 Are not my days few ? cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, Before I go whence I shall not return, Even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death ; A land of darkness, as darkness itself ; And of the shadow of death, without...  The Book of Job - Page 431857 - 188 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Devotional exercises - 1819 - 286 pages
...cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort, and have a little respite, — —15. Before I. go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness, and the shadow of death. What sullen star rul'd my untimely birth ?. That would not lend my days one hour of mirth. flow oft... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 488 pages
...then become, as Job describes the region of the grave, a land of darkness, as darkness itself, and the shadow of death ; without any order ; and 'where the light is as * darkness. With what joy ought we then to recognise an unvarying and stedfast Ruler, under whose dominion we have... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1820 - 432 pages
...drought. Are not my daysfew? Cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little — before I go whence I shall not return ; even to the land of darkness, and shadow of death ! Let me add, that the excellent lady is informed, by a letter from Mrs. Norton, that... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Sermons - 1820 - 398 pages
...then become, as Job describes the region of the grave, a land of darkness, as darkness itself, and the shadow of death; without any order; and -where the light is as darkness.* With what joy ought we then to recognize an unvarying and steadfast Ruler, under whose dominion we... | |
 | English literature - 1821 - 614 pages
...not without meaning ; and we must return to the darkness and despondency of absolute atheism, — ' a land of darkness, as darkness itself, and of the...without any order, AND WHERE THE LIGHT is AS DARKNESS!' . " Is Philotheus willing to investigate the attributes of God in the same way that the astronomer... | |
 | English literature - 1821 - 612 pages
...without meaning ; and we must return to the darkness and despondency of absolute atheism, — ' a ¡and of darkness, as darkness itself, and of the shadow...of death, without any order, AND WHERE THE LIGHT IS A3 DAKKKESS !' " Is Philotheus willing to investigate the attributes of God in the same way that the... | |
 | 1821 - 614 pages
...and we muet return to the darkness and despondency of absolute atheism,— ' a land of darkness, us darkness itself, and of the shadow of death, without any order, AND WHERE THE LIGHT IS AS DARKNESS !' " Is Philotheus willing to investígate the attributes of God in the same way that the astronomer... | |
 | Miss Grierson - 1821 - 92 pages
...me,' may he say, 'in the morning, but I shall not be: 1 am gone whence I shall not return: I am gone to the land of darkness, and the shadow of death. — A land of darkness, and the shadow of death, without any order; and where the light is as darkness:' "But life, my dear... | |
 | Arminianism - 1838 - 1014 pages
...evil ; for thou art with me." And Job's is exactly similar, as we find in his complaint : " Behold, I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of,...without any order, and where the light is as darkness." The Patriarchs and Prophets would think thus pensively on the unbodied state because of the incomplete... | |
 | Arminianism - 1872 - 1200 pages
...faith can see to its further side, still remains what it was in the morning of the world, " a laud of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow...without any order, and where the light is as darkness." (Job x. 22.) It would be interesting, too, to know the subsequent history of such a man, and what his... | |
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