 | John Abernethy - 1751 - 420 pages
...fplendor of his royal feat. Dan. iv. 30. Is not this great Babylon that I have built, for the boufe of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my Majefty. Again, There are outward figns which too plainly indicate the pride of the heart; the very geftures... | |
 | William Guthrie, John Gray - 1764 - 590 pages
...contain the His pride pride of his heart, he cried out, " h not this great Babylon, and down- " which I have built for the houfe of the kingdom, by the might of fal. " my power, and for the honour of my majefty?" He hd no fooner vented himlelf in this infofent... | |
 | Assembly of divines confess. and catech - 1765 - 626 pages
...might of my hand have gotten me this wealth. Dan. iv. 30. The king fpake, and faid, h no.t this great Babylon that I have built for the houfe of the kingdom,...might of my power, and for the honour of my majefty ? »Hab. i. 16. Therefore they facrifice unto their net, and burn incenfe unto their drag-, becaufe... | |
 | John Witherspoon, William Shenstone - 1765 - 326 pages
...bounty of his providence. Hear the language of the proud monarch of the eaft, " Is not this great " Babylon that I have built, for the houfe of " the...of MY power, and " for the honour of MY majefty*?" But mark the unexpected change by the more powerful word of the King of Kings. " When the word " was... | |
 | William Penn - 1771 - 524 pages
...Power had fill'd his Heart, and then his Mouth, with this Dan-4-3°-haughty Queftion, h not this great Babylon, that I have built for the Houfe of' the Kingdom, by the Might of my Power, andjor the Honour of my Majefty ? But we are told, that while the Words were in his Mouth, A Voice... | |
 | Assembly of divines confess. and catech, Church of Scotland - 1773 - 570 pages
...might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth. Dan. iv. 30. The king fpake, and faid, Is not this great Babylon that I have built for the houfe of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour 01 my majefty ? k Hab. i. 16. Therefore they Га crifice unto their net, and burn incenfe unto their... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1774 - 536 pages
...admiring the beauty and mag. nificence of his buildings, he faid, " Is not this great Baby" Ion, which I have built for the houfe of the kingdom, by " the might of my power, and for the honour of my niajef" ty i" Would a fecret impulfe of complacency and vanity in a prince, at the fight of fuch noble... | |
 | Mary Deverell - 1776 - 312 pages
...the ends of the earth ! While the empty boaft was in his mouth, Is not this Great Babylon , 'which I have built for the houfe of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majejly ? The fcripture tells us, a voice from Heaven declared, The kingdom is departed from thee.... | |
 | Universal history - 1779 - 514 pages
...Hitpridt his heart, he exclaimed, " Is not this great Babylon, that' andta"*« Dan. iy. 19, & fcq. ' I have built for the houfe of the kingdom, by the*...might of my power, and for the honour of my majefty ?" He had no fooner pronounced this infolent ejaculation, than there came a voice from heaven, faying,... | |
 | William Penn - 1782 - 518 pages
...his power had filled his heart, and then his mouth, with this haughty queftion, ' Is not this great Babylon that I have built ' for the houfe of the kingdom...might of my ' power, and for the honour of my majefty c ?' But we are told, that while the words were in his mouth, ' a ' voice from heaven rebuked the pride... | |
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All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and... 
