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16 Better [ is ] a little with the fear of the Lord , with a good con . science , and
serving God with it , than great treasure and trouble therewith ; than an uneasy
mind and the abuse of wealth , which aggravates their future account . This is an
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16 Better [ is ] a little with the fear of the Lord , with a good con . science , and
serving God with it , than great treasure and trouble therewith ; than an uneasy
mind and the abuse of wealth , which aggravates their future account . This is an
...
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The other extreme is excessive anxiety , for 6 Better [ is ] an handful ( with )
quietness , than both the hands full [ with ] travail and vexation of spirit ; a little
with a contented mind and a comfortable enjoyment of it , is better than ever so
much with ...
The other extreme is excessive anxiety , for 6 Better [ is ] an handful ( with )
quietness , than both the hands full [ with ] travail and vexation of spirit ; a little
with a contented mind and a comfortable enjoyment of it , is better than ever so
much with ...
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and happy than wealthy misers : or if it be taken as a question , the answer
follows ; Better [ is ] the sight of the eyes , than the wandering of the desire : this (
is ) also vanity and vexation of spirit ; it is better that a man should take up with
that ...
and happy than wealthy misers : or if it be taken as a question , the answer
follows ; Better [ is ] the sight of the eyes , than the wandering of the desire : this (
is ) also vanity and vexation of spirit ; it is better that a man should take up with
that ...
Page 91
Let the poor be diligent , frugal , and contented ; they will then be better esteemed
, and live more comfortably , than those who are always covering and never
satisfied . 4 . Since man knoweth not what is good for himself , let us rejoice in the
...
Let the poor be diligent , frugal , and contented ; they will then be better esteemed
, and live more comfortably , than those who are always covering and never
satisfied . 4 . Since man knoweth not what is good for himself , let us rejoice in the
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Page 92
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise , the sharpest reproof , than for a man to
hear the song of fools , 6 than music or flattery . For as the crackling of thorns
under a pot , which makes a great noise , look ' s cheerful , but is quickly gone ,
so ...
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise , the sharpest reproof , than for a man to
hear the song of fools , 6 than music or flattery . For as the crackling of thorns
under a pot , which makes a great noise , look ' s cheerful , but is quickly gone ,
so ...
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Page 272 - As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord ; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
Page 250 - Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath : for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner : but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Page 216 - COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your GOD. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned : for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins.
Page 217 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Page 274 - Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Page 363 - Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Page 101 - All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
Page 115 - I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
Page 82 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Page 113 - I will rise now, and go about the city In the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth : I sought him, but I found him not.
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| Title | A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional and Practical Reflections, for the Use of Families, Volume 5 Volume 5 of A SHORT AND PLAIN EXPOSITION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, JOB ORTON A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional and Practical Reflections, for the Use of Families, Robert Gentleman |
| Authors | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman |
| Editor | Robert Gentleman |
| Publisher | S. Etheridge, 1805 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 27 Feb 2008 |
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