But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery. And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace. Memoirs of the Life of Gilbert Wakefield - Page 325by Gilbert Wakefield - 1804Full view - About this book
| Isaac Watts - 1754 - 772 pages
...unspeakably more valuable than any objects and possessions in the world which they have left. The souls of the righteous are in the hands of God : and there...is taken for misery. But they are in peace. Having C been a little chastened, they shall be greatly rewarded : for God proved them, and found them worthy... | |
| William Smith - Sermons - 1803 - 492 pages
...Souls of the departed " Righteous (while their Bodies sleep in the Grave), in the Hand or holy keeping of God ; and there shall no Torment touch them : In the sight of the Unwise, (and of them only), they seemed to take but two nights and one day, and we shall have his Hero, for... | |
| William Smith - Sermons, American - 1803 - 528 pages
...Souls of the departed " Righteous (while their Bodies sleep in the Grave), in the Hand or holy keeping of God ; and there shall no Torment touch them : In the sight of the Unwise, (and of them only), they seemed to take but two nights and one day, and we shall have his Hero, .'!•'... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 550 pages
...: but, now that we can boldly say, with the Wise Man, " The souls ot the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them : In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die ; and their departure is taken for misery, And their going from us to be utter destruction... | |
| Isaac Watts - Future life - 1811 - 466 pages
...resurrection. See the book of Wisdom, chap. iii. 1, 2, 3, 4. " The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die, and their departure is taken for misery, and their going from us to be utter destruction... | |
| Richard Mant - Apologetics - 1813 - 440 pages
...effect is the language of the author of the Book of Wisdom: " The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die; and their departure is taken for misery, and their going from us to be utter destruction:... | |
| Isaac Watts - Dissenters, Religious - 1813 - 616 pages
...resurrection. See the book of wisdom, chapter iii. 1 — 4. "The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God. And there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise, they seemed to die, and their departure is taken for misery, and their going from us to be utter destruction... | |
| Liberalism (Religion) - 1816 - 802 pages
...palm he bears, And in his looks — REDEMPTION wears '." "The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In...the sight of the unwise they seem to die, and their ii-jj.iri.uri- is taken for miser)', and their going from iis to be utter destruction ; but they are... | |
| Thomas Stackhouse - 1817 - 636 pages
...says of the righteous in general, is much more verified in the case of these harmless babes : (a) " In the sight of the unwise they seem to die, and their...departure is taken for misery ; but they are in peace: for though they were punished in the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immortality." (b) For... | |
| John Bullar - New Forest - 1819 - 278 pages
...is that fine passage in the apocryphal book of Wisdom : " The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise, they seemed to die, and their departure is taken for misery : but they are in peace." Another passage from... | |
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