 | William Romaine - Christian life - 1839 - 418 pages
...joy of thy soul. Thou knowest what Jacob felt, when he served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. A gospel-spirit does the same to God — love makes long service short, and hard service easy. Nothing... | |
 | Henry Blunt - 1839 - 360 pages
...speaker ! LECTURE III. GENESIS XXIX. 20. " And Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her." AT the close of the last Lecture, we left Jacob at Bethel, where the Almighty had vouchsafed him so... | |
 | George Bush - Bible - 1839 - 458 pages
...of their families. 122 123 BC 1753.] 20 And Jacob 'served seven years for Rachel ; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. I ch. 30. 26. Hoa. 12. 12. W.Theyseemeduntohimbutafewdays, believe that the love affairs of an aged... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1839 - 712 pages
...years for Rachel thy younger daughter. And Jacob served seven years for Rachel ; and they seemed to him but a few days for the love he had to her." Read that beautiful passage, Proverbs, v. 15; "Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters... | |
 | Royal Scottish Society of Arts - Industrial arts - 1861 - 490 pages
...although he can seldom, like the patriarch, say, even of the shorter time, that the " years seemed unto him but a few days for the love he had to " his art. No wonder, then, that the public is sometimes astonished by seeing our fellowship-initials... | |
 | Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 772 pages
...give her to another man : abide with me. 20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. 21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.... | |
 | Church of Scotland - Families - 1842 - 1004 pages
...a harsh proposal, but Jacob willingly acceded to it, and we read, that ' the seven years seemed to him but a few days for the love he had to her." And it is true still, that where our heart is in a work, the most difficult and laborious work, it... | |
 | 1843 - 912 pages
...her to another man : abide with me. 20 And Jacob served " seven years for Rachel ; and they seemed And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God 21 Tf And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto... | |
 | Methodist Episcopal Church - 1843 - 404 pages
...was buried in the cave of Machpelah. LOVE. "And Jacob served seven years for Rachel ; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her," Genesis. Twice seven years that suitor wrought, To win that maiden's hand, And yet to his impassioned... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1844 - 676 pages
...on his posterity. GENESIS xxix. 20. — " And Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her." Jacob was a type of Christ, in his obtaining his wife by a servitude, and in his servitude's seeming... | |
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And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. 
