 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground ; yet through the scent of water it will...  Short Discourses to be Read in Families - Page 371by William Jay - 1833 - 493 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1864 - 346 pages
...not. " And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee ? " There is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground... | |
 | Timothy East - 1825 - 390 pages
...perplexed state of the mind, when pondering over this deeply interesting subject. " For there is a hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout...and bring forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth, and wasteth away ; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he ? If a man die shall he live again... | |
 | Thomas Belsham - 1826 - 508 pages
...produce a single instance of revivification after the principle of life has perished. " There is indeed hope of a tree if it be cut down, that it will sprout...it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant." Yet, even in these cases the analogy is incomplete : for if the vegetable life be destroyed, the plant... | |
 | Jeremy Ladd Cross - 1826 - 372 pages
...bounds that he cannot pass : turn from him that he may rest, till he shall accomplish his day; For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it...and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. But man dieth and wasteth away ; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he ? As the waters fail... | |
 | George Townsend - 1826 - 902 pages
...that he may f rest, till he shall accom- t HA. m*. plish, as an hireling, his day. 7 For there is nope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout...and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. 8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground ; 9 Yet through... | |
 | John BRUCE (Minister of Low Hill Cemetery, Liverpool.) - 1827 - 240 pages
...he free his soul from the power of the grave ?" " It is appointed unto all men once to die." " For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it...and bring forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth and wasteth away : yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he ? As the waters fail from the sea,... | |
 | 1827 - 490 pages
...irretraceable step, and the very aspect of the grave hids us take up those beauteous words of Job, " For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it...not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the eurth, and the stock thereof die in the ground ; yet through the scent of water it will hud, and bring... | |
 | 1827 - 566 pages
...the Lord Jesus, formed to righteousness, a.nd pointing to heaven. In the book of Job, it is said, " There is hope of a tree if it be cut down that it...and that the tender branch thereof will not cease; but man dieth and wasteth away.*' If the soil is moist, branches will shoot forth from the stock, and... | |
 | William Morgan - 1827 - 110 pages
...bounds that he cannot pass ; turn from him that he may rest, till he shall accomplish his day. For there is hope of a tree. if it be cut down, that it...and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. But man dieth and wasteth away ; yea, man giveth up the gbo«t, and where is he 1 As the waters fail... | |
 | 1827 - 394 pages
...the Lord Jesus, formed to righteousness, and pointing to heaven. In the book of Job, it is said, " There is hope of a tree if it be cut down that it...and that the tender branch thereof will not cease : but man dieth and wasteth away." If the soil is moist, branches will shoot forth from the stock,... | |
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