| Thomas Boston - 1812 - 520 Seiten
...at all times. He must be our God without interruption, without intermission. We must say with thfi psalmist, * Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee,' Psal. Ixxlii. 25. Now, we must acknowledge God two ways; in our hearts, and in our words and... | |
| Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson - 1813 - 432 Seiten
...betimes; to place our heart betimes where our treasure is, Matt. vi. 21. that we may be able to say with the Psalmist, " Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thce," Ps. Ixxiii. 25. If after we have exerted our utmost efforts, we still find our frail flesh and... | |
| John Howe - 1813 - 536 Seiten
...disquieting passions here : when there is a common agreement to make God their portion, to esteem him so with the Psalmist, "Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee ;" when this comes to be the common sense with men, no man's share is diminished by the greater... | |
| John McDowell - 1825 - 560 Seiten
...fully satisfy the soul, we ought to choose him as our portion, and in sincerity adopt the language of the Psalmist, "Whom have I in heaven but thee ?...and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. God is my portion forever." Ps. LXXIII. 25, 26. We ought to desire and to prizte his favour above... | |
| Thomas Dick - 1828 - 478 Seiten
...an immortal existence. Under this impression, he can adopt the affectionate and triumphant language of the Psalmist — " Whom have I in heaven but thee,...and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee ! My heart and my flesh shall fail, but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever."... | |
| 1830 - 696 Seiten
...love, and as they afford him an opportunity of promoting the divine glory. He is ready t» sav with the Psalmist, " Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon 'earth that I desire besides thee; my flesh and my heart faileth, but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever."*... | |
| John Witherspoon - 1830 - 360 Seiten
...love, and as they afford him an opportunity of promoting the divine glory. He is ready to say with the Psalmist, " Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. My flesh and my heart faileth, but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever."... | |
| John Howe - 1832 - 548 Seiten
...disquieting passions here : when there is a common agreement to make God their portion, to esteem him so with the Psalmist, "Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee ;" when this comes to be the common sense with men, no man's share is diminished by the greater... | |
| Thomas Dick - 1833 - 404 Seiten
...an immortal existence. Under this im pression, he can adopt the affectionate and triumphant language of the Psalmist — " whom have I in heaven but thee,...and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee ! My heart and my flesh shall fail, but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever."... | |
| Joseph John Gurney - 1835 - 358 Seiten
...solitary devotion, in which the Christian, separated for a season from his fellow men, can say with the Psalmist, " Whom have I in heaven but thee ; and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee." 6 Our Lord's precept on the subject is clear and decisive — " But thou when thou prayest,... | |
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