersoever he will." " Thou understandest my thoughts afar off," says the Psalmist.... | |
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The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. 
