 | Christian life - 1880 - 374 pages
...King David called to choose from what direction his visitation from God should fall, " Let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for His mercies are great ; and not into the hand of man " : not into the hands of our own self-chosen chastisements. Discipline we... | |
 | Hugh McNeile - Sermons, English - 1825 - 472 pages
...cattle ?" Well and wisely did David say, when a choice of evils was proposed to him, " Let us now fall into the hand of the Lord, (for his mercies are great,) and let me not fall into the hand of man."* The language of the New Testament is equally explicit upon this important subject. " The Lord is long-suffering... | |
 | John Scott - Europe - 1831 - 656 pages
...p. 240. 2 Delightful sentiment, both of the inspired Psalmist and of the suffering Christian ! — " Let us fall now into THE HAND OF THE LORD, for his...great ! and let me not fall into the hand of man." — The bias of fallen nature lies the contrary way. Much reason as we may have to distrust our fellow... | |
 | George Townsend - Bible - 1826 - 902 pages
...among the people. Vide Bishop Patrick, in loc. ; Lightfoot ; Hales'i AnaL vol. ii. p. 386. Ac 1017. us fall now into the hand of the LORD ; for his mercies...great : and let me not fall into the hand of man. r,ma,>y. J5 ^j So the Lo ED sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed... | |
 | Andrew Thomson (of Bristol) - Bible - 1826 - 394 pages
...pestilence. Q. Which of these did David choose ? • A. He said, " I am in a great strait: let us fall TOOW into the hand of the LORD, (for his mercies are great) and let me not fall into the hand of man." 'Wherefore, " the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and •there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.... | |
 | 1826 - 938 pages
...against the rod of our heavenly Father; let us rather take comfort in his mercy, and say with David, " Let us fall now into the hand of the Lord, for his mercies are great." He will Eunish us, but in mercy, not in wrath ; He will remove is hand from us, if we will turn to... | |
 | Joseph Fincher - 1827 - 438 pages
...advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me. And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait : let us fall now into the hand of the...great : and let me not fall into the hand of man. So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed : and there died... | |
 | Joseph Milner - Church history - 1827 - 578 pages
...confessed at length and owned by our elder brethren the Jews ! David had just reason to say, " Let me fall into the hand of the Lord, for his mercies are great, and let me not fall into the hand of man f." Even a converted Jew admits with difficulty, that the grace of God may visit a Gentile ! * Acts,... | |
 | Henry Hunter - Bible - 1828 - 336 pages
...presume to wield ; " Vengeance is mine, 1 will repay, saith the Lord." If I must be punished, " let me fall now into the hand of the LORD, for his mercies are great : and let me not fall into the hand of a man." The only vengeance permitted to man is a vengeance of kindness and forgiveness ; the only coals... | |
 | John Rogers Pitman - 1828 - 606 pages
...but by that heavenly Father, who, even in his wrath, remembereth mercy. And David said, ' I am in a great strait, let us fall now into the hand of the Lord ; for his mercies are great.' That this perfection of goodness and mercy belongs to God, may be proved several ways. 1 . That God... | |
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And David said, unto Gad, I am in a great strait ; let us fall now into the hand of the Lord, for his mercies are great, and let me not fall into the hand of man. 
