He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God ; and he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds ; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. Wild flowers of the year [by A. Pratt]. - Pągina 100per Anne Pratt - 1799 - 284 pąginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Richard Cecil, Josiah Pratt - 1816 - 572 pągines
...himself, but it much more immediately refers to Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the...springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. These words were put into David's mouth, inasmuch as it was the character of himself. But, while David... | |
| John Allen - 1816 - 726 pągines
...to Christ, and may be read, 'There shall be a ruler among men.' See Isaiah xi. 1 — 5. Ver. 4. "And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth."] — That is, the Lord Jesus, in his person, glory, faithfulness, offices, and love, shall be likethe... | |
| William Beveridge (bp. of st. Asaph.) - 1816 - 436 pągines
...giveth light unto the worf^. There shall come a star out of Jacob, said Balaam, Numb. xxiv. 7. and he shall be as the light of the morning when the sun riseth, saith David, 2 Sam. xxiii. 4. And the prophet Isaiah, speaking of his coming, saith, The people that... | |
| Cotton Mather - 1816 - 194 pągines
...were come, when there shall be a ruler over men, the Just One, thy Jesus, ruling in the fear of God; he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth: under him the mountains ^ shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills by righteousness. Hasten... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1817 - 616 pągines
...been described, will be like the Son of the Most High, vehicles of good to mankind, and like him, will be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth,...springing out of the earth, by clear shining after rain. And therefore, when a people are bereaved of them, they sustain an unspeakable loss, and are the subjects... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1817 - 516 pągines
...hook of Samuel : (rxiii. 3.) " He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God ; and he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riscth ; even a morning without clouds ; as the tender grass springing out of the earth, by clear shining... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1818 - 578 pągines
...the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God : and he shall be as the light of the morning, when the...springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. 2 Sam. xxiii. 2 — 4. To possess this beneficent influence ; like this glorious luminary, to diffuse... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1818 - 300 pągines
...resemblance. Such is the following ; " He that rulelh over men, must be just, ruling in the fear of God; and he shall be as the light of the morning, when the...springing out of the earth by clear shining, after rain."' "'^Allegory is likewise frequency employed in the sacred books ; \and a fine instance of this occurs... | |
| 1818 - 948 pągines
...just, ruling in the fear ol God. 4 And he shall be as Ihe light of the morning when the sun riscth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining alter rain. 6 Although my house be not sowith God ; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant,... | |
| George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 550 pągines
...7. In the last words of David, the reign of Messiah is described under this figure : " He shall be as the tender grass, springing out of " the earth by clear shining- after rain." I cannot help subjoining bishop Sherlock's masterly illustration of this passage — "There cannot... | |
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