 | Oliver Reywood - 1826 - 626 pages
...vilify religion, and say there is nothing got by it ; why should we wait on the Lord any longer ? " What is the Almighty that we should serve him ? and what profit, if we should pray to him?'' Job xxi. 15. They reckon they may as well give it up ; what hath it profited... | |
 | William Cogswell - 1827 - 558 pages
...convenient. Ps. 82. 5. They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness. Job 21. 14, 15. Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we...and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him! (d) Ps. 14. 1. The fool hath said in his heart there is no God. Ps. 10. 4. The wicked through the pride... | |
 | Gerard Thomas Noel - 1827 - 604 pages
...of other men. The scriptural statements are these : " There is no fear of God before their eyes." " They say unto God, depart from us, for we desire not...And what profit should we have if we pray unto him ?" Let the accuracy of these statements be submitted to the test ; let a reference be made to the extended... | |
 | John Platts - 1827 - 676 pages
...accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. «Ver21. •Jos. xxi. 15 : What is the Almighty, that we should serve him : and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him ? 25 And I was ° afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth : lo, there thou hast that is thine.... | |
 | Eli Meeker (Rev) - 1827 - 414 pages
...angels fall prostrate and worship day and night continually in his presence ? And shall man exclaim, What is the Almighty, that we should serve him; and what profit should we have, if we pray unto hirn ? Be astonished, O heavens ! And tremble, O earth! Not only revelation, but the light of nature,... | |
 | Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (1802-1822) - 1827 - 522 pages
...hey say unto God, Depart from us ; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Ahnighty, that we should serve him ? and what profit should we have if we pray unto him ? Mat. xxv. 41, 42. 4Я, 45. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye... | |
 | William Jay - 1828 - 408 pages
...rejoice at the sound of the organ. They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us ; for...and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him ?" What is Jeremiah's report concerning Moab ? " Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath... | |
 | 1828 - 852 pages
...their portion, described as deliberately rejecting the only truly valuable inheritance of the soul : " They say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not...and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him ? " But the same inspired book shews the end of their unhappy choice : " What portion is there from... | |
 | Zondervan - 1984 - 940 pages
...Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. 15 What ii elve Iribes of Israel. 5 And he seni young men of Ihe children of Israel, which offered burn 16 Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 17 How oft is the... | |
 | John C. L. Gibson - 1985 - 300 pages
...prosperity, and in peace they go down to Sheol. uThey say to God, 'Depart from us! We do not desire the knowledge of thy ways. '^What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit do we get if we pray to him?' ""Behold, is not their prosperity in their hand? The counsel of the wicked... | |
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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... 
