All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and... The Child's friend - Page 671869Full view - About this book
| John Kerswel - 1665 - 34 pages
...Tropick of his Pride, faying of Babylon , Is not this great Babylon that I have built, for the houfe of the. Kingdom, by the Might of my Power, and for the Honour of my Majeßy ? Thus Sampfon arrogantly ufurpeth God's honour/aying, With the jaw-bone of an Afs, heaps upon... | |
| James Anderson - Freemasonry - 1723 - 112 pages
...boafled of this, his migjlty Work j faying, Is not this Great Babylon, that I have built for the Houfe of the Kingdom, by the Might of my Power, and for the Honour of my Majeftyc* but had hrf Pride, immediately rebuJCd by a Voice from Heaven, and yunijtfd' by brufal Madneft... | |
| Charles Rollin - Carthaginians - 1734 - 422 pages
...magnificence of his buildings, he faid, " Is not this great Babylon, which I «' have built for the houfe of the kingdom, by the «' might of my power, and for the honour of my «* majefty ? " Would a fecret motion of complacency and vanity in a prince, at the fight of fuch noble... | |
| Edward Harley - 1735 - 764 pages
...Kingdom of Babylon. 30 The King fpake and faid, is not this great Babylon that I have built for the Houfe of the Kingdom, by the Might of my Power, and for the Honour of my Majefty ? 1i While the Word was in the King's Mouth, there fell, a Voice from Heaven, faying, O King... | |
| Edward Young - Emotions - 1737 - 142 pages
...City. \ " THY King fpake, and faid ; Is this not << great Babylon which I have built, for the Houfe *' of the Kingdom, by the Might of my Power, «' and for the Honour of my Majefty ? I will afcend; <* into Heaven ; I will exalt my Throne above the " Stars of God; I will be... | |
| Edward Young - 1747 - 92 pages
...' : *< THY King fpake, and faid ; Is this not " great Babylon which I have built, for the Houfe *' of the Kingdom, by the Might of my Power, *' and for the Honour of my Majefty ? I will afcend " into Heaven ; I will exalt my Throne above the «' Stars .of God ; I will... | |
| 1750 - 534 pages
...againft him, he uttered thefe proud Words : Is not this great Babylon that I have built for the Hou/e of the Kingdom, by the Might of my Power, and for the Honour offny Majejly ? But his proud Speeches were not fully ended, when a "Voice from'Heaven told him, that... | |
| John Abernethy - 1751 - 420 pages
...fplendor of his royal feat. Dan. iv. 30. Is not this great Babylon that I have built, for the boufe of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my Majefty. Again, There are outward figns which too plainly indicate the pride of the heart; the very... | |
| John Witherspoon, William Shenstone - Grace (Theology) - 1765 - 326 pages
...language of the proud monarch of the eaft, " Is not this great " Babylon that I have built, for the houfe of " the kingdom, by the might of MY power, and " for the honour of MY majefty*?" But mark the unexpected change by the more powerful word of the King of Kings. " When the... | |
| Assembly of divines confess. and catech - 1765 - 626 pages
...wealth. Dan. iv. 30. The king fpake, and faid, h no.t this great Babylon that I have built for the houfe of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majefty ? »Hab. i. 16. Therefore they facrifice unto their net, and burn incenfe unto their drag-,... | |
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