| Joseph Roberts - 1835 - 652 pągines
...May, 1827, were a fearful illustration of the " sweeping rain which leaveth no food." XXX. 4. — " Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended ? who hath gathered the wind in his fists?" " Yes, you are full of confidence, you are quite sure, you know all about it : have you just returned... | |
| Charles George Sommers - 1835 - 442 pągines
...at seeing that my mind was impressed. When asked to state my feelings, I could only say with Agur, ' I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.' I thought I earnestly desired conversion ; but how to attain it, how to obtain an interest in Christ,... | |
| Joseph Roberts - 1835 - 656 pągines
...May, 1827, were a fearful illustration of the " sweeping rain which leaveth no food." XXX. 4% — " Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended ? who hath gathered the wind in his fists?" " Yes, you are full of confidence, you are quite sure, you know all about it : have you just returned... | |
| John Howe - 1835 - 662 pągines
...great and important things of God, that do concern souls so very nearly. Agur is brought in saying, " I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man ;" (Prov. xxx. 2.) when there is a very humble, self-abasing opinion taken up and maintained of our... | |
| Ebenezer Erskine, Donald Fraser - 1836 - 612 pągines
...nothing at all. Hence is that complaint of holy Agur, while wrestling up this hill, Prov. xxx, 2, 3 : " Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not...learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy." belief made him to cry, " Is his mercy clean gone for ever ? hath he forgotten to be gracious? hath... | |
| Thomas M'Crie - 1836 - 422 pągines
...misconstructions of the word and works of God. " So foolish was I and ignorant ; I was as a beast before thee." " Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not...learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy." 3. It is expressive of clear and enlarged views of the character of Christ. It is erroneous to say,... | |
| Thomas M'Crie - 1836 - 422 pągines
...misconstructions of the word and works of God. " So foolish was I and ignorant ; I was as a beast before thee." " Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not...learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy." 3. It is expressive of clear and enlarged views of the character of Christ. It is erroneous to say,... | |
| Ebenezer Henderson - 1836 - 594 pągines
...emptiness of the principles which he and others have advanced, humbly and ingenuously confess with Agur, " Surely I am more brutish than any man, and " have...understanding of a man. I " neither learned wisdom, nor did I acquire the " knowledge of the Holy." LECTURE II. DIFFERENT MODES OF INSPIRATION. HEB. I. 1,... | |
| Ebenezer Erskine, Donald Fraser - 1836 - 636 pągines
...instruction, and subjects itself to him as a king, receiving the law from his mouth: 'O!' says the soul, ' "I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man ;" but this Saviour " has pity on the ignorant, and them that are out of the way :" he opens the book,... | |
| John Wilson - 1837 - 320 pągines
...[is] very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. Prov. xxx. 3, 4: I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of...his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? &c. Rom. x. 6—8: Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ... | |
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