 | Robert Leighton, George Jerment - Theology - 1805 - 544 pages
...so light signifies frequently, as in that of the Psalmist, the latter clause expounds the former0, Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for. the upright in heart. As this kingdom of God's dear Son, that is, this kingdom of light, hath righteousness in it; so it... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 562 pages
...is free from these doubtful and miserable vicissitudes. There, О God, we shall see as we are seen. Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. TALIS est vel optima vitae hujus conditio. Si sol divini vultCis mi-, hi tantillùm affulserit, non... | |
 | John Mason - Devotional literature - 1814 - 162 pages
...God, for your own dear Saviour's sake. Perhaps you sit in darkness ; but the Lord will be your light. Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart : and it will spring up. Behold the husbandman waits for the precious fruits of the earth. Be patient... | |
 | Robert Leighton (abp. of Glasgow.) - 1821 - 574 pages
...signified by this expression, as in that verse of the psalmist, the latter clause expounds the former, Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart, Psah xcvii, 11. As this kingdom of God's dear Son, that is. this kingdom of light, hath righteousness... | |
 | 1822 - 376 pages
...brought Jemmy back ! is setting without a cloud. God grant you both," he added, joining their hands, i: a long and a happy day. Truly says the good book,...nuptials till Mary's return from Philadelphia. He did noi mind 1 .the time, he said, " five or six weeks would not break his heart, though he had waited... | |
 | Arminianism - 1813 - 998 pages
...upright. And nothing but experience can make the greatness of their reward to be fully understood. " Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart." M. 6. Woful are the effects of indulging your peculiar sins, the lusts that by pleasure or profit bribe... | |
 | Robert Leighton - Theology - 1822 - 576 pages
...signifies frequently, as in that of the Psalmist, the latter clause expounds the former, Psal. xcvii. 1 L Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. As this kingdom of God's dear Son, that is, this kingdom of light, hath righteousness in it ; so it... | |
 | English essays - 1822 - 492 pages
...its cheerful, yet solemn chime conveyed to the imagination the sublime sentiment of the Psalmist, " Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart." Her spirit was awed as she read the carved inscription on the Gothic arch through which she entered... | |
 | John Flavel - Meditations - 1824 - 416 pages
...of peace and comfort. 1 Peter i.^8. " Believing, we rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory : light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart." — All true pleasures and delights are seminally in grace. Psalm xcvii. They are sown for them in... | |
 | John Newton, Richard Cecil - Theology - 1824 - 814 pages
...walk as " children of light."^ " When I sit in darkness, " the Lord shall be a light unto me."|| " Light is " sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright " in heart."1[ I select but one instance of each kind; an attentive reader of the Scripture will * John,... | |
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Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. 
