| Stephen Charnock - 1840 - 628 Seiten
...are hourly miracles of Divine power, as little regarded as clearly visible. He proceeds, ver. 9. " He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it." The clouds are designed as curtains to cover the heavens, as well as vessels to water the earth, Psal.... | |
| Christian - 1841 - 998 Seiten
...said, ' Canst thou by searching find out God ? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection ?' ' There are many ' deep things of God ;' at least, connected with his perfections, and providence, and... | |
| Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Publication - 1842 - 264 Seiten
...off, the soul enters into a new manner of living in that world. While we are here " the Lord turneth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it;" in the other world the face of God's throne is turned upon them, and Hades, that is to say, the invisible... | |
| William Huntington - 1842 - 236 Seiten
...horses, fowls, &,c., has mortified me not a little; and, when this has been the case, God always holds back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. Job xxvi. 9. But, when the cross has had the desired effect, and I have been so resigned to his heavenly... | |
| Edwin Sidney - 1843 - 202 Seiten
...place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing," Job xxvi. 7 ; whose ways are concealed from man, since he " holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it," ver. 9, which we cannot pierce by any eye but that of faith. Well might the psalmist exclaim, " Thou... | |
| 1860
...in the hollow of his hand, — who weigheth the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance,who holdeth back the face of his throne and spreadeth his cloud upon it, dwelling in light which no man hath seen nor can see, — he may not be carelessly addressed by the... | |
| 1844 - 462 Seiten
...hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him." (Isa: viii. 17.) Yes, " He holdcth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it." (Job xxvi. 9.) Then we grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes. Then He... | |
| 1855 - 630 Seiten
...light falls, and in which the rainbow, in all its painted beauties, is set. God sometimes "holdcth lment and no exaggeration. But there is light in the cloud ; light symbolical of the Divine presence and glory. It falls on the... | |
| George Beecher - 1844 - 356 Seiten
...empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing h IH3^^ Sfirit he Sarnished the heavens. He oldeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. The pi,lars of heavenPtremble Its of £ mShe" 3t hls reProof' Lo, these are parts <>fh,. ways, but... | |
| Pope Gregory I - 1845 - 738 Seiten
...through a glass darkly; but then face to face. And hence13'13' it here follows in continuation ; Ver. 9. He holdeth back the face of His Throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it. • Some editions add, ' For whoso, words a clean soul or an unclean be when he cometh to deep streams... | |
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