 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.  The Southern Review - Page 405edited by - 1873Full view - About this book
 | John Cotton - 1648 - 272 pages
...the coales thereof are coales offire,which hath a moft vehement flame. . 7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it : if a man would give all thefuhftance of hit houfefor love, it would unerly he contemned. , .' 8 We have a linle ft ft er, and... | |
 | Richard Alleine - Christian life - 1852 - 402 pages
...excellence and their rarity. (1.) Prize it according to its worth and excellence. Why, what is the worth ? " If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be contemned." The whole world is not of sufficient value to be a price for love ; no, it must come... | |
 | John Flavel - Presbyterian Church - 1671 - 576 pages
...love, cry out with the enamored spouse, " Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thy arm ; for love is strong as death, jealousy is cruel as...grave ; the coals thereof are coals of fire, which have a most vehement flame." Cant. 8 : 6. 6. Hath God sealed Christ for you, then draw forth the comfort... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1735 - 798 pages
...SEAL upon thine Heart, as a Sea! upon thine Arm : For LOVE is STRONG as De.ith, Jealoufy is cruel 93 the Grave: the Coals thereof are Coals of Fire, which hath a moil vehement Flame. Ifai. Xjrvi. 9. With my Soul have I defircd thee in the Night, yea, with my SPIRIT... | |
 | United Brethren in Christ - Hymns - 1754 - 828 pages
...ftrong as death : jealoufy is cruel as the crave. The coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a moil vehement flame : many waters cannot quench love, neither...can the floods drown it. If a man would give all the fubflance of his houfe for love : it would utterly be contemned. Chr. What (hall we do for our fifter... | |
 | John Flavel - Presbyterian Church - 1770 - 556 pages
...Set me as afeal upon thy heart, as afeal upon thine arm : for love is jirtng as death .,- jealoufy it cruel as the grave : the coals thereof are coals of fire, •which hath a meft vehement flame, 31 2 MEDITA FION XII. Eph. iii. 1 9.— And to know the love of Chrift, which... | |
 | Books - 1787 - 672 pages
...reprclents Cupid as coming to his gale at night, foliating entrance, becaufe he was cold and wet. ' Jealoufy is cruel as the grave ; the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a mod vehement flame.' • We have a little fitter, and flic hath no breafts. What (hall we do for our... | |
 | 1787 - 668 pages
...connection with the fubjedt, and encumbers the fenfe. « Mercilefsas thegraveisjealoufy; ' Jealoufy is cruel as the grave ; The coals thereof are coals of fire; the coals thereof are coals of fire, the flame of God.' which hath a molt vehement . 8. flame.' * We... | |
 | Theocritus (of Syracuse) - 1792 - 242 pages
...i» Qti&t xe TWJ {fCWo-ai To» t/Ao» 'iro9w, The Septuagint : ' Love is ftrong as death; Jealoufy is cruel as the grave: The * coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a moft vehement ' flame. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the • floods drown it.5 - •... | |
 | Ralph Erskine - Sermons - 1796 - 738 pages
...: I'd rather die than not be lov'd; ... My heart is all on fire. Verfe 7. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it : if a man would give all the fubftance of bis boufe for love, it would utterly be contemned. No waves could quench thy love, which... | |
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