 | Francis Gastrell - 1812 - 378 pages
...in this life; and have no inheritance in the kingdom of.Christ and of God. . .... ,.t (z) The wicked say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the...And what profit should we have if we pray unto him ? Surely it is vain to serve God; and it profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with... | |
 | Abraham Booth - 1813 - 452 pages
...pleasure the end of his conduct; the language of his heart is that of the wicked, in the book of Job : What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him? — Independently, then, of that provision which grace has made for the holiness and happiness of sinners,... | |
 | 1813 - 580 pages
...Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us ; for wC'desire not the knowledge of thy ways Ver. 15. What the Almighty,. that we should serve him ? and what profit should we have if we pray unto him ? Matt. xxv. 41. Then shall he say also unto them on. the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into... | |
 | 1813 - 268 pages
...benefits, and looking only at present and visible advantages, ask, with a most deplorable unceneern, what is the Almighty, that we should serve him, and what profit shall we have, if we pray unto him ? If you think it nothing then to have those about you impressed... | |
 | John Stanford - 1814 - 450 pages
...than to gratify a vain curiosity, or to indulge their ridicule. Too much like some in the days of Job, They say unto God, Depart from us : for we desire...and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him. (Job xxi. 14, 15.) This is that spirit of infidelity which pervades the minds of too many in the present... | |
 | Hervey Wilbur - 1814 - 184 pages
...Therefore they say unto GOD, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. "Whatisthe Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him ? Ye have said, it is vain to serve GOD : and •what profit is it that we have kept his ordinances,... | |
 | W. Ettrick - 1814 - 584 pages
...superstitious fools adore. So Job represents the atheistical impiety of prospering sinners ; - — " What is the Almighty, that we should serve him ? and •what profit shall we have, if we pray unto him i" — Job xxi, 15t 138 ti • • i• • f * lion. *' The Lord... | |
 | 1815 - 294 pages
...mischief and vanity. They abhor him that speaketh uprightly. They set their mouth against the heavens. They say unto God, depart from us; for we desire not...serve him ? and what profit should we have, if we pray untohim ? He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten. The fool hath said in his heart, there is... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1815 - 260 pages
...thuughti { Isa. Ixv. 2, which said unto God, depart trom u» ; and what can the Almighty do for them. Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of...and what profit should we have if we pray unto him; Job xxii. 17, chap. xxi. 11, 14. We will not have this man Jesus to reign over us. The result of their... | |
 | Alexander Proudfit - 1815 - 420 pages
...or of their instructions being effectual, and they become discouraged ; they are disposed to a*k, " what is the Almighty, that we should serve him, and what profit should we have if we pray unto him ? Verily we have cleansed our hearts in vain, and washed our hands in innocence." Owing to these and... | |
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They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. Therefore they say unto God, "Depart from us ; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. "What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray... 
