| Benjamin Calamy - 1726 - 420 pages
...felves in great Matters, and Jiich as are too high for us ; for what Man is he that can know the Counfel of God ? or who can think what the Will of the Lord is ? for the Thoughts of mortal Men are miferable, and our 'Devices are but uncertain. And hardly do we... | |
| Michel de Montaigne - 1743 - 440 pages
...conjilium Dei ? Aut quii poterit cogitare, quid velit Dominus * ? Whs amengji Men (an know the Counfel of God ? Or who can think what the Will of the Lord it? * Safien. Cap. ix. v. 13. CHAP. XXXII. we ore to avoid Pleafures even at the Ex-, fence of Life.... | |
| Michel de Montaigne - 1759 - 476 pages
...? ie Who * In 1571. t In Latrina ad quam cttnfugerat, oceifus, Who amongft Men can know the Counfel of God ? Or who can think what the Will of the Lord is? CHAP. XXXII. 1o avoid PleafureSy even at the Expence of Life. I Had long ago obferved moft of the Opinions... | |
| 1766 - 768 pages
...jufl is that fine obfervation in the Wifdom of Solomon, " What man is hs that can know the counfel of God ? Or who can think what the will of the Lord is ? For the thoughts of mortal men are miferable ! and their devices but uncertain, for the corruptible... | |
| George Horne - 1769 - 174 pages
...foberly in my do«« ings, and preferve me by her power " For what man is he that can " know the counfel of God ; or who " can think what the will of the Lord " is, except thou give wifdom, and fend " thy Holy Spirit from above 8 ?" Such gracious promifes are made,... | |
| Thomas Secker (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1771 - 470 pages
...° .- or as the Book of Wifdom expreffes it more largely ; What Man is he, that can know the Connfel of God "? or 'who can think, what the Will of the Lord is ? For the 'Thoughts of mortal Men are miferable, and our Devices •are but uncertain p. Indeed Creatures... | |
| 1788 - 598 pages
...rightcoufly, and be worthy to fit in my father's feat. 13 For what man is he that can know the counfel of God ; or who can think what the will of the Lord is? 14 For the thoughts of mortal men are miferable, and our devices are but uncertain. 15 For the corruptible... | |
| Thomas Secker - 1792 - 540 pages
...f : or as the book of WiJdom expreffes it more largely ; What man is he, that can know the counfel of God? or who can think what the will of the Lord is ? For the thoughts of mortal men are miferabh, and our devices are but uncertain J ; Indeed creatures... | |
| 1800 - 528 pages
...etherwife it was impoflible for man to have known. " For " what man is he that can know the counfel of God ? Or who *' can -think what the will of the Lord is ? For the thoughts of " moral men are miferable, and our devices are but uncertain; " for tne corruptible... | |
| Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 498 pages
...righteously, and be worthy to sit in my father's seat. . For what man is he that can know the counsel of GOD ? or who can think what the will of the LORD is? For the thoughts of mortal men are miserable, and our devices are but uncertain. For the corruptible... | |
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