...himself alone by the way, both wished and prayed for death, saying, " It is enough, now, 0 Lord God ; take away my life ; for I am not better than my fathers." And therefore God was pleased, in great condescension, to rectify the mistake of his servant, by assuring...

...journey into the Wilderness, and sat under a juniper tree, and requested that he might die, and said, It is enough now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am not better than my fathers. And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold an Angel touched him and said, Arise and eat....

...cave. An' there — dear old Frankey is gone, and I'm a'most ready to say " I, even I only,amleft — Take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers." ' Like Elias he had been certainly in the earlier part of that memorable day — fierce, indignant,...

...down, under a juniper tree; and, as weary of life no less than of his way, wishes to rise no more ; ' It is enough now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am not better than my fathers.' O strange and uncouth mutation ! What is this we hear? Elijah fainting and giving up ! Thatheroical...

...faint at heart, sat down under a juniper-tree and requested for himself that he might die, and said, " It is enough : now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am not better than my fathers," 1 Kings xix. 4. Here is nature — human nature. Elijah had fled for his life ; yet weary, faint, and...

...similar fate. This induced him to retire into the wilderness, and there pour out the desponding prayer, " O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than " my fathers." Afterwards, he betook himself to a cave, indulging still the same disconsolate spirit. It was in this...

...juniper-tree : and he requested for himself that he might die (s), and said, " It is enough, now " О LORD, take away my life: for I am " not better than my fathers." 5. And as he lay and slept under a juniper-tree, behold then an angel touched him, and said unto him,...

...his appointed time till his change should come, he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough ; now, O Lord, take away my life : for I am not better than my fathers. And Job, the most patient man of his day, prays in similar language : O that I might have my request^...

...down under a junipertree, and, as weary of life, no less than of his way, wishes to rise no more : " It is enough now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am not better than my fathers.'' O strange and uncouth mutation ! what is this we hear ? Elijah fainting and giving up ! that heroical...

...came and sat down under a juniper tree : and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life ; for I am not better than my fathers." He then lay down and slept. Q. How was he awoke ? And the angel of the LORD came again the second time,...