 | John Robinson, Piomingo - 1810 - 328 pàgines
...inhabitant of darkness and the grave ? Who would not rather be scattered by the four winds of heaven than say " to corruption thou art my father and to the worm thou art my sister and my mother?" THE STAGE OF LIFE. ONE poet has said that All the world 'sa stage, And all the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 554 pàgines
...the light is, as darkness. This is my house, there have I made my bed : I have Baid to conniption, Thou art my father; and to the worm, Thou art my mother and my sister: As for my hope, who shall see it? I and my hope go donn together to the tors of the pit."... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1811 - 462 pàgines
...is to trust in God through JesusChrist, as touchingthe world to come : and as touching this world, to count the grave my house, to make my bed in darkness,...sister;' that is, to familiarize these. things to me. " But notwithstanding these helps, I found myself a man encompassed with infirmities. The parting with... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 522 pàgines
...perfection as his father, and the highest order of spirits as his brethren, may in another respect say to corruption, " Thou art my father, and to the worm, thou art my mother and my sister." No. 523. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30. • Nunc augur Apollo, Nunc La/dee sortes, nunc et Jove... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 434 pàgines
...greatest dishonour and indignity, that could be offered to the majesty of heaven; he VOL. xix. a may say to corruption, " Thou art my father;' and to the worm, Thou art my mother," Job xvii. 14. But to think that God would, or could, ever acknowledge or accept such an one as a child... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 286 pàgines
...perfection as his father, and the higheft order of Spirits as his brethren, may, in an, ' ether refpecl, fay to " corruption, thou art my father, and to the worm, thou art my mother and my fifter." « . , ADDISON. SECTION XXI. j»• •j Trust in the Care of Providence recommended. .MAN,... | |
 | John Brown - 1811 - 748 pàgines
...in a very deplorable case, and given to the most doleful mourning, as these creatures are : he said to corruption, Thou art my father : and to the worm, Thou art mil mother and my sister ; he reckoned himself extremely mean, sprung of dust, and fast hastening to... | |
 | John Owen, Edward Williams - 1812 - 596 pàgines
...hand, "what is man," as to his extract? A little dust, one made of "the dust of the ground;" that may say to corruption, ''thou art my father, and to the worm, thou art my mother, and my sister," Job xviii, 14. His fabric was not one jot of any better materials than theirs. That God... | |
 | 1808 - 632 pàgines
...death far away, will soon ;be as if he had never been » many a one more worthy and respecta'say fo Corruption, Thou art my father, — and to the Worm, Thou art my sister and mother.' How affecting_ih is consideration to those thoughtless youth?, whose minds are... | |
 | John Owen, Edward Williams - 1812 - 600 pàgines
...hand, "what is man," as to his extract? A little dust, one made of "the dust of the ground;" that may say to corruption, "thou art my father, and to the worm, thou ait my mother, and my aster," Job xviii, 14. His fabric was not one jot of any better materials than... | |
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Such a nation might truly say to corruption, thou art my father, and to the worm, thou art my mother and my sister. 
