| Isaac Barrow - 1712 - 190 pages
...afluredly burn and dry it up, with our life that upholds it. Sure- Pf»l. &.'£ ly ( faith the Pfalmifl ) men of low degree are vanity , and men of high degree are a lye : Men of high degree ; the mighty Princes, the fa* mous Captains, the fubtile Stated men, the grave... | |
| Thomas Ken (bp. of Bath and Wells.) - 1725 - 192 pages
...piercM our Hands., than holpen us: We have experienc'd the Truth of what David long ago affirmed, That men of low degree are vanity , and men of high degree are a lye : And therefore let us all fay as he does, Pfal. Ixii. 5. My foul, wait thou only upon God, for... | |
| James Burroughs - 1733 - 296 pages
...Trujl in him at all times, ye people, pour out your heart before him : God is a refuge for us. Selab. Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree ar£ a lye: to be laid in the balance they are altogether lighter than vanity. 'Truft not in opprejflon,... | |
| Thomas Gibbons - 1767 - 540 pages
...nations before GOD are as nothing; >J and they are counted to him as lefs than no" thing/*" And Pfalm Ixii. 9. " Surely men of " low degree are vanity,...men of high degree " are a lie : to be laid in the balance, they are al* together lighter than vanity." G 3 ' § 3* — — Ipfe arduus altaque pulfat... | |
| Ralph Erskine - 1777 - 528 pages
...fhews in this book when he is proving that all is vanity. And his Father David faith it exprefly ; Surely men of low degree are vanity ; and men of high degree are a lye : to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity, Pfal. Ixii. 9. Here the prince... | |
| 1788 - 598 pages
...Truftinhim at all times; ye people, pour out ycur heart before him : God is a refuge for us. Selah. 9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie : to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. 10 Truft notinoppreffion, and become not vain in... | |
| Ralph Erskine - 1794 - 540 pages
...Solomon mews in this book, when he is proving that all is vanity. And his father David faith exprefly, *' Surely men of low degree are vanity ; and men of high degree are a lye; to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity," Plal. Ixii. 9. Here the prince... | |
| Oliver HEYWOOD - 1796 - 274 pages
...of this folicitude is unworthy the purfuit. It it could be gained, where would be the advantage ? " Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie : to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity." But the favour of God is life ; his fmile is felicity... | |
| Oliver Heywood - 1796 - 272 pages
...of this folicitude is unworthy the purfuit. If it could be gained, where would be the advantage ? " Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie : to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity." But the favour of God is life ; his finile is felicity... | |
| John Witherspoon, William Shenstone - 1798 - 420 pages
...many warnings of the folly of thole who travel in the path of ambition, and put their truft in man. ' Surely men of low degree are ' vanity, and men of high degree are a lie. Put ' not your truft in princes, nor in the fon of man, ' in whom there is no help. Happy is he that... | |
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