 | William Huntington - 1802 - 686 pages
...quickened us ; he hath chaftened us fore, but he hath not given us over unto death. Then " wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punifhment of his fin ?" Out of the dark regions of the fhadow of death have we been brought ; our fins have been removed,... | |
 | Francis Gastrell - 1804 - 376 pages
...Statutes, O Lord : For before I was afflicted, I went aftray, but now I have kept thy Word. * Wherefore doth a living Man complain, a Man for the Punifhment of his Sins \ Surely it is meet to be faid unto God, I have borne Chaftifement ; I will not offend any more.... | |
 | William Huntington - 1804 - 606 pages
...quickened us ; he hath chaftened us fore, but he hath not given us over unto death. Then " wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punifhment of his fin ?" Out of the dark regions of the fhadow of death have we been brought ; our fins have been removed,... | |
 | Thomas Vincent - 1805 - 332 pages
...righteoufnefs belongeth unto thee, but unto us confufion of faces, as at this day.' Lam. iii. 39» ' Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punifhment of his fins ?' Q._ 2 1 . What it the gaodnefs of God ? A. The goodnefs of God is his eflential property, whereby... | |
 | Jane West - 1806 - 528 pages
...afcendant." We have all of us but too great reafon to fay 328 with the prophet, " Wherefore fhould a " living man complain ? a man for the " punifhment of his fins ?" But furely the exculpatory ftyle of flighted merit, or injured dcfert, is peculiarly unfuitable... | |
 | Jane West - 1806 - 654 pages
...afcendant." We have all of us but too great reafon to fay 328 with the prophet, " Wherefore fhould a " living man Complain ? a man for the • " punifhment of his fins ?" But furely the exculpatory ftyle of flighted merit, or injured defert, is peculiarly unfuitable... | |
 | William Huntington - 1809 - 592 pages
...good and juft ? Yea he will ; he knows what he is doing, and he doth nothing in vain ; •wherefore then doth a living man complain — a man for the punifhment of his fins ? But I long to lie down in the place that Job fpeaksot, where the weary are at reft ; but I pray for... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - 1810 - 408 pages
...Confcious or our guilt, we fhall fee the juftice of God in all the calamities of life. " Why fhould a living man complain ; a man for the punifhment of his fins ?" 2. In affliction we are commanded to " fearch and try our ways, and turn to the Lord." When a friend,... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1847 - 434 pages
...of his mercies. 33. For he doth not aJflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men. 39. Wherefore doth a living man complain ? a man for the punifhment of his Jins ? Job xiv. 13. O that thou wouldeft hide me in the grave [of Jefus,] that thou wouldeft keep me... | |
 | Manual - 1853 - 232 pages
...LORD commandeth it not ? Out of the mouth of the Moft High proceedeth not evil and good ? Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punifhment of his fins ? Let us fearch and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD. Let us lift up our heart with our hands... | |
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Laftly, let us confider the nature of the fufferings themfelves. Great part of thofe afflictions which we place to God's account, ought in good reafon to be placed to our own. 
