| John Flavel - 1689 - 412 pages
...raised by external motives in the duties of religion : this you see in that example, Ezek. 33 : 32 : " Lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one...pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument ; for they hear thy words, but they do them not." The sweet modulation of the prophet's voice was like... | |
| 1846 - 714 pages
...before he cut off his head ; and the prophesying of Ezekiel was unto the children of his people as the very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument, when they had set up their idols in their hearts, and the stumbling-block of their iniquity before... | |
| William Smith - 1803 - 584 pages
...or give room to apply the prophet's sarcastic rebuke, either to yourselves, or your preacher — " Lo! thou art unto them " as a very lovely song, of...one that hath a pleasant " voice, and can play well upon an instrument — for " they hear thy words, but they do them not." No, Brethren! you will never... | |
| Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 680 pages
...Wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth '*, those words were To them but as the lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play "well on an instrument f; they heard them, but they would not do them : Or if any impressions were made, they quickly wore... | |
| Jedidiah Morse, Elijah Parish - 1804 - 398 pages
...of his eloquence, that the people could not be denied the pleasure of his instructions. ' ' He was unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a...pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument " The people obtained liberty for him to preach a lecture on one part of the sabbath , and on the other... | |
| 1804 - 824 pages
...do them ; for with their mouths they shew much love, but their heart gocth after their covetousncss; and lo! thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice and can ulay well on an instrument, tor they hear my words, but they do them not." I am afraid, Mr. Editor,... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1806 - 416 pages
...show much love, [but] their heart goeth after their covetousness. 32 And, lo, thou [art] unto them.as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument : for they hear thy words, but they do them not ; they love lo attend thy fireaching, a> tfity lite... | |
| Robert Leighton, George Jerment - 1805 - 544 pages
...is not to desire the word as meat, but as musick, as God tells the prophet Ezekiel of his people3. And lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, andean play well upon an in1 Joh xxxiv. 2. s Ezek. xxxiii. 32. strument ; for they hear thy words,... | |
| Thomas Scott - 1805 - 568 pages
...delivered ! Such persons attended Eze'kiel. " Lo thou art to them," said the Lord to his pro-* phet, " as a very lovely song of one that hath a " pleasant voice, and can play well on an instru" ment : for they hear thy words but they do them "not.1" The captious hearer likewise requires... | |
| Benjamin Beddome - 1807 - 546 pages
...in hearing the word, without which the most convincing and affecting preacher would be but like the very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant' voice, and can play well on an instrument; but also in all the other duties, public or private, solitary or social, which they attempt to perform.... | |
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