| John AUSTIN (Roman Catholic Writer.) - 1706 - 662 pages
...jtntiphon. All is unquiet here till we come to Thee and repofe at laft in the Kingdom of Peace.? PSALM XI. WHo will give me the Wings of a Dove -, that I may fly away, and be at Reft? That I may fly away from the Troubles of this Lifej and be at reft, dear Lord, with Thee : Here,... | |
| Desiderius Erasmus - Dialogues, Latin (Medieval and modern) - 1725 - 620 pages
...Wings grow again. He that was weary of this Houfe of his Body, bege'd for thefe Wings, when he cry'd out, Who will give me the Wings of a Dove that I may fly away, and be at reft. Nor has the Soul any other Wings, being incorporeal, nor any Form that can be beheld with the... | |
| Francis Quarles - Consolation - 1807 - 410 pages
...complaints ? Call to my kindred, they disclaim me; call to my friends, and they deride me. Oh, that I had the wings of a dove, that I may fly away and be at rest ! But whither wouldst thou fly ? FLY from thyself, my soul, and haste thee to that voice that says,... | |
| Arminianism - 1819 - 996 pages
...exclaimed, " I want, I want." My sister Ann inquired, " What is it you want?" She replied, " I want the wings of a dove, that I may fly away and be at restend they will come." Thinking she might wish to change her position, Theodosia said to her, " What... | |
| Thomas Chalmers - Presbyterian Church - 1824 - 348 pages
...RESTLESSNESS OF HUMAN AMBITION. " How say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain ? — O that I had the wings of a dove, that I may fly away, and be at rest." — PSALM xi. 1. and LV. 6. ------------91 SERMON V. THE TRANSITORY NATURE OF VISIBLE THINGS. " The... | |
| Consolation - 1825 - 434 pages
...instead of the young apostle, " It is good to be here," cry out with the sweet singer, " O that one would give me the wings of a dove, that I may fly away and be at rest." And now, methinks, by this time I might be somewhat bold, and form my remaining discourse into an exhortation.... | |
| Thomas Chalmers - Presbyterian Church - 1829 - 460 pages
...RESTLESSNESS OF HUMAN AMBITION. '' How say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain ?— O that I had the wings of a dove, that I may fly away, and be at rest." — PSALM xi. 1. and LV. 6. 87 SERMON V. THE TRANSITORY NATURE OF VISIBLE THINGS. " The things that... | |
| Religion - 1837 - 1068 pages
...restlessness, which is forever panting after some untasted pleasure, forever exclaiming, " Oh that I had the wings of a dove, that I may fly away and be at rest," as if the blue mountain which looks so calm in the distance, had not its peculiar inconveniences and... | |
| Theology - 1837 - 528 pages
...restlessness, which is forever panting after some untasted pleasure, forever exclaiming, " Oh that I had the wings of a dove, that I may fly away and be at rest," as if the blue mountain which looks so calm in the distance, had not its peculiar inconveniences and... | |
| Thomas Chalmers - Presbyterian Church - 1840 - 388 pages
...RESTLESSNESS OF HUMAN AMBITION. " How »ay ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain ? — O that I had the wings of a dove, that I may fly away, and be at rest." — PSALM zi. 1. and Iv. 6. To all those who are conversant in the scenery of external nature, it is... | |
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