 | Edward Maynard - 1724 - 416 pages
...all the Fruit of his Labours,— —Te havefown Much, and bring in Little. .Te looked for Much, and it came to Little ) and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it, faith the Lord, Haggai i. — By the Blaft of God they TeriJh, and by the Breath of his NoJlrils are... | |
 | English essays - 1826 - 722 pages
...appiopriate, aud eloquent discourse was delivered by the Lord Bishop of this Diocese, from Haggai, l.viii. " Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the...will take pleasure in it, and I will .be glorified, sail/i the Lord." The congregation was exceedingly numerous, and the collection at the doors amounted... | |
 | Richard Cobbe - 1766 - 162 pages
...avenged of fucb a nation as this? For confider, faith the prophet Haggai, and reflefit upon your ways; ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little \ and when ye brought it borne, I did blow blow upon il ; and why ? faith the Lord of bofts : becaufe of mine houfe that is... | |
 | George Whitefield - Presbyterian Church - 1772 - 452 pages
...wages^ earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes." Still he goes on thundering and lightening, " Ye looked for much, and lo it came to little : and when ye brought it home^ (pleafingyourfelves with your fine crops)"! did blow upon it : why ? faith the LORD of Hofts j becaufe... | |
 | Samuel Glasse - 1776 - 28 pages
...their cold Neglect, and animate them to the glorious Work: Thus faith the LORD of Hoßs : Cenßder your Ways : Go up to the Mountain^ and bring Wood, and build the Houfe ; and I will take Pleafure in it, and I will be glorißed, faith the LORD : Therefore be ßrong,... | |
 | The Rev.Mr.Francis Borland - 1779 - 112 pages
...God calls our nation to confider their ways, as he called them of old, in Hag. i. 7, 9. Thus faith the Lord, ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little, therefore confider your ways; that fo we may fee our fins and provocations, the grounds of contending... | |
 | John Muirhead - Covenant theology - 1782 - 726 pages
...time for yc, O ye, to dwell in ceiled houfes, and tlus houfe to ly wade ? Ye looked for much, and Io it came to little : and when ye brought it home I did blow upon it. Whv, Jliitli the Lord of holls ? Becaufe of mine tion of former covenants : " For thou haft CONFIRMED... | |
 | Sir Adam Gordon - Sermons, English - 1795 - 462 pages
...article ; for thus God further fpeaks of his even declining to give a blefling to their labours, Te looked for much, and lo it came to little, and when ye brought it home I did blow ft fan it : Why did I this? faith the LordofHoJls, becaufe of mine houfe that is laafle, and ye run... | |
 | Theology - 1803 - 512 pages
...to call upon us all to " confider our ways." May it not be faid to us, as it once was to the Jews, " Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little ; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it?'1 But " Is there evil in the city, and the Lord hath not done it ?" Surely the Lord calls us to... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1806 - 416 pages
...curte consumes it, v. 9. 7 8 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. Go up tp the moiintain, and bring wood, and build the house ; and I will take...pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD ; I will own you at my people, and accept Ms as donejor 9 my glory. Ye looked for much, and, lo, [it... | |
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Thus saith the Lord of Hosts; Consider your ways. "Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the Lord. 
