It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: that bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges... Sermons, Various and Rare ... - Page 221685Full view - About this book
| rev. Thomas Bishop - 1711 - 308 pages
...admonim us, that all our praifes are ultimately due to that fovereign Ruler of the world, who fitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as gramoppers ; who ftretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and fpreadeth them out as a tent to dwell... | |
| Francis Gastrell (bp. of Chester) - 1717 - 352 pages
...Nations are Idols ; but the Lord made the Heavens. c God is greater than Man. It is he that fitteth upon the Circle of the Earth, and the Inhabitants thereof are as Gra(hoppers. d Behold, the Nations are as a drop of a Bucket, and are counted as the fmall Duft of... | |
| François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - Oratory - 1722 - 364 pages
...tountcd to him left i SI. than nothing and -vanity. To whom will you liken Cod ? 2.2. the earth f It is he that Jitteth upon the circle of the earth ; and the inhabitants thereof are as grafl}o::pers : thatftretcheth out the heavens like a curtain ; and ffreadeth them out z i . or what... | |
| François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - Oratory - 1722 - 360 pages
...been told you from the beginning ? have ye not underftoodfrom the foundations of 41, the earth I It is he that jitteth upon the circle of the earth •> and the inhabitants thereof are as grajhobpers : thatftretcheth out the hea-vens likf a curtain ; and fpreadeth them out 3^ if. <** a.... | |
| James Burroughs - 1733 - 296 pages
...excellency and glory of the divine being. He is the high and lofty one -who inhabiteth eternity : be Jitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants there'of are as gr a/hoppers : all nations before him are as nothing, and they are counted to him left- than nothing,... | |
| Edward Harley - 1735 - 764 pages
...the Beginning i have ye not undeiriood from the Foundations of the Eaith? 22 It is he that fitteth upon the Circle of the Earth, and the Inhabitants thereof are as Graflioppeis; that ftietcheth out the Heavens as a Curtain, and fi'readerh them out as a Tent to dwell... | |
| Isaac Watts - Religious poetry - 1743 - 356 pages
...becomes foolijh. His tranfcendent Eminence above all things is moft nobly reprefented, when hejifs upon the Circle of the Earth, and the Inhabitants thereof are as Grajhoppers: All Nations before him are as the Drop of a Bucket, and as the fmall Duft of the Balance : He takes... | |
| Samuel Clarke - 1743 - 500 pages
...World with lefs difficulty, than any infinite creature can fo much as behold or view any part of it. He Jitteth upon the circle of the Earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grafioppers ; he Jiretcheth out the Heavens as a Curtain; andfpreadeth them out as a Tent to dwell... | |
| Isaac Watts - English poetry - 1753 - 360 pages
...becomes foolijh. His tranfcendent Eminence above all things is moft nobly reprefented, when he jits upon the Circle of the Earth, and the Inhabitants thereof are as Grajhoppers : All Nations before him are as the Drop of a Bucket, and as the f mall Duft of the Balance : He takes... | |
| François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - Oratory - 1760 - 382 pages
...the beginning? ' have ye not underftood from ' the foundations of the earth? ' it is he that fitteth upon the ' circle of the earth ; and the ' inhabitants thereof are as ' grafhoppers: that ftretcheth ' out the heavens like a cur' tain ; and fpreadeth them out ' as a tent... | |
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