 | John Flavel - 1671 - 576 pagina’s
...season." Job, 5 : 26 ; you shall be ripe and ready before God house you there. It is said of David, that " after he had served his generation by the will of God, he fell asleep." Acts, 13 : 36. Oh what a holy and wise will is that will of God that so orders our death !... | |
 | 1864 - 868 pagina’s
...all BEAUTIFUL FOR EVEI:. MI!. GEOHUE OFFOU, JP IT is recorded of David, in the New Testament, that " after he had served his generation by the will of God, he fell on sleep, and was gathered unto his fathers." The words contain a just description of the life work of every... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - 1814 - 604 pagina’s
...he might be fearless ; and longed to have " stronger desires to depart, and be with Christ." Thus, " after he had served his generation, by the will of God, he fell on sleep," the eighteenth of February, 1747, in the fifty sixth year of his age, and in the twenty ninth of his... | |
 | Samuel Stennett - 1824 - 570 pagina’s
...unspeakable advantage, exchanged a temporal, for an immortal crown of glory and happiness above. Having served his generation by the will of God, he fell on sleep a. Again, 2, If wealth be a blessing, as it most certainly is to a wise and good prince, David was... | |
 | Ann Terry - 1827 - 130 pagina’s
...lose the pledge of a blessing (oa family, to a neighbourhood. May we not say of her as of David ? " After he had served his generation by the will of God, he fell asleep." Acts xiii 36. She did serve her generation, and it was her grief that she did it no more and... | |
 | William Jay - 1828 - 408 pagina’s
...spoken of your being in the world. Let me now speak of your leaving it. THE CHRISTIAN, After David had served his generation by the will of God, he fell on sleep, and was gathered to his fathers. Jesus went about doing good ; but at last he said, " I have glorified... | |
 | 1854 - 766 pagina’s
...in confidence of his happy transition, and of his glorious resurrection. Like the great Patriarch, "after he had served his generation, by the will of God he fell asleep." Resolved, That this Assembly do tender to the bereaved widow and family of the deceased their... | |
 | 1835 - 434 pagina’s
...I we have thus spoken of your being in the world. Let me now speak of your leaving il. After David had served his generation by the will of God, he fell on sleep, and was gathered to his fathers. Jesus went about doing good; but at last he said, " I have glorified... | |
 | 1874 - 590 pagina’s
...or have been more deeply lamented in death than Ma. J. BRADLEY. It may truly be s'aid of him, that " After he had served his generation, by the will of God, he fell on sleep." His character and words are deeply and lovingly stamped upon our hearts, and truly, " The memory of... | |
 | 1875 - 828 pagina’s
...the " Four Seasons." His powers were exhausted; his work was done. It is said of David that, " having served his generation by the will of God, he fell on sleep." So Haydn, in another way, served his generation. Here let us admire the various gifts ot genius with... | |
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after he had served his generation by the will of God, he fell asleep. 
