God; adversity only hardens him the more ; reason is perverted, passion has acquired the ascendant, the power of habit predominates : but the Lord God has provided an help meet for him. Ashcombe churchyard - Page 232by Evelyn Benson - 1861Full view - About this book
| Henry Hunter - Bible - 1806 - 460 pages
...conscience, of melting his heart, of changing his conduct ? Preaching is vain, he turns "a •leaf ear to the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely:" prosperity fosters pride and forgetfuluess o' God ; adversity only hardens him the more; reason is... | |
| Henry Hunter - Bible - 1828 - 336 pages
...his conscience, of melting his heart, of changing his conduct ? Preaching is vain, he turns " a deaf ear to the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely :" prosperity fosters pride and forgetful ness of God; adversity only hardens him the more ; reason... | |
| Henry Hunter - Bible - 1834 - 618 pages
...his conscience, of melting his heart, of changing his conduct ? Preaching is vain ; he turns " a deaf ent of it, in process of time passed away. All was at lengt ;" prosperity fosters pride and forgetfulness of God; adversity only hardens him the more ; reason... | |
| Francis Close - Sermons, English - 1834 - 462 pages
...hearts, they attend to the things that are spoken;"* and when left to themselves, "they turn a deaf ear to the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely !" " Paul may plant, and Apollos water, but God alone can give the increase." If any be fruitful in... | |
| 1745 - 522 pages
...matters, still more alas ! that do not think of the KK 2 exceeding sinfulness of sin, and who turn a deaf ear to the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely. In this respect then of thought, Peter had an advantage over many of the present age. " And when he... | |
| Anne Bolton - 1850 - 232 pages
...indifferent to these sacred truths. They have made light of privileges, — they have turned a ' deaf ear to the voice of the Charmer, charm he never so wisely' in Providence and in grace. I fear that such are too far dead in nature's hardness to be roused by... | |
| Joseph Esmond Riddle - Faith - 1852 - 552 pages
...and breaking loose from legitimate control, of resisting the most cogent motives, of turning a deaf ear to the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely. And in this freedom or self-activity of the will, this inherent power of obeying or resisting the dictates... | |
| Henry Melvill - 1854 - 384 pages
...; they neglect their privileges ; they forsake their mercies ; they give no heed, they turn a deaf ear to " the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely." Ah ! this may be but too true a descrintion of many in the present assembly. Christ has been a " long... | |
| lady Emmeline Charlotte E. Stuart Wortley - 1856 - 516 pages
...did not seem likely to succeed in fascinating this young Moor. He appeared inclined to >turn a deaf ear to " the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely." However, at last he agreed, and a fine lively, likely snake was coiled around his brown neck, boa»... | |
| 1857 - 662 pages
...no longer to be smothered. They will not listen to reason nor religion, neither will they bend the ear to the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely. Listen to the burning words and awful threats of this exasperated prophet : •l It ¡.ч frequently... | |
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