Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain : whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little... Little George's first journey - Pagina 27door George (little.) - 1847Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Ephraim Wood - 1815 - 384 pagina’s
...know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even as a vapour that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye...the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that." (Jas. chap. iv. 13—15.) How different, how gratefully was the conversation of the patriarchs, and... | |
| Thomas Ridgley - 1815 - 572 pagina’s
...buy, and sell, and get gain. Whereas they know not -what shall be on the morrow. And therefore, they ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that, James iv. 13, 15. [2.] When we promise a thing, that is out of our power to perform ; and, much more, when we do not... | |
| 1815 - 608 pagina’s
...what is your life? but a vapour that appears for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15. Whereas ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this or that. 16. But now ye rejoice ;ri your boastings; all such rejoicing is evil. 17. Therefore to him that knoweth... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1817 - 554 pagina’s
...shall live another day, and if we do, whether such and such things shall come to pass. " For that you ought to say, if the Lord will, we shall live, and do this or that." Therefore he adds in ver. 16, " But now you rejoice in your boastings : all such rejoicing is. evil."... | |
| George Burder - 1818 - 332 pagina’s
...make promises hastily, and never without (at least a mental') reference to St. James's caution,—" Ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this or that." But no provisoes are necessary when God makes a promise ; he has a perfect foreknowledge of every future... | |
| 1831 - 854 pagina’s
...For what is your life ? it is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little while, and then vanished] away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this or that." It is not indeed absolutely necessary that, in speaking of what we intend hereafter to do, we should... | |
| Robert Walker, Hugh Blair - 1820 - 514 pagina’s
...longer " slothful in business, but fervent in spirit, serving the Lord." Amen. JAMES iv. 13, 14, 15. o to now, ye that say, to-day or to-morrow we will go...the LORD will, we shall live, and do this or that. 1 HE obvious design of this passage is to detect the fol. ]y and presumption of those who lay schemes... | |
| James Inglis - 1820 - 406 pagina’s
...disposing thereof is of the Lord."* "Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into •uch a city, and continue there a year, and buy, and sell,...say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this or that."f Let not your heart be set so devotedly upon the accomplishment of any particular object in... | |
| Joseph Stevens Buckminster - 1821 - 448 pagina’s
...your life ? Is it not a vapour, which appeareth for a little time, and then vanisbeth away ? Whereas ye ought to say, if the Lord will, we shall live, and do this or that. But ye have lived in pleasure on the earth; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.... | |
| Henry Kollock - 1822 - 442 pagina’s
...exposed to death ? Why do we not more seriously ponder those impressive words of St. James, (v. 13, 14.) "Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will...the Lord will, we shall live and do this or that." The two sons of Elimelech had married two Moabitish females. This was the means which providence employed... | |
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