 | George Burder - 1835 - 654 oldal
...darkness ; he reigns in darkness, and by darkness. Sinners little think where he is leading them. " Surely in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird." Prov. i. 17. The silly birds are wiser than sinners. Sinners are told of their danger, but to no purpose.... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1808 - 584 oldal
...cry for mercy, and eternally curse their folly, in being the dupes of such a delusion ! " Surely " in vain is the net spread in the sight of any " bird." You evidently see the design of Satan in this temptation: he aims only to lull you into security, till... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1809 - 540 oldal
...vanity of all such flatteries. J8e ad.all of that which you are sure is the devil's bait: " Sureiy in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird," Prov.i. ir. You are not only told in the scriptures, that sinners are generally thus allured to hell,... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1809 - 554 oldal
...vanity of all such flatteries. Be afraid of that which you are sure is the devil's bait.: i' Surely in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird," Prov. i. 17. You are not only told in the scriptures, that sinners are generally thus allured to hell,... | |
 | Benjamin Seth Youngs - 1810 - 672 oldal
...evident, them that the manner of Christ's coming, is not according to the expectations of man : For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird. . 30. Therefore, when Christ speaks of his coming in the clouds, he also says, Then shall ail t/ie... | |
 | John Howe - 1813 - 536 oldal
...and bent of a disaffect' ed heart. God hath not left us altogether "ignorant of Satan's devices ;" and "in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird." When he would so grossly impose upon us m so plain cases, we are very foolish creatures, sillier than... | |
 | 1822 - 746 oldal
...other powers control and persuade him directly contrary to the judging power. The wise man says, " In vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird ;" but not so with respect to the human mind. There shall be no concealment — clear, manifest evil, and... | |
 | Thom Scott - 1823 - 586 oldal
...one cry for mercy, and eternally curse their folly, in being the dupes of such a delusion ! " Surely in vain is the net spread in the sight of " any bird." You evidently sec the design of Satan in this temptation : he aims only to lull you into security,... | |
 | Philip Skelton - 1824 - 508 oldal
...of doctrine by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.' ' In vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird/ or as in the Hebrew, ' in the eyes of any that hath a wing,' for it may see and fly from the deceit.... | |
 | John Owen - 1825 - 338 oldal
...prevalency upon the mind in drawing it off" from its watch and circumspection. Says the wise man, " Surely in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird," or, before the eyes of every thing that hath a wing, as in the original. If it hath eyes open to discern... | |
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Surely in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird," or, before the eyes of every thing that hath a wing, as in the original. 
