...their victory is certain—] CCXV. THE FRAILTY OF MAN AND IMMUTABILITY OF THE GOSPEL. Isai. xl. 6—8. The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fudethi because the...

...SHORT.*'— What more interesting could he say ? There is a similar admonition in the 40th chapter of Isaiah "The voice said, CRY. And he said, What shall I cry ? ALL FLESH IS GRASS." We will, first, illustrate, and, then, improve this serious thought. 1. The expression in the text...

...frequently used. That it is merely rhetorical and metaphorical may be seen at the 6th verse. " And the voice said " cry, and he said what shall I cry ? All flesh is grass." This is «ridenlly nothing but a figure; for flesh is not grass otherwise than as a figure or metaphor,...

...scripture, to illustrate the present and future state of man : and if it reminds us, that all flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof as the flower of the field ; it makes us amends, by assuring us, that our bones shall flourish as an herb, and that every seed...

...may be your portion also. Death will certainly enrol you among his innumerable subjects- All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof as the flower of the field ; that grass witherelh ; and that floicer fadeth. Consider your end, and the measure of your days,...

...Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry ? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the...

...people, at the time of their deliverance from captivity, but are applicable to the whole human race. The voice said, Cry. And he said, what shall I cry ? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field." The mortality of man then is a subject with which...

...oppression ; and that we can sit under our vine and fig-tree, none making Us afraid. May 14. •AIAH xl. 6. The voice said, Cry. And he said what shall I cry .' All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The assassination of HENRY IV. of France, 1610. He...

...henceforth ; Yea, saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labour, and their works do follow them. The voice said cry, and he said what shall I cry ? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof, is as the flower of PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, SfC. 19 the field; The grass...

...Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together : for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. The voice said, " Cry. " And he said, « What shall I cry ?" " All " flesh (x) is grass, and all the " goodliness thereof is as the " flower of the field : the grass " withereth,...