 | 1838 - 638 pàgines
...bestowment of his grace, Is free. Creature works, if good, could not purchase, nor merit procure it ; " for if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be utterly contemned." The love of God is manifest in the gift of his dear Son ; and its freeness is declared by the Holy... | |
 | 1838 - 1196 pàgines
...ifumU not dttjriic 9 Heb. Au/ J. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, Neither can the floods drown it : t on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst 14 o utterly be contemned. 8 WE have a little sister, and she hath no breasts : What shall wc.do for our... | |
 | Francis Goode - 1838 - 500 pàgines
...poor, wretched doings of miserable men. No : the dream of such a thing is abomination in his sight. " If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned." (Cant.viii. 7.) But, to give it freely, to do it of pure grace and favour, to... | |
 | John Newton - 1839 - 496 pàgines
...Remember that " God is a Spirit," (John iv. Ii4,) and unless you love him, you cannot possibly please him. If a man would give all the substance of his...spiritual ; they extend beyond the surface of the outer conduct, and take cognizance even of the retired thoughts and intents of the heart Many sins... | |
 | John Owen - 1839 - 616 pàgines
...return can be made for love, but love, at least not without it. As love cannot be purchased, ' for if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned,' Cant. viii. 7 ; so if a man would give all the world for a requital of love,... | |
 | 1839 - 1060 pàgines
...which hath a most vehement flame. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it : ine is gone out &c.] Rather, Their sound is gone out into all the ear utterly be contemned. 8 1f We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our... | |
 | Mary Ann Kelty - 1840 - 504 pàgines
...God is no natural feeling ; assuredly it is not born with us; neither is it a thing to be acquired, " If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned," (Sol. Song, viii. 7.) Love, in short, is a living thing — " God is love" —... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Publication - 1841 - 212 pàgines
...understanding. By this property of it, it is elegantly described by the Spirit of God, Cant. viii. 7, " If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned." It cannot be bought with money, or money-worth, cannot be purchased with gifts... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1841 - 390 pàgines
...but what heroism is like love ? " Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it; if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned." When my brother departed for Ireland we left that sweet cottage and went to... | |
 | Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 696 pàgines
...thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. love, neither can the floods drown it : if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. 8 We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts : what shall we do for our... | |
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Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. 
