 | John FISHER (A.M., Vicar of St. Lawrence, Exeter.) - 1741 - 354 pages
...Spirit pa/ed before my Face, the Hair of my Flejb flood up, it ftood ftiil, but I could not dif<tm the Form thereof; an Image was before mine Eyes, there was Silence, and I heard a Voice, faying, Shall mortal Man k more juft than God ? Shall a Man be more pure than his Maker} ie 'Tis in... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pages
...bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up. It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof : an image...mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, — Shall mortal man be more just than God ? \Ve are first prepared with the utmost solemnity for the... | |
 | 1867 - 964 pages
...and profusion. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up : it stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof : an image...eyes : — There was silence, and I heard a voice— Shall mortal man bo more just than God ? 58. Tho dash is sometimes to be read аз а noto of interrogation.... | |
 | John Owen - 1772 - 498 pages
...this he- affirms to the revelation that by voice was made unto him : Shall mortal man he more juft than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Mak'er? Behold he puts no truft in his fervant^, and his angels he chargetb with folly. How much lefs on them thajt dwdl... | |
 | Daniel Bellamy - 1789 - 512 pages
...BONKS TO SHAKE. THEN A SPIRIT PASSED BEFORE MY FACE, THE HAIR OF MY FLESH STOOD UP. IT STOOD STILL, x BUT I COULD NOT DISCERN THE FORM THEREOF : AN IMAGE...MINE EYES ; THERE WAS SILENCE, AND I HEARD A VOICE. THOUGH God Almighty made ufe of various ways and means to communicate his mind and will to mankind,... | |
 | George Keate - 1790 - 388 pages
...bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up : it stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof : an image...than God ? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?" This is considered a very sublime passage ; as is the description of the war-horse, where the ordinary... | |
 | John Tregortha - 1800 - 462 pages
...ofn,v flesh stood up : It stood till, but 1 could not discern the form thereof : an image was before my eyes there was silence and I heard 'a voice, saying,...more just than God, shall a man be more pure than liis Maker ? Behold, he put no trusr in his servants, and his angels he cnargen with tolly, how much... | |
 | Samuel Carr - 1801 - 366 pages
...have sinned, " and come short of the glory of God." Even a good man falleth seven times a day. And shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his maker? Behold, he found no steadfastness in his servants, and his angels he charged with folly : how much more them that... | |
 | mrs. Yorke - 1801 - 280 pages
...passed before my " face. The hair of my head stood up. " It stood still; but I could not dis" cern the form thereof. An image was " before mine eyes ; there was silence, " and Iheard avoice. Shall mortal man " be just before God?" God himself is a spirit, a being immaterial... | |
 | John Blair Linn - 1802 - 196 pages
...bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my head stood up :• It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: An image...just than God ? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?"....Perhaps an instance of more sini-'e, concise, and forcible description than this relalion... | |
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In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood, up: It stood still, but I could not discern... 
