But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery. And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace. Lives of Twelve Good Men ... - Page 269by John William Burgon - 1888Full view - About this book
| Isaac Watts - 1754 - 772 pages
...is unspeakably more valuable than any objects and possessions in the world which they have left. The souls of the righteous are in the hands of God : and...torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise • they seem to die: and their departure is taken for misery. But they are in peace. Having C been a little... | |
| Gilbert Wakefield - 1804 - 572 pages
...consolation from that lesson which has been taught me by one of the wisest among the sons of men: " The souls of the righteous are in the hands of God, and...torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seem to die, and their departure is taken for misery — ^but they are in peace. " Having been a little... | |
| Gilbert Wakefield - 1804 - 572 pages
...consolation from Jthat lesson which has been taught me by one of the wisest among the sons of men: "The soujs of the righteous are in the hands of God, and there...torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seem to die, and their departure is taken for misery — but they are in peace. " Having been a little... | |
| Abner Kneeland - Theology, Doctrinal - 1804 - 462 pages
...iii. 2,3. n 1 C r. m 13, 14, 15. a 1 Pet. iv. 17, 18. p Matt. xiii. 49, 50. q Luke, xii. 47, 48. P In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die .' and their departure is taken for misery, and their going from us to be utter destruction ; but they are in peace. For though they be punished... | |
| Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...fucc. But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. lu the sight of the unwise they seemed to die : and their departure is taken for misery, and their going from us to be utter destruction : but they are in peace. For though they be punished... | |
| Epigrams, Greek - 1806 - 312 pages
...to be aa image of his own eternity — The souls of •" the righteous are in the hands of God — In the sight "" of the unwise they seemed to die, and their departure " is taken for misery, and their going from us to be ut" ter destruction — But they are in peace. " For, though they be... | |
| 1806 - 658 pages
...Thro'. COMM. The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and the torments of wickedness shall not touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die; but they are now in peace. . POSTCOMM. Rcpleti. Being filled, O Lord, with what hath been solemnly... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 550 pages
...: but, now that we can boldly say, with the Wise Man, " The souls ot the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them : In...to die ; and their departure is taken for misery, And their going from us to be utter destruction : but they are in peace;" Wisd. iii. 1, 2, 3: O thou... | |
| Isaac Watts - Future life - 1811 - 466 pages
...resurrection. See the book of Wisdom, chap. iii. 1, 2, 3, 4. " The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In...seemed to die, and their departure is taken for misery, and their going from us to be utter destruction ; but they are in peace ; for, though they be perished... | |
| Richard Mant - Apologetics - 1813 - 440 pages
...effect is the language of the author of the Book of Wisdom: " The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In...seemed to die; and their departure is taken for misery, and their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace. For though they be punished... | |
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