 | William Jay - 1829 - 538 pages
...like the garden of the Lord. Did you never read the words of Balaam in describing the blessedness of Israel ? " As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign-aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the... | |
 | 1829 - 414 pages
...of imagination give place to the solemn dictates of reason, how often would he hear them saying, " How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob; and thy tabernacles, O Israel!" " Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his." Ministers are often mistaken... | |
 | William Jay - 1829 - 592 pages
...we could witness the workings of conviction, we should hear many a Balaam admiring, and praying — How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob ! and thy tabernacles, O Israel ! Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his ! Christians should not be... | |
 | Parochial letters - 1829 - 354 pages
...experimentally feel her to be unto ourselves a safe and sure guide, not to exclaim with the rapt Prophet, " HOW GOODLY ARE THY TENTS, O JACOB ! AND THY TABERNACLES, O ISRAEL !" When we look abroad, however, at the dense mass of dissent, at this very moment existing in the... | |
 | Samuel Stansfield - 1829 - 166 pages
...without a witness, neither is his glory departed from our Israel. No, no : for we can at times say, " how goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel :" — " the Lord our God is with us, and the shout of a King is amongst us." I now feel my spirit... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1830 - 574 pages
...and v. 1, and vi. 2, which is agreeable to the representations made of the church. Num. xxiv. 5, 6. " How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles,...O Israel. As the valleys are they spread forth, as the gardens by the rivers side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, as the cedar-trees... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1830 - 574 pages
...and v. 1, and vi. 2, which is agreeable to the representations made of the church. Num. xxiv. 5, 0. " How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel. As the valleys are liiey spread forth, as the gardens by the rivers side, as the trees 01 %n aloes which the Lord hath... | |
 | Francis Geach Crossman - 1830 - 366 pages
...right hand and on the left, and in the words of Balaam to say, " How goodly are thy tents, O Judah ! and thy tabernacles, O Israel! As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river-side, as the trees of aloes which the Lord hath planted, cedar trees beside the waters." But... | |
 | 1830 - 618 pages
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 | Jonathan Edwards - 1830 - 604 pages
...Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel. As the valleys are they spread forth, as the gardens by the rivers side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, as the cedar-trees beVOL. IX. 46 side the waters." The spouse is compared to a fountain, chap. iv.... | |
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How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters. 
