 Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and...  Sermons. To which is prefixed, a biogr. memoir [signed P.]. - Pàgina 132per John Johnston - 1834Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Lady - 1824 - 452 pàgines
...indignation. " Are not Abana and Pharpar rivers of Damascus," he exclaimed, "Jbetter than all th« waters of Israel — may I not wash in them, and be clean?** Health, however, was the one thing desired, and the suffer310 ing Syrian was at length persuaded by... | |
 | George Paxton - 1825 - 598 pàgines
...adjacent fields, sufficiently account for the indignant reply of Naaman the Syrian, to the prophet ; " Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better...Israel ? May I not wash in them and be clean ? So he turned, and went away in a rage." The haughty Syrian, piqued that the prophet treated him with so... | |
 | Barbara Allan Simon - 1825 - 142 pàgines
...his monarch, he was blinded and seduced by worldly wisdom, and thus he reasoned : '• Are not Abna and Pharpar. rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel ? May 1 not as well wash in them to be cured ? So he turned and went away in a rage ; but a wise servant... | |
 | William Carpenter - 1825 - 630 pàgines
...he doeth it, Matt. viii. 8, 9. But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said. Behold, I thought. He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the líame of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper, 8 Kings v. 1... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1825 - 714 pàgines
...remedy? have I not oft done thus in vain? have we not better streams at home, than any Israel can afford? "are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel?" Folly and pride strive for place in a natural heart, and it is hard to say whether... | |
 | 1825 - 712 pàgines
...feed on ashes; and, not knowing our moral diseases, they say, with their cousin Naanian, the Syrian, Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Jordan? Oh! pity them, my dear friends, and pray for them, for we ourselves were sometimes... | |
 | Edward Patteson - 1826 - 389 pàgines
...OF SELF-WILL. 2 KINGS v. 11. But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said ; behold, I thought, he will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on...strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. IF the pure and benevolent messengers of heaven take a kind interest, as we have reason to believe,... | |
 | Robert Pedder Buddicom - 1826 - 488 pàgines
...salvation they would choose, with that which the unfathomable love of God has provided in his Son. Are not Abana and Pharpar rivers of Damascus, better...waters of Israel ; may I not wash in them and be clean ? ' Folly and pride strive for place in a natural heart, and it is hard to say, whether is most predominant... | |
 | John Pridham - 1826 - 376 pàgines
...or undervalue those " wells of salvation" which he hath opened unto us ; and to say with disdain, " Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better...waters of Israel ? may I not wash in them, and be clean m ?" Let the preaching of the word, and all the means of grace, be regarded as Divine appointments,... | |
 | Bernard Barton - 1826 - 280 pàgines
...Feeling and thought came forth to bless, And hear with awe the voice of God. NAAMAN'S PRIDE AND FOLLY. " Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better...waters of Israel ? May I not wash in them and be clean ?"— 2 Kings, v. 12. THUS arrogant, and thus absurd Was he who then the prophet heard : We blame his... | |
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