 | Martin Luther - 1826 - 1184 pages
...as the grave." And again, ver. 7, " Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be utterly contemned : " which things can by no means be understood concerning the flame of lust. Many men have vamped up... | |
 | John Owen - Puritans - 1826 - 656 pages
...spouse rises to in Cant. viii. 7. ' Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it; if a man would give all the substance of his house for love,- it would utterly be contemned ;' speaking of her own love to Christ ; nothing could quench, nothing could drown... | |
 | John Owen - Puritans - 1826 - 518 pages
...the cleaving of our souls unto him by our affections, it is despised by him ; he owns us not. ' As if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned ;' Cant. viii. 7. It is not to be bought nor purchased with riches ; so if a man... | |
 | George Townsend - 1826 - 1056 pages
...which hath a most vehement flame. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it : if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. 8 5F We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts : what shall we do for... | |
 | John Owen - 1826 - 366 pages
...from the cleaving of our souls to him by our affections, it is despised by him, he owns us not. " As if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned." It is not to be bought nor purchased with riches. So, if a man would give to... | |
 | John Worthington - 1826 - 206 pages
...and strong withal : " Love is strong as death." And it is as ingenuous and noble, as strong ; for " if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.'"1 Neither the hard and evil things which the world threatens, nor the most tempting... | |
 | 1827 - 842 pages
...hath a most vehement flame. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it : ifaman and have done perversely, utterly be contemned. 8 D We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts : what shall we do for our... | |
 | Samuel Shaw - Christianity - 1829 - 340 pages
...jurisdiction of the understanding. By this property of it, it is elegantly described by the Spirit of God : " If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned." It cannot be bought with money, or money-worth, cannot be purchased with gifts... | |
 | Edward Dorr Griffin - Congregational churches - 1829 - 276 pages
...can it by associating with itself the consideration of advantage. The heart is not so to be bribed. "If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned."* It is impossible then that a new disposition should be produced in a natural,... | |
 | Samuel Shaw - Theology, Practical - 1829 - 318 pages
...jurisdiction of the understanding. By this property of it, it is elegantly described by the Spirit of God : " If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it w.&uld utterly be contemned." It cannot be bought with money, or money-worth, cannot be purchased with... | |
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Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. 
